| 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: | Town |
| Subdivision Name3: | Beaurivage |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | Early 1800s |
| Established Title3: | Incorporated |
| Established Date3: | 1966 |
| Area Land Km2: | 11.90 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 1,411 |
| Population Density Km2: | 118.6 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Change (2016–21) |
| Population Blank1: | 11.5% |
| Timezone: | AST |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | ADT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Postal Code Type: | Canadian Postal code |
| Postal Code: | E4W |
| Area Code: | 506 |
| Blank1 Name: | NTS Map |
| Blank2 Name: | GNBC Code |
Richibucto is a former town in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada.[2] It held town status prior to 2023 and is now part of the town of Beaurivage.
The town is situated on the Richibucto River where it discharges into the Northumberland Strait.
See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in Kent County, New Brunswick. Richibucto had been the location of an annual Mi'kmaq summer coastal community prior to British colonisation.[3] The town takes its name from "Elsipogtog" or "L'sipuktuk" Mi'kmaq terms meaning "river of fire".[4] It is believed the term was mispronounced, or misunderstood from the Mi'kmaq language. See Elsipogtog First Nation.
On 1 January 2023, Richibucto amalgamated with the village of Saint-Louis de Kent and all or part of four local service districts to form the new town of Beaurivage.[5] [6] The community's name remains in official use.[7]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Richibucto had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 11.9km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[1]
Religious make-up (2001)
| Religion | Population | Pct (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 1,285 | 95.90% | |
| Protestant | 45 | 3.36% | |
| No religious affiliation | 10 | 0.75% |
| Income type | By CAD | |
|---|---|---|
| Per capita income | $16,541 | |
| Median Household Income | $34,809 | |
| Median Family Income | $39,057 |
| Language | Population | Pct (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| French | 805 | 63.39% | |
| English | 375 | 29.53% | |
| Non-Official Languages | 45 | 3.54% | |
| Multiple responses | 45 | 3.54% |
The downtown area, situated on the mouth of the river, has commercial fishing wharves, several restaurants, and local stores. The economy is dominated by lobster and deep sea fishing.
| Qid: | Q106813386 |
| Yearbuilt: | 1865 (first) |
| Yearlit: | 1901 (current) |
| Yeardeactivated: | 1901 (first) |
| Foundation: | masonry base |
| Construction: | wooden tower |
| Shape: | square truncated tower with balcony and lantern[9] [10] |
| Marking: | white tower, red lantern |
| Lens: | fourth-order Fresnel lens |
| Lightsource: | main power |
See main article: List of people from Kent County, New Brunswick.