Moisie, Quebec

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Moisie, Quebec

Moisie is a district of the city of Sept-Îles in Quebec, Canada. It sits in the Côte-Nord region, at the mouth of the Moisie River.

History in brief
- Moisie started as a small fishing village named after the Moisie River. The name has been in use since the 17th century.
- The village was moved in 1967 because of storms and floods.
- In the late 1800s, Molson Inc. built a smelter on the opposite bank of the river.
- Prospectors later explored the area upstream and helped lead to iron ore discoveries near Labrador City and Schefferville.
- From 1933 to 1949, Hudson’s Bay Company ran a trading post at Moisie as an outpost of Sept-Îles.
- Moisie became a municipality on January 1, 1955, formed from part of Letellier Township.
- In the late 1950s, the Royal Canadian Air Force opened a Pinetree Line radar station near Moisie, later called CFS Moisie. It closed in the early 1990s.
- On October 29, 1983, Moisie merged with Rivière-Pigou to form the City of Moisie.
- On February 12, 2003, the City of Moisie was amalgamated into Sept-Îles.

Demographics
- In 2001, Moisie had about 930 residents.
- The area covered about 1,397 square kilometers, giving a very low population density.

Geography
- Moisie is located in Sept-Îles, inside the Sept-Rivières Regional County Municipality, Quebec.

Population trend (selected historical points)
- 1956: 672
- 1961: 1,063
- 1966: 1,014
- 1971: 988
- 1976: 1,089
- 1981: 1,499
- 1986: 1,118
- 1991: 776
- 1996: 897
- 2001: 930

Moisie today is a part of Sept-Îles, reflecting its long history as a separate community that grew, merged, and eventually joined the larger city.