Kiamika, Quebec
Introduction '''Kiamika''' is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality.Joseph Montferrand (1802-1864), a logger of imposing stature and extraordinary physical strength, was from Kiamika.
Etymology The municipality is named after the Kiamika River, which flows through its territory and is a tributary of the Lièvre River. This name, mentioned by Stanislas Drapeau as ''Kiamica'' and appearing on a map of Quebec by Eugène Taché from 1870, comes from the Algonquin word ''kickiamika'' meaning "steep cut below the water", from ''kicki'' (steep cut) and ''amick'' (below the water).However, an alternate meaning may be "deep and quiet river", from the roots ''kiam'' (deep) and ''ka'' (quiet).
History In 1883, the Colonization Society of Montarville was founded and took possession of the area in 1884.On the banks of the Lièvre River, about  south of Val-Barrette, settlers established the mission of Saint-Gérard-de-Kiamika, also called Saint-Gérard-de-Montarville. A year later its post office opened. In 1890, the Kiamika Township was proclaimed.In 1898, the Township Municipality of Kiamika was formed. In 1920, the mission received its status as a parish. In 1994, the township municipality changed its statutes to become a regular municipality.Main street (''Rue Principale'') in Kiamika
Demographics Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 391 (total dwellings: 508)Mother tongue:* English as first language: 15* French as first language: 750* English and French as first language: 0* Other as first language: 0
See also *List of municipalities in Quebec
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