Mont-Apica is an unorganized territory in the Canadian

Canada

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 province of Quebec

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, located in the regional county municipality

Regional county municipality

The term regional county municipality or RCM is used in Quebec to designate one of 86 county-like political and geographic units. In most cases, they are also census divisions. Regional County Municipalities are a supralocal type of "Regional Municipality" and are still commonly referred to as...

 of Lac-Saint-Jean-Est

Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Lac-Saint-Jean-Est is a regional county municipality in northeastern Quebec, Canada. The county seat is in Alma. In 2006 it was 99.5% French-speaking.-Communities:* Cities & Towns** Alma** Desbiens** Métabetchouan–Lac-à-la-Croix...

. It had a population of zero in the Canada 2006 Census

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, and covered a land area of 12.68 km² , entirely within the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve.

The territory was home to the former RCAF Station Mont Apica

RCAF Station Mont Apica

RCAF Mont Apica was a radar station of the Pinetree Line, located in Mont-Apica, Quebec, Canada, during the Cold War. The station opened in 1952 and had a staff of some 500 persons at its peak. Political and technological changes made the station redundant and it closed in 1990. The radar...

, located along Quebec Route 169

Quebec Route 169

Route 169 begins south of Lac Saint-Jean, Quebec, Canada, at Route 175. It proceeds north to Lac Saint-Jean at Alma and encircles the lake, returning to Alma and its terminus in Hebertville.-Municipalities along Route 169:* Lac-Pikauba* Lac-Jacques-Cartier...

 at the base of the eponymous Mount Apica. Part of the Pinetree Line

Pinetree Line

The Pinetree Line was a series of radar stations located across the northern United States and southern Canada at about the 50th parallel north, along with a number of other stations located on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Run by NORAD , over half were manned by United States Air Force...

 and NORAD

North American Aerospace Defense Command

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, the station became operational in 1952 and had a staff of some 500 persons at its peak. Political and technological changes made the station redundant and it closed in 1990.

The Apica River, a small tributary of the Pikauba River, flows through the territory in a narrow and deep valley at the foot of the 884 metres (2,900.3 ft) high Mount Apica. The river and mountain were spelled as Upika or Upica until 1961, an Innu word meaning "narrowing river".

Demographics

Population:

• Population in 2006: 0
• Population in 2001: 0
• Population in 1996: 0
• Population in 1991: 5