Amos
—  Ville  —
Ville d'Amos
Coat of arms
Amos
Coordinates: 48°34′N 78°07′W / 48.567°N 78.117°W / 48.567; -78.117Coordinates: 48°34′N 78°07′W / 48.567°N 78.117°W / 48.567; -78.117
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM	Abitibi
Colonized	1910
Established	1914
Chartered	1925
Government
- Type	Ville
- Mayor Electoral Districts	Ulrick Chérubin
- Federal:	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
- MP:	Christine Moore (NDP)
- Provincial:	Abitibi-Ouest
- MNA:	François Gendron (PQ)
Area
- Land	430.06 km2 (166 sq mi)
- Urban	8.89 km2 (3.4 sq mi)
- Metro	1,894.16 km2 (731.3 sq mi)
Population (2006)
- Ville	12,584
- Density	29.3/km2 (75.9/sq mi)
- Urban	10,033
- Urban density	1,128.6/km2 (2,923.1/sq mi)
- Metro	17,918
- Metro density	9.5/km2 (24.6/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code	J9T
Area code(s)	819
Access Routes	Route 109 Route 111 Route 395
Website	www.ville.amos.qc.ca

Amos is a ville in northwestern Quebec, Canada, on the Harricana River. It is the seat of Abitibi Regional County Municipality.

Amos is the main city on the Harricana River, and the smallest of the three primary cities — after Rouyn-Noranda and Val-d'Or — in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec. Its main resources are spring water, gold and wood products, including paper.

History

The Amos Cathedral

Rupert's Land, in which Abitibi was located, was owned by the Hudson's Bay Company and was bought by Canada in 1869. Abitibi itself was then annexed to the province of Quebec on June 13, 1898 by an act of the federal Parliament.

Amos was the first colonisation point for the region of Abitibi, with colonization beginning in 1910. The municipality was established in 1914 while the city itself was chartered in 1925. The name of the city came from the maiden name of the wife of Sir Lomer Gouin, then premier of Quebec.

A related municipality was created in 1917 under the name 'Municipalité de la partie ouest des cantons unis de Figuery et Dalquier' (Municipality of the western part of the united townships of Figuery and Dalquier) which changed its name to Amos-Ouest in 1949. In 1974 the municipality fused with the city of Amos proper. Another related municipality was created in 1918 under the name 'Municipalité de la partie est des cantons Figuery et Dalquier' (Municipality of the eastern part of the united townships of Figuery and Dalquier), which also changed its name later 1950 to Amos-Est. The municipality was finally integrated into the city of Amos itself in 1987.

The smaller communities of Lac-Gauvin and Saint-Maurice-de-Dalquier are also within the municipal boundaries of Amos.

Political representation

The current mayor of the city is Ulrick Chérubin, one of the first black mayors in the province of Quebec. As of the 2009 municipal elections, the council consists of Sébastien d'Astous, Amélie Mercier, Eric Mathieu, Denis Chandonnet, Benoît Deshaies and Julie Cazes.

In the National Assembly of Quebec, Amos is within the electoral district of Abitibi-Ouest, represented by Parti Québécois MNA François Gendron. In the Canadian House of Commons, the city is in the Abitibi—Témiscamingue district, represented by NDP MP Christine Moore.

Amos is the seat of the judicial district of Abitibi.

Media

Demographics

The city's urban area had a population of 10,033 in the Canada 2006 Census, and its census agglomeration, which consists of the city, the municipalities of Landrienne, Saint-Dominique-du-Rosaire, Saint-Marc-de-Figuery, Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana, Sainte-Gertrude-Manneville and Trécesson and the Indian reserve of Pikogan, had a population of 17,198.

Population trend:

• Population in 2006: 12,584 (2001 to 2006 population change: -3.5 %)
• Population in 2001: 13,044
• Population in 1996: 13,632
• Population in 1991: 13,783

		Saint-Félix-de-Dalquier, Saint-Dominique-du-Rosaire
	Trécesson Sainte-Gertrude-Manneville		La Morandière
		Amos (completely surrounds Pikogan)
		Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana, Saint-Marc-de-Figuery	Landrienne