Packington, Quebec

Packington
Parish municipality
Location within Témiscouata RCM
Packington Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 47°29′N 68°47′W / 47.483°N 68.783°WCoordinates: 47°29′N 68°47′W / 47.483°N 68.783°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM	Témiscouata
Constituted	October 6, 1925
Named for	John Pakington, 1st Baron Hampton[1]
Government[2]
• Mayor	Emilien Beaulieu
• Federal riding	Rimouski-Neigette— Témiscouata—Les Basques
• Prov. riding	Rivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata
Area[2][3]
• Total	123.30 km^2 (47.61 sq mi)
• Land	118.29 km^2 (45.67 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	595
• Density	5.0/km^2 (13/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	9.4%
• Dwellings	377
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	G0L 1Z0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	No major routes
Website	www.packington.org

Packington is a parish municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Témiscouata Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region.

See also

• Temiscouata Regional County Municipality
• Branche à Jerry, a stream
• Baker River North (Quebec-New Brunswick), au stream
• List of parish municipalities in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 72495 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Geographic code 13015 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
3. "(Code 2413015) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.

External links

• Media related to Packington, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons