Saint-Antoine, New Brunswick
Saint-Antoine
St. Anthony | |
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Village | |
![]() Louis J. Robichaud memorial | |
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Motto(s): "P'tite ville en campagne" | |
![]() ![]() Saint-Antoine The location of Saint-Antoine within New Brunswick. | |
Coordinates: 46°21′46″N 64°45′09″W / 46.36286°N 64.75260°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | New Brunswick |
County | Kent County |
Founded | 1832 |
Incorporated | November 9, 1966 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ricky Gautreau |
• Governing Body | Saint-Antoine Village Council |
Area | |
• Total | 6.32 km2 (2.44 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 1,733 |
• Density | 274.3/km2 (710/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (ADT) |
Area code(s) | 506 |
Saint-Antoine is a village in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada. It is 35 km north of Moncton and 18 km Southwest of Bouctouche. Saint-Antoine's residents are Acadian; most speak French in its local variant, Chiac. Saint-Antoine is on Route 115 and Route 525. The village is called St. Anthony by English area residents.
History[]
The village is named in honour of Anthony the Great. From 1966, it was called St. Anthony until it was changed to Saint-Antoine in 1969. The village was originally called Higho Settlement. Saint-Antoine was the birthplace of Louis Robichaud, Canada's first elected Acadian provincial premier.
Demographics[]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Antoine had a population of 1,791 living in 743 of its 779 total private dwellings, a change of 3.3% from its 2016 population of 1,733. With a land area of 6.32 km2 (2.44 sq mi), it had a population density of 283.4/km2 (734.0/sq mi) in 2021.[2]
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References[]
- ^ a b c "Census Profile, 2016 Census Saint-Antoine, Village [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
- ^ Statistics Canada: [1]
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Coordinates: 46°21′46.5″N 64°45′10.8″W / 46.362917°N 64.753000°W
- Communities in Kent County, New Brunswick
- Villages in New Brunswick
- Communities in Greater Moncton