Balmoral, New Brunswick

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Village of Balmoral
Village
Official seal of Village of Balmoral
Seal
Balmoral is located in New Brunswick
Balmoral

Balmoral
Location within New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 47°58′00″N 66°27′00″W / 47.966667°N 66.45°W / 47.966667; -66.45
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyRestigouche
ParishBalmoral
Settledca.1850
Village Status1972
Electoral Districts   
Federal
Madawaska—Restigouche
ProvincialRestigouche West
Government
[1]
 • TypeVillage Council
 • MayorCharles Bernard
 • Councillors
List of Members
  • Dou Dou Levesque
  • Jean-Paul Bélanger
  • Donald Savoie
  • Guy Landry
 • MPRené Arseneault (Lib.)
 • MLAGilles LePage (Lib.)
Area
[2]
 • Land43.39 km2 (16.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total1,674
 • Density38.6/km2 (100/sq mi)
 • Change
2011-2016
Decrease 2.6%
 • Dwellings
720
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Postal code(s)
E8E
Area code(s)506
Access Routes Route 275
Median Income*$63,744 CDN
Websitehttp://balmoralnb.com
  • Median household income, 2015 (all households)

Balmoral (2016 population: 1,674[2]) is a Canadian village in Restigouche County, New Brunswick.[3][4] It is located approximately 10 kilometres south of Dalhousie. Although Balmoral's population presently meets the requirements for "town" status under the Municipalities Act of the Province of New Brunswick, the community has not yet made any change to its municipal status. The village also contains the neighbourhoods of Blair Athol, Saint-Maure, Selwood, and Upper Balmoral.

History[]

See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in Restigouche County, New Brunswick

The area was settled in the 1850s by Joseph Drapeau. When a later contingent of settlers from Scotland arrived, they gave the community its present name after Balmoral Castle.

Demographics[]

Population[]

Population trend[4][5][2]

Census Population Change (%)
2016 1,674 Decrease 2.6%
2011 1,719 Increase 0.8%
2006 1,706 Decrease 7.1%
2001 1,836 Decrease 7.0%
1996 1,975 Increase 1.3%
1991 1,949 N/A

Language[]

Mother tongue (2016)[4]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 1,545 92.51%
English only 105 6.29%
Both English and French 20 1.20%

Economy[]

Forestry is the most important industry in the village.

Notable people[]

Main article: List of people from Restigouche County, New Brunswick

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Balmoral". Government of New Brunswick. Archived from the original on 2011-06-11.
  2. ^ a b c d "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Balmoral, Village [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "Balmoral". New Brunswick Provincial Archives.
  4. ^ a b c "Balmoral, VL [Census subdivision], New Brunswick and New Brunswick [Province] (table). Census Profile". Statistics Canada. November 29, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  5. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census

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Coordinates: 47°58′00″N 66°27′00″W / 47.96667°N 66.45000°W / 47.96667; -66.45000 (Balmoral, New Brunswick)

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