Schefferville, Quebec
| Schefferville | |
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| City | |
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 Schefferville
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| Coordinates: 54°48′N 66°50′W / 54.800°N 66.833°WCoordinates: 54°48′N 66°50′W / 54.800°N 66.833°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| Region | Côte-Nord |
| RCM | Caniapiscau |
| Settled | 1953 |
| Constituted | August 1, 1955 |
| Government | |
| • Administrator | Paul Joncas |
| • Federal riding | Manicouagan |
| • Prov. riding | Duplessis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 39.00 km2 (15.06 sq mi) |
| • Land | 25.11 km2 (9.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 213 |
| • Density | 8.5/km2 (22/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 5.4% |
| • Dwellings | 178 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | G0G 2T0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website | http://www.ville-schefferville.ca/ |
Schefferville is a town in the Canadian province of Quebec. Schefferville is in the heart of the Naskapi and Innu territory in northern Quebec, less than 2 km from the border with Labrador on the north shore of Knob Lake. It is located within the Caniapiscau Regional County Municipality and has an area of 25.11 square kilometres (9.70 sq mi). Schefferville completely surrounds the autonomous community of Matimekosh and it abuts the small community of Lac-John Reserve. Both communities are First Nations reserves. It is also close to the Naskapi reserved land of Kawawachikamach.
The isolated town is not connected to the provincial road network but is accessible by airplane via the Schefferville Airport or by train. Schefferville is the northern terminus of Tshiuetin Rail Transportation (formerly operated by the Quebec North Shore & Labrador (QNS&L) Railway) with service to Sept-Îles.
McGill University operates the McGill Subarctic Research Station in Schefferville.
Schefferville was established as a town by the Iron Ore Company Of Canada in 1954 to support the mining of rich iron ore deposits in the area. The original settlement was called "Burnt Creek" and was located some miles to the north of the current location of the town of Schefferville. When the plans were drawn up for the town, it was originally called "Knob Lake" after a prominent iron ore outcropping visible on a prominent hill south of the town site, but the name Schefferville was adopted in honour of (Roman Catholic) Bishop Lionel Scheffer, who served as the Vicar Apostolic of Labrador from March 14, 1946, until his death on October 3, 1966.
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