- Duparquet, Quebec
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Duparquet — Town — Town Hall of Duparquet
DuparquetCoordinates: 48°30′N 79°14′W / 48.5°N 79.233°WCoordinates: 48°30′N 79°14′W / 48.5°N 79.233°W Country 
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QuebecRegion Abitibi-Témiscamingue Regional county Abitibi-Ouest Settled Incorporated April 13, 1933 Government[1] - Mayor Gilbert Rivard - Federal riding Abitibi—Témiscamingue - Prov. riding Abitibi-Ouest Area[1][2] - Total 157.40 km2 (60.8 sq mi) - Land 122.21 km2 (47.2 sq mi) Population (2006)[2] - Total 639 - Density 5.2/km2 (13.5/sq mi) Time zone EST (UTC-5) - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) Postal Code J0Z 1W0 Area code(s) 819 Website www.duparquet.ao.ca Duparquet is a ville in northwestern Quebec, Canada in the MRC d'Abitibi-Ouest. It covers 157.4 km² and had a population of 650 in the Canada 2006 Census.
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History
In 1912, a rich gold vein was discovered near Lake Duparquet by a prospector named Beattie. He set up the Beattie Gold Mine company that began operation in 1933. That same year, the new community forming at the mine was incorporated as Ville de Duparquet, named after the geographic township in which it is located. The township was named in 1916 in honour of Jean-Annet Chabreuil Du Parquet, a grenadier captain of the La Sarre Regiment, that was part of General Montcalm's army.[3]
After producing 1 million ounces of gold and killing at least 27 miners, including 4 in a landslide on 9 July 1946, the mine closed in 1956. But the owners of the mining rights are currently considering reopening it as an open-pit mine.[4]
Demographics
Population trend:[5]
- Population in 2006: 639 (2001 to 2006 population change: -5.3 %)
- Population in 2001: 675
- Population in 1996: 738
- Population in 1991: 680
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 286 (total dwellings: 360)
Mother tongue:[2]
- English as first language: 4.7 %
- French as first language: 93.0 %
- English and French as first language: 0 %
- Other as first language: 2.3 %
Residents of note
- birthplace of Chicago Black Hawks player Moose Vasko of the 1960s.
- Johanne Morasse (born March 12, 1957), a Quebec politician and teacher
Municipal council
- Mayor: Gilbert Rivard
- Councillors: Lise Julien, Monique Lévesque Baril, Jean Samuel, Patrick Taylor, Jasmine Therrien, Wandalina Therrien
References
- ^ a b "Duparquet" (in French). Répertoire des municipalités. Ministère des Affaires Municipales, Régions et Occupation du territoire. http://www.mamrot.gouv.qc.ca/repertoire-des-municipalites/fiche/municipalite/87005/. Retrieved 2011-01-04.
- ^ a b c "Duparquet community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=2487005&Geo2=PR&Code2=24&Data=Count&SearchText=Duparquet&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=. Retrieved 2011-01-04.
- ^ "Duparquet (Ville)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=19801. Retrieved 2011-01-04.
- ^ Patrick Rodrigue (18 September 2009). "Une mine à ciel ouvert à Duparquet?" (in French). canoe.ca. http://lafrontiere.canoe.ca/webapp/sitepages/content.asp?contentid=109521&id=246. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
Rapide-Danseur Lac-Duparquet 
Rouyn-Noranda 
Duparquet 
Rouyn-Noranda Subdivisions of Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality Towns Municipalities Authier • Authier-Nord • Chazel • Clerval • Dupuy • Gallichan • La Reine • Normétal • Palmarolle • Poularies • Rapide-Danseur • Roquemaure • Sainte-Germaine-Boulé • Taschereau • Val-Saint-GillesTownships Parishes Unorganized territories Other RCMs in Abitibi-Témiscamingue: Abitibi • La Vallée-de-l'Or • Témiscamingue • Rouyn-Noranda (Independent city) Categories:- Cities and towns in Quebec
- Incorporated places in Abitibi-Témiscamingue
- Populated places established in 1933
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