Letete | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | New Brunswick |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within New Brunswick. |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Charlotte |
Subdivision Type3: | Parish |
Subdivision Name3: | Saint George |
Seat Type: | Electoral Districts Federal |
Seat: | New Brunswick Southwest |
Parts Type: | Provincial |
Parts: | Charlotte-The Isles |
Government Type: | Local service district |
Timezone: | AST |
Utc Offset: | -4 |
Timezone Dst: | ADT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
Coordinates: | 45.0586°N -66.8914°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
Postal Code: | E5C |
Area Code: | 506 |
Blank Name: | Highways |
Blank Info: | |
Official Name: | Letete |
Letete or L'Etete[1] (derived from the French translation for "the head" or "la tête") is a Canadian unincorporated community located in Charlotte County, New Brunswick and marks the southeast point of Passamaquoddy Bay.
The primary route in and out of the village is either via Route 172 or the Letete to Deer Island Ferry, which travels between the settlement and Deer Island. Letete is located southwest of St. George and directly west of the neighbouring community of Back Bay. To the west of Letete is the body of water known as Passamaquoddy Bay. To the southeast of Letete, beyond a number of small islands that protect the shared Letete and Back Bay peninsula is the Bay of Fundy, which has some of the highest tides in the world.
See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in Charlotte County, New Brunswick. In the 1860s, Letete was primarily a fishing and farming community with approximately 60 resident families. In 1871 it had a population of approximately 200. In 1898 it had one post office, two stores, one church, and a population that had grown to approximately 400 people.
See main article: List of people from Charlotte County, New Brunswick.