Pohénégamook (; pop. 2481) is a Canadian town on the

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Témiscouata Regional County Municipality Témiscouata () is a regional county municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. It is located southeast of Rivière-du-Loup, bordering New Brunswick, and is centred on Lake Témiscouata. Its seat is Témiscouata-sur-le-La ...

. The town shares the border with Estcourt Station,

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, the northernmost point in

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. As of 2021, Pohénégamook had 2,481 people, down 3.9% from the last census in 2016. The town is named after

Lake Pohenegamook Lake Pohenegamook (, ) is a Canadian lake located in Temiscouata Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Bas-Saint-Laurent in southeastern Quebec, immediately north of the International Boundary with Maine at Aroos ...

and is located on the lake's southern and western shores.

History

Pohénégamook was amalgamated with the formerly-independent communities of Saint-Pierre d'Estcourt, Saint-Éleuthère, Village-Blier and Saint-David-de-Sully on October 23, 1973.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Pohénégamook had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Attractions

Parc de la Frontière, located along the southern lakeshore of Lake Pohenegamook, straddles the U.S.-Canadian border. It features a historic marker and gives visitors the experience of visiting a park in two countries.

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External links

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http://www.pohenegamook.net (Pohenegamook official website)
Cities and towns in Quebec Incorporated places in Bas-Saint-Laurent Canada geography articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{BasSaintLaurent-geo-stub

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Demographics

Attractions

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