| Official Name: | Village of Baker-Brook |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | New Brunswick |
| Pushpin Label Position: | Baker-Brook |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Baker-Brook, New Brunswick |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Type3: | Parish |
| Subdivision Name3: | Baker Brook |
| Seat Type: | Electoral Districts Federal |
| Seat: | Madawaska—Restigouche |
| Parts Type: | Provincial |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Village Council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Francine Caron |
| Leader Title1: | Councillors |
| Established Title: | Village Status |
| Established Date: | 1967 |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 12.27 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 564 |
| Population Density Km2: | 46.0 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Change 2016-16 |
| Population Blank1: | 3.6% |
| Timezone: | AST |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | ADT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Coordinates: | 47.3025°N -68.51°W |
| Area Code: | 506 |
| Blank Name: | Dwellings |
| Blank Info: | 235 |
| Blank1 Name: | Median Household Income* |
| Blank1 Info: | $54,400 CDN |
| Blank2 Name: | Access Routes |
| Footnotes: |
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Baker-Brook (2016 population: 564[2]) is a former village in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada.[3]
It is located on the Saint John River 20 kilometres west of Edmundston.
See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in Madawaska County, New Brunswick.
The village takes its name from 19th-century sawmill businessman John Baker.
In 1818, Baker, a native of Maine, settled in the area, along with several other American families. He was dissatisfied with the official borders, and in 1827 declared the village to be capital of the "Republic of Madawaska", a self-proclaimed unrecognized sovereign state being part neither of the United States nor of British America (Canada) although comprising portions of both. Baker was subsequently briefly jailed by the British for treason. A US citizen by birth, John Baker continued to live on his settlement as a somewhat reluctant British subject after Baker Brook was officially declared part of New Brunswick.
| Census | Population | Change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 564 | 3.6% | |
| 2011 | 585 | 11.4% | |
| 2006 | 525 | 12.4% | |
| 2001 | 599 | 4.8% | |
| 1996 | 629 | 3.1% | |
| 1991 | 649 | N/A |
| Language | Population | Pct (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| French only | 460 | 93.9% | |
| English only | 20 | 4.1% | |
| Both English and French | 10 | 2.0% | |
| Other languages | 0 | 0% |
The local Roman Catholic church, houses noted religious artwork, including stained-glass windows from the workshop of Belgian artist José Gaterrath and the Stations of the Cross by the famous Spanish ceramist Jordi Bonet.
See main article: List of people from Madawaska County, New Brunswick.