# Causapscal

Causapscal (/koʊˈzɑːpskæl/; French:) is a city in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in La Matapédia Regional County Municipality. It is located at the confluence of the Matapédia and Causapscal Rivers, along Quebec Route 132, approximately halfway between Mont-Joli and Campbellton, New Brunswick. It is served by the Causapscal railway station (the town can be reached by Via Rail on the named train The Ocean, between Montreal and Halifax) and the Causapscal Airport.
The city's name is taken from the geographic township of Casupscull (proclaimed in 1864), which in turn is derived from the Mi'kmaq word Goesôpsiag (or Gesapsgel, Gesôpsgigel), meaning "stony bottom", "swift water", or "rocky point", likely referring to the rocky river bed of the Causapscal River.

## History

Development of the place followed the construction of the Intercolonial Railway in the 1860s. In 1870, the Parish of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur was established, and the following year, the post office opened.
In 1897, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Causapscal was incorporated, named after the parish and the geographic township. In 1928, the village itself separated from the parish municipality and was incorporated as the Village Municipality of Causapscal. In 1957, the parish municipality lost more territory when the Municipality of Sainte-Marguerite was formed. In 1965, Causapscal gained ville (city/town) status.
On December 31, 1997, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Causapscal was amalgamated into the City of Causapscal.

## Geography

Causapscal is located in the Matapédia Valley at the confluence of the Matapédia and Causapscal Rivers.

## Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Causapscal had a population of 2,147 living in 1,061 of its 1,140 total private dwellings, a change of -6.8% from its 2016 population of 2,304. With a land area of 161.61 km$^2$ (62.40 sq mi), it had a population density of 13.3/km$^2$ (34.4/sq mi) in 2021.
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Causapscal, Quebec :
| Census | Total | French | French | French | English | English | English | French & English | French & English | French & English | Other | Other | Other |
| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % |
| 2021 | 2,145 | 2,105 | 7.3% | 98.1% | 10 | 60.0% | 0.5% | 25 | 400.0% | 1.2% | 5 | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| 2016 | 2,305 | 2,270 | 6.4% | 98.5% | 25 | 25.0% | 1.1% | 5 | n/a% | 0.2% | 5 | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| 2011 | 2,460 | 2,425 | 0.4% | 98.6% | 20 | 100.0% | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 | n/a% | 0.2% |
| 2006 | 2,425 | 2,415 | 6.6% | 99.6% | 10 | n/a% | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2001 | 2,595 | 2,590 | 27.6% | 99.8% | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1996 | 2,055 | 2,030 | n/a | 98.8% | 15 | n/a | 0.7% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% |

## Government
### Municipal council

* Mayor: Odile Roy
* Councillors: Réjean Gagné, Denis Viel, Léo Lepage-St-Amand, Gaëtan Gagné, Jean-Marie Kabera, Rodrigue Boulianne

## Notable people

* Maurice "Mom" Boucher (born June 21, 1953) Canadian outlaw biker, former President of the Hells Angels' Montreal chapter.
* Jean-Guy Donat Morissette (born December 16, 1937 - Died March 21, 2011) A NHL Goaltender for Montreal Canadien in 1963-64. He played since 1961 to 1972.
* Olivier Roy (born July 12, 1991) A goaltender currently playing in the ICE Hockey League.