Blacks Harbour, New Brunswick Explained

Official Name:Blacks Harbour
Pushpin Map:New Brunswick
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within New Brunswick.
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:New Brunswick
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Charlotte
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Eastern Charlotte
Established Title:Incorporated
Established Date:1972
Established Title2:Amalgamated
Established Date2:1 January 2023
Area Total Km2:9.02
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:907
Population Density Km2:100.6
Population Blank1 Title:Pop 2016-2021
Population Blank1: 1.5
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:421
Timezone:AST
Utc Offset:-4
Timezone Dst:ADT
Utc Offset Dst:-3
Coordinates:45.0589°N -66.7847°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
Postal Code:E5H
Area Code:506
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:
Website:www.blacksharbour.ca/ home_page.html

Blacks Harbour is a community in the rural community of Eastern Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023. It is on a harbour of the same name opening onto the Bay of Fundy. It is 15 kilometres southeast of the town of St. George, 3 kilometres west of Beaver Harbour and 56 kilometres east from the town of St. Stephen on Route 176.

History

Blacks Harbour's exact origin is unknown, possibly an early family name. Post office dates from 1889.[1]

On 1 January 2023, Blacks Harbour amalgamated with St. George and all or part of five local service districts to form the new incorporated rural community of Eastern Charlotte.[2] [3] The name Blacks Harbour remains in official use.[4]

Geography

Blacks Harbour is the northern terminus for the year-round Blacks Harbour to Grand Manan Island Ferry operated by Coastal Transport

Fishing has been a vital part of its existence for over 200 years. Connors Brothers Limited was founded in 1885 at Blacks Harbour, now a major international processor of all types of seafood. The company is also a major New Brunswick employer.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Blacks Harbour had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 9.02km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[5]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Blacks Harbour, New Brunswick
CensusTotal
YearResponsesCountTrendPop % CountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %
850 1.8%89.47%65 18.7%6.84%5 n/a%0.53%30 100.0%3.16%
835 13.5%89.79%80 20.0%8.60%0 0.0%0.00%15 n/a%1.61%
965 1.0%90.61%100 4.8%9.39%0 100.0%0.00%0 100.0%0.00%
975 n/a85.90%105n/a9.25%10n/a0.88%45n/a3.96%

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hamilton, William. The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names. Macmillan. 1978. 0-7715-9754-1. Toronto. 71.
  2. Web site: Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act . Government of New Brunswick . 20 January 2023 . 12 October 2022.
  3. Web site: RSC 10 Southwest Regional Service Commission . Government of New Brunswick . 20 January 2023.
  4. Proposed entity names reflect strong ties to nature and history . Irishtown, New Brunswick . Government of New Brunswick . 25 May 2022 . 20 January 2023.
  5. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), New Brunswick . . February 9, 2022 . February 21, 2022.