| Official Name: | Grand-Bouctouche |
| Native Name: | Chebooktoosk |
| Nickname: | Great Little Harbour |
| Image Blank Emblem: | Bouctouche NB logo.png |
| 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: | Kent County |
| Subdivision Type3: | Parish |
| Subdivision Name3: | Wellington Parish |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Aldéo Saulnier |
| Leader Title1: | Governing Body |
| Leader Name1: | Grand-Bouctouche Town Council |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | June 24, 1785 |
| Established Title2: | Village |
| Established Date2: | 1967 |
| Established Title3: | Town |
| Established Date3: | July 24, 1985 |
| Area Land Km2: | 18.33 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] [2] |
| Population Total: | 2,513 |
| Population Density Km2: | 137.1 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Change 2016-2021 |
| Population Blank1: | 6.4% |
| Timezone: | AST |
| Utc Offset: | −4 |
| Timezone Dst: | ADT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −3 |
| Elevation Min M: | 0 |
| Elevation Max M: | 23 |
| Postal Code Type: | Canadian Postal code |
| Postal Code: | E4S |
| Area Code: | 506 |
| Blank Name: | Telephone Exchanges |
| Blank Info: | 291 341 743 744 955 |
| Blank1 Name: | Highway |
| Blank1 Info: | Route 11 |
| Blank2 Name: | Waterway |
| Blank2 Info: | Bouctouche Harbour |
| Blank3 Name: | NTS Map |
| Blank3 Info: | 021I07 |
| Blank4 Name: | GNBC Code |
| Blank4 Info: | DBBXR |
Grand-Bouctouche is a Canadian town in Kent County, New Brunswick.
See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in Kent County, New Brunswick. Grand-Bouctouche was originally named Tjipogtotjg (pronounced Chebooktoosk), a Mi'kmaq word meaning "Great Little Harbour".[3]
The region was next settled by brothers Francois LeBlanc and Charles LeBlanc, and brothers Isidore Bastarache and Joseph Bastarache in 1785 as an Acadian community. "La Croix commémorative aux fondateurs de Bouctouche" was unveiled August 29, 1954, to pay tribute to the founders of the town, who first arrived in 1785. It says "We remember François and Hélène (née Breau) LeBlanc; Charlitte and first wife Marie (née Breau) LeBlanc, and his second wife Madeleine (née Girouard); and Joseph and Marie (née Girouard) Bastarache". The stones at the base of the cross indicate the origins of the settlers who came from France, Grand-Pré, Memramcook and Bouctouche. During the 19th century the area also attracted immigrants from Ireland and Scotland among them the forefathers of one of Bouctouche's best-known sons, K.C. Irving.
Bouctouche was struck by a tornado on August 6, 1879.
On 1 January 2023, Bouctouche was renamed Grand-Bouctouche and annexed the local service district (LSD) of Sainte-Anne-de-Kent and portions of the LSDs of the parish of Richibucto, the parish of Sainte-Marie, and the parish of Wellington.[4] [5] The community's name remains in official use.[6]
Revised census figures have not been released.
The town is located at the mouth of the Bouctouche River on the coast of the Northumberland Strait, approximately 40 kilometres northeast of Moncton.
It is the first municipality in New Brunswick to adopt a Green Plan for the working of the municipality in 2006.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Grand-Bouctouche had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 18.33km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[7] Population trend [8] [2]
| Census | Population | Change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2,513 | 6.4% | |
| 2016 | 2,361 | 2.6% | |
| 2011 | 2,423 | 1.7% | |
| 2006 | 2,383 | 1.8% | |
| 2001 | 2,426 | 1.3% | |
| 1996 | 2,459 | 3.9% | |
| 1991 | 2,364 | 2.3% | |
| 1986 | 2,420 | 2.3% | |
| 1981 | 2,476 | N/A |
| Religion | Population | Pct (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 2,275 | 97.85% | |
| Protestant | 15 | 0.64% | |
| No religious affiliation | 30 | 1.29% |
| Income type | By CAD | |
|---|---|---|
| Per capita income | $16,722 | |
| Median Household Income | $38,807 | |
| Median Family Income | $44,629 |
| Language | Population | Pct (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| French | 2,075 | 89.83% | |
| English | 185 | 8.01% | |
| Multiple responses | 30 | 1.30% |
| Qid: | Q106165877 |
| Yearbuilt: | 1902 (first) |
| Foundation: | concrete base (current) |
| Construction: | wooden tower (both) |
| Shape: | square truncated tower with balcony and lantern (current) quadrangular tower atop keeper's house (first) |
| Marking: | white tower and lantern, red lantern roof (current) |
| Height: | 8m (26feet) (current) 10.6m (34.8feet) (first) |
| Focalheight: | 11m (36feet) (current) 11.5m (37.7feet) (first) |
| Managingagent: | private[10] [11] |
See main article: List of people from Kent County, New Brunswick.