Saint-François-de-Madawaska, New Brunswick

Saint-François-de-Madawaska
Village

Location of Saint-François-de-Madawaska, New Brunswick

Coordinates: 47°14′33″N 68°42′18″W / 47.2425°N 68.705°W / 47.2425; -68.705
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Madawaska
Parish Saint-François
Village Status 1966
Electoral Districts   
Federal
Madawaska—Restigouche
Provincial Madawaska-les-Lacs
Government[1]
 • Type Village Council
 • Mayor Gérard Cyr Cyr
 • Councillors
Area[2]
 • Total 6.34 km2 (2.45 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2][3]
 • Total 533
 • Density 84.1/km2 (218/sq mi)
 • Change 2001–06 Decrease8.9%
 • Census Ranking 2,806 of 5,008
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)
Area code(s) 506
Dwellings 264
Median Income* $42,685 CDN
Access Routes Route 205
Route 215
  • Median household income, 2005 (all households)

Saint-François-de-Madawaska (2011 pop.: 533) is a Canadian village in Madawaska County, New Brunswick.[4]

The village is known as the province's "Chicken Capital", referring to its role in the poultry industry. Former and merged names for the community include Webster's Creek and Winding Ledges.

Nearby attractions include Glazier Lake and the Forges Jos B. Michaud, a blacksmith museum.

The largest employers of the village include a poultry slaughtering factory and processing plant owned by Maple Lodge, two chicken-raising company owned by Westco.

Demographics

Population trend[5]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 533 Decrease8.9%
2006 585 Increase2.3%
2001 572 Decrease9.4%
1996 631 Decrease4.5%
1991 661 N/A

Mother tongue language (2006)[2]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 550 94.02%
English only 25 4.27%
Both English and French 10 1.71%
Other languages 0 0.00%

History

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ↑ Government of New Brunswick website: Saint-François-de-Madawaska
  2. 1 2 3 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-François-de-Madawaska, New Brunswick
  3. ↑ Statistics Canada Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses
  4. ↑ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Saint-François-de-Madawaska
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census


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Coordinates: 47°14′33″N 68°42′18″W / 47.24250°N 68.70500°W / 47.24250; -68.70500 (Saint-François-de-Madawaska)

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