Lac-Blanc, Quebec

Unorganized territory in Quebec, Canada

47°17′N 72°01′W / 47.283°N 72.017°W / 47.283; -72.017^[1]CountryCanadaProvinceQuebecRegionCapitale-NationaleRCMPortneufConstitutedJanuary 1, 1986Government

^[2]

• Federal ridingPortneuf—Jacques-Cartier • Prov. ridingPortneufArea

^[2]^[3]

• Total567.80 km² (219.23 sq mi) • Land555.47 km² (214.47 sq mi)Population

(2011)^[3]

• Total0 • Density0.0/km² (0/sq mi) • Pop 2006–2011

100.0% • Dwellings

214Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)HighwaysNo major routes

Lac-Blanc is an unorganized territory in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada, in the north-east of the Portneuf Regional County Municipality. This unorganized territory covers 567.80 km ². The main lake, designated "White Lake" has the shape of a fine, oriented north–south. The discharge of this lake is on the southern tip, where it flows into the White River.

Demography

Demographic tendency^[4]
1991	1996	2001	2006	2011
4	0	0	20	0

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents in 2011: 0 (total dwellings: 214)

Toponymy

All of the following toponyms are related and are registered at the Bank of places names of Commission de toponymie du Québec:^[5]

"Unorganized territory of Lac-Blanc", registered on March 13, 1986,
"Zec de la Rivière-Blanche", registered on August 5, 1982,
"Rivière Blanche", registered on December 5, 1968,
"Lac Blanc", the largest water body of the "Unorganized territory of Lac-Blanc", registered on December 5, 1968.

References

^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 149601". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
^ ^a ^b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire – Répertoire des municipalités: Lac-Blanc
^ ^a ^b Statistics Canada 2011 Census – Lac-Blanc census profile
^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
^ "Commission de toponymie du Québec – Bank of places names – Lac Blanc (Portneuf)".