Pohénégamook (; 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.
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 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, 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.
Language Mother tongue (2021) Language Population Pct (%) French only 2,460 99.2% English only 10 0.4% English and French 0 0.0% Non-official languages 5 0.2%
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.
See also Lake Pohenegamook, a waterbody Boucanée River, a stream List of towns in Quebec
References
External links
http://www.pohenegamook.net (Pohenegamook official website)