| Kedgwick | |
| Settlement Type: | Rural community |
| Motto: | "Soutiens Par Ta Richesse Leur Courage" |
| 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: | Restigouche |
| Subdivision Type3: | Parish |
| Subdivision Name3: | Grimmer |
| Seat Type: | Electoral Districts Federal |
| Seat: | Madawaska—Restigouche |
| Parts Type: | Provincial |
| Parts: | Restigouche West |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Kedgwick Village Council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Éric Gagnon |
| Established Title: | Incorporated |
| Established Date: | 1966 |
| Established Title2: | Rural community |
| Established Date2: | 2011 |
| Area Land Km2: | 649.36 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1,986 |
| Population Density Km2: | 3.1 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Change (2016–21) |
| Population Blank1: | 1.1% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 951 |
| Timezone: | AST |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | ADT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Coordinates: | 47.65°N -67.34°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
| Postal Code: | E8B |
| Area Code: | 506 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
| Blank Info: | |
Kedgwick is a Canadian incorporated rural community in northern New Brunswick, Canada. On 1 January 2023, Kedgwick annexed a large area including the local service districts of St. Jean Baptiste – Menneval and White's Brook, with parts of two others;[3] [4] revised census figures have not been released.
A variation of the original Micmac Madawamkedjwik, the name was "shortened by the river men to Tom Kedgwick or Kedgwick" (Ganong). Of uncertain meaning. Appears as Grande Fourche, " Big Fork", on some maps; however, the older variant prevailed.[5]
Forestry is the major industry in the area.[6]
Originally a local improvement district, then an incorporated village, Kedgwick became a rural community in 2012 when it amalgamated with the surrounding local service district of the parish of Grimmer.[7]
Located in the Appalachian Mountains in the western part of the county, Kedgwick is approximately 75 kilometres southwest of Campbellton and 15 kilometres east of the Restigouche River along Route 17.
Being surrounded by woods, Kedgwick is spectacular during the Fall season. Every autumn the population celebrates it with the "Festival d'Automne" (Fall fest).[8]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Kedgwick had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 649.36km2, it had a population density of in 2021.
| Census | Population | Change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1,979 | 5.3% | |
| 2011 revised | 2,089 | 52.3% | |
| 2011 | 993 | 13.4% | |
| 2006 | 1,146 | 3.2% | |
| 2001 | 1,184 | 3.0% | |
| 1996 | 1,221 | 9.2% | |
| 1991 | 1,118 | N/A |
Mother tongue (2016)[10]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| French only | 1,890 | 96.7% | |
| English only | 45 | 2.3% | |
| Both English and French | 15 | 0.8% | |
| Other languages | 5 | 0.2% |
Kedgwick has a humid continental climate (Dfb) and once had a subarctic climate (Dfc). Summer consists of warm days and cool nights with about half of all days experiencing rain. Winter consists of cold days and frigid nights below zero with extremely heavy annual snowfall averaging 103 inches (261 cm). Kedgwick is one of the coldest and snowiest inhabited places in New Brunswick.[11]
See main article: List of people from Restigouche County, New Brunswick.