Tide Head, New Brunswick

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This article is about the village in New Brunswick, Canada. For the farthest point upstream where a river is affected by the tide, see Head of tide.
Tide Head
Village
Tide Head Village Hall and Fire Department
Tide Head Village Hall and Fire Department
Official seal of Tide Head
Seal
Nickname(s): 
Fiddlehead Capital of the World
Tide Head is located in New Brunswick
Tide Head

Tide Head
Location within New Brunswick
Coordinates: 47°59′06″N 66°45′54″W / 47.985°N 66.765°W / 47.985; -66.765Coordinates: 47°59′06″N 66°45′54″W / 47.985°N 66.765°W / 47.985; -66.765
CountryCanada
ProvinceNew Brunswick
CountyRestigouche
ParishAddington
Village Status1966
Electoral Districts   
Federal
Madawaska—Restigouche
ProvincialRestigouche West
Government
[1]
 • TypeTide Head Village Council
 • MayorRandy Hunter
 • Councillors
List of Members
  • Mark St.Onge
  • Patrick Lanteigne
  • Gary W. Hickey
  • Cathy Johnson McDavid
 • MPRené Arseneault (Lib.)
 • MLAGilles LePage (Lib.)
Area
[2]
 • Land19.43 km2 (7.50 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total938
 • Density48.3/km2 (125/sq mi)
 • Change
2011-2016
Decrease 9.5%
 • Dwellings
417
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Postal code(s)
E3N
  • 4G3, 4G5-4G9, 4H2-4H9
  • 4J1, 4J4-4J9, 4K1-4K4
  • 4K6-4K9, 4L1-4L2, 4L4-4L9
  • 4M1-4M9, 4N1-4N2, 4N4-4N9
  • 4P1-4P3, 4P5-4P6, 4P8-4P9
  • 4R1-4R3, 4R5, 4R7-4R8
  • 4T3-4T5, 5B3
Area code(s)506
Access Routes
Route 11
Route 134
Median Income*$77,466 CDN
Websitehttp://www.tidehead.ca/
  • Median household income, 2015 (all households)

Tide Head (2016 population: 938) is a Canadian village in Restigouche County, New Brunswick.[3][2]

Geography[]

Located on the south bank of the Restigouche River, 10 km (6.2 mi) west of Campbellton, the village is situated where the tides on the Restigouche River cease to become visible – the reason for its name.

Tide Head federal post office

History[]

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

The first settlers of the area were Scottish. Early area farms were owned by Moffats, Gerrards, Duncans, Adams, Duffs, Barclays, , and . Most of these early settlers, such as , a British subject in the 20th regiment of his Majesty's Army; Thomas Barclay, a Scotsman; and Robert Adams are buried in the near Frasers Mill. Graves in the cemetery date from as early as 1791. The Athol House Cemetery is the oldest British Cemetery in Restigouche County.

The railway that passes through Tide Head was started in 1875 and the first train went west in 1878. The train passes through a tunnel in the hillside of Morrisey Rock, the only active tunnel on the railway system in the Maritimes.

Tide Head was incorporated into a village in 1966. The first Mayor of the incorporated village was Jim Adams. The current Mayor of Tide Head is Randy Hunter.

Tide Head bills itself as the Fiddlehead Capital of the World and is predominantly English.

Demographics[]

Notable people[]

See also: List of people from Restigouche County, New Brunswick

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Tide Head". Government of New Brunswick.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Tide Head, Village [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  3. ^ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Tide Head
  4. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 2011 census

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