Amos, Quebec
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- For other uses, see Amos
Amos is a town in northwestern Quebec, Canada on the Harricana River. It is the Regional County Municipality seat of Abitbi Regional County Municipality. The North West territories in which Abitibi was located was owned by the Hudson Bay company and was bought by Canada in 1869. Abitibi itself was then annexed to the province of Quebec on June 13th 1898 by a federal law.
Amos was the first colonisation point for the region of Abitibi, with colonization beginning in 1910. The charter of the town itself dates back to 1914. The name came from the maiden name of the wife of Sir Lomer Gouin, then premier of Quebec. The main city on the Harricana river, its main resources are spring water and wood products (including paper).
The current mayor of the city is Ulric Chérubin, who happen to be one of the first (if not the first) black mayor in the province of Québec. He is also the only black man living in the city.
According to the 2001 Statistics Canada Census:
- Population: 13,044
- % Change (1996 – 2001): −4.3
- Dwellings: 5,536
- Area (sq. km.): 430.27
- Density (persons per sq. km.): 30.3
Communities
- Amos Ville D'Amos (http://www.ville.amos.qc.ca)
- Lac-Gauvin
- Saint-Maurice-de-Dalquier
| North: Saint-Félix-de-Dalquier | ||
| West: Trécesson, Sainte-Gertrude-Manneville | Amos Amos completely surrounds the Abitibiwinni First Nation(Pikogan) | East: La Morandière |
| South: Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana, Saint-Marc-de-Figuery, Landrienne |