Pohénégamook
Pohénégamook | |
|---|---|
Pohenegamook Lake | |
Location within Témiscouata RCM | |
Pohénégamook Location in eastern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 47°28′N 69°13′W / 47.467°N 69.217°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | Témiscouata |
| Constituted | November 3, 1973 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Benoît Morin |
| • Federal riding | Côte-du-Sud—Rivière-du-Loup—Kataskomiq—Témiscouata |
| • Prov. riding | Rivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata |
| Area | |
• Total | 349.40 km2 (134.90 sq mi) |
| • Land | 339.99 km2 (131.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 2,481 |
| • Density | 7.3/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 | 3.9% |
| • Dwellings | 1,393 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | R-289 |
| Website | www |
Pohénégamook (French pronunciation: [pɔeneɡamok]; pop. 2481) is a Canadian town on the Canada–United States border in Quebec's Témiscouata Regional County Municipality.
The town shares the border with Estcourt Station, Maine, the northernmost point in New England.
As of 2021, Pohénégamook had 2,481 people, down 3.9% from the last census in 2016.
The town is named after Lake Pohenegamook and is located on the lake's southern and western shores.