Caplan, Quebec

Caplan
Caplan City Hall
Caplan City Hall
Location within Bonaventure RCM
Location within Bonaventure RCM
Caplan is located in Eastern Quebec
Caplan
Caplan
Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 48°06′N 65°41′W / 48.100°N 65.683°W / 48.100; -65.683[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionGaspésie–
Îles-de-la-Madeleine
RCMBonaventure
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1875
Government
 • MayorLise Castilloux
 • Federal ridingGaspésie—
Îles-de-la-Madeleine
 • Prov. ridingBonaventure
Area
 • Total85.715 km2 (33.095 sq mi)
 • Land85.69 km2 (33.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total1,966
 • Density22.9/km2 (59/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)
Decrease 2.9%
 • Dwellings
969
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-132
Websitewww.municipalite
caplan.com

Caplan is a municipality in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Quebec in Canada.

There are various explanations as to the origin of the name Caplan, including: a corruption of capelin or Cape Land; from the surname of a certain John Kaplan, an Indian who long camped at this location; or from the Mi'kmaq word gaplanjetig (meaning "capelin").[1]

The place was incorporated in 1875 as the Parish Municipality of Saint-Charles-de-Caplan. In 1964, it changed its status and was renamed to Municipality of Caplan.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Caplan (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 05060". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
  3. ^ a b "Caplan census profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-03-23.