Eel River Crossing, New Brunswick

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Eel River Crossing
Village
Official seal of Eel River Crossing
Seal
Eel River Crossing is located in New Brunswick
Eel River Crossing

Eel River Crossing
Location within New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 48°00′45″N 66°25′15″W / 48.0125°N 66.420833°W / 48.0125; -66.420833
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyRestigouche
ParishDalhousie
Founded1875
IncorporatedNovember 9, 1966
Electoral Districts   
Federal
Madawaska—Restigouche
ProvincialDalhousie-Restigouche East
Government
[1]
 • TypeVillage Council
 • MayorDenis D. Savoie
 • Councillors
List of Members
Area
[2]
 • Land65.48 km2 (25.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total1,953
 • Density29.8/km2 (77/sq mi)
 • Change
2011 revised - 2016
Decrease 3.9%
 • Dwellings
893
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Postal code(s)
E8E
Area code(s)506
Highways
Route 11
Route 275
Route 280
Median Income*$42,411 CDN
Websitehttp://www.ercvillage.com/
  • Median household income, 2005 (all households)

Eel River Crossing (2016 population: 1,953[2]) is a Canadian village in Restigouche County, New Brunswick.[3]

The village branded itself Eel River Dundee in 2018[4] but the legal name remains Eel River Crossing.

Eel River (Chaleur Bay) A descriptive derived from the French designation Anguille. Anse a l'Anguille changed to Eel River Cove by petition on October 14, 1950.[5]

In Mi'kmaq, Eel River was known as Okpĕgŭnchĭk which meant "discoloured foam on the water".[6]

History[]

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

Usually simplified to simply Eel River, the village is situated on the Eel River. It received the name "Crossing" after the Intercolonial Railway built its Halifax-Rivière-du-Loup main line through the community in 1875.

Demographics[]

Notable people[]

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

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Eel River Crossing". Government of New Brunswick. Archived from the original on June 11, 2011.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Census Profile, 2016 Census Eel River Crossing, Village [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  3. ^ "Eel River Crossing". New Brunswick Provincial Archives.
  4. ^ "History". Eel River Dundee. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  5. ^ Hamilton, William (1978). The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names. Toronto: Macmillan. p. 74. ISBN 0-7715-9754-1.
  6. ^ Rand, Silas Tertius (1875-01-01). A First Reading Book in the Micmac Language: Comprising the Micmac Numerals, and the Names of the Different Kinds of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Trees, &c. of the Maritime Provinces of Canada. Also, Some of the Indian Names of Places, and Many Familiar Words and Phrases, Translated Literally Into English. Nova Scotia Printing Company.
  7. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  8. ^ 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Eel River Crossing, New Brunswick

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Coordinates: 48°00′45″N 66°25′15″W / 48.01250°N 66.42083°W / 48.01250; -66.42083 (Eel River Crossing, New Brunswick)

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