Official Name: | Forest City |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | New Brunswick |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | York County |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Total: | 12 |
Timezone: | AST |
Utc Offset: | -4 |
Timezone Dst: | ADT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
Postal Code Type: | Canadian Postal code |
Postal Code: | E6H 1Z6, |
Area Code: | 506 |
Blank Name: | Telephone Exchange |
Blank Info: | 894 |
Blank1 Name: | NTS Map |
Blank1 Info: | 021G12 |
Blank2 Name: | GNBC Code |
Blank2 Info: | DAFPB |
Forest City (2001 pop.: 12) is a rural community in York County, New Brunswick, Canada.
The community has the unusual distinction of sharing its name with the community of Forest City immediately across the Canada–United States border in the state of Maine, connected by the Forest City Border Crossing.
Forest City was once home to 1,000 residents, where its proximity to the waters of East Grand Lake and the softwood forests of the upper St. Croix River watershed provided a lucrative tanning industry that supported an active economy. Remnants of industry can still be found today.
The community houses a Baptist church, cemetery,[1] and a small water control dam.
See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in York County, New Brunswick.
See main article: List of people from York County, New Brunswick. Blaine Higgs, the 34th Premier of New Brunswick, lived in Forest City during his childhood. When later speaking about Forest City, he gave a year-round population estimate of seven, additionally saying that it "survives because of the summer activity, not because of any industry or economic development."[2]