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Pessamit, Quebec Facts

Area	251.4 km²
Population	2,374
Male Population	1,104 (46.5%)
Female Population	1,270 (53.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-19.5%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-9.4%
Median Age	29.3 years (Male: 28.3, Female: 30.2)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$33,594 (2022)
Area Codes	418
Local Time
Timezone	Eastern Daylight Time
Lat & Lng	48.94133, -68.64601
Postal Codes	G0H

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Pessamit, Quebec Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	2,950	2,788	2,619	2,358	2,374	2,440	2,497
Population Density	11.7 / km²	11.1 / km²	10.4 / km²	9.4 / km²	9.4 / km²	9.7 / km²	9.9 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Pessamit, Quebec Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 9.4% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Pessamit, Quebec	-19.5%	-14.8%	-9.4%
Quebec	—	—	—
Canada	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Pessamit, Quebec Median Age

Median Age: 29.3 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Pessamit, Quebec	29.3 yrs	30.2 yrs	28.3 yrs
Quebec	42.2 yrs	43.2 yrs	41.1 yrs
Canada	40.6 yrs	41.5 yrs	39.6 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Pessamit, Quebec Population Density

Population Density: 9.4 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Pessamit, Quebec	2,374	251.4 km²	9.4 / km²
Quebec	7 million	1,519,626.9 km²	4.6 / km²
Canada	35.5 million	9,875,295.4 km²	3.6 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Pessamit, Quebec Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 300 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Pessamit, Quebec Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$22,533	$26,387	$31,890	$31,499	$26,491	$32,743	$30,838	$33,594
Total GDP	$80.6K	$94.3K	$113.3K	$107.1K	$86.9K	$104.3K	$101.4K	$111.8K

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Pessamit, Quebec CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Pessamit, Quebec	31,703 tn	13.35 tn	126.1 tons/km²
Quebec	96,902,370 tn	13.87 tn	63.8 tons/km²
Canada	521,999,336 tn	14.7 tn	52.9 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Pessamit, Quebec CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	31,703 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	13.35 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	126.1 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Earthquake	Medium (4.3)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
10/6/17	6:16 AM	3.3	54.7 km	22,000 m	24km SE of Baie-Comeau, Canada	usgs.gov
9/23/14	2:58 AM	3.3	68.8 km	18,000 m	35km S of Forestville, Canada	usgs.gov
5/26/14	9:33 PM	3.7	46.2 km	21,000 m	29km SSE of Baie-Comeau, Canada	usgs.gov
11/27/12	7:55 AM	4.2	95.9 km	17,000 m	Gaspe Peninsula, Quebec, Canada	usgs.gov
4/20/95	4:37 AM	3.3	70.9 km	15,000 m	St. Lawrence Valley region, Quebec, Canada	usgs.gov
2/11/83	3:46 PM	3.6	25.9 km	18,000 m	St. Lawrence Valley region, Quebec, Canada	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Pessamit, Quebec

Pessamit (formerly Betsiamites, or Bersimis), is a First Nations reserve and Innu community in the Canadian province of Quebec, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) southwest from Baie-Comeau along the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River at the mo..

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