| Balmoral | |
| Pushpin Map: | New Brunswick |
| Pushpin Label: | Balmoral |
| 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: | Balmoral |
| Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name4: | Bois-Joli |
| Seat Type: | Electoral Districts Federal |
| Seat: | Madawaska—Restigouche |
| Parts Type: | Provincial |
| Parts: | Restigouche West |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | ca. 1850 |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated |
| Established Date2: | 1972 |
| Established Title3: | Amalgamated |
| Established Date3: | 2023 |
| Area Land Km2: | 43.33 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 1,603 |
| Population Density Km2: | 37.0 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Change 2016-2021 |
| Population Blank1: | 4.2% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 713 |
| Timezone: | AST |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | ADT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Coordinates: | 47.9667°N -66.45°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
| Postal Code: | E8E |
| Area Code: | 506 |
| Blank Name: | Access Routes |
| Blank2 Name: | Median Income* |
| Blank2 Info: | $63,744 CDN |
| Website: | http://balmoralnb.com |
| Footnotes: |
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Balmoral is a former village in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada.[2] [3] It held village status prior to 2023 and is now part of the village of Bois-Joli. It is approximately 10 kilometres south of Dalhousie. Balmoral also contains the neighbourhoods of Blair Athol, Saint-Maure, Selwood, and Upper Balmoral.
See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in Restigouche County, New Brunswick. The area was settled in the 1850s by Joseph Drapeau. When a later contingent of settlers from Scotland arrived, they gave the community its present name after Balmoral Castle.
On 1 January 2023, Balmoral amalgamated with the neighbouring village of Eel River Crossing and all or part of five local service districts to form the new village of Bois-Joli.[4] [5] The community's name remains in official use.[6]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Balmoral had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 43.33km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[7]
| Census | Population | Change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,603 | 4.2% | |
| 2016 | 1,674 | 2.6% | |
| 2011 | 1,719 | 0.8% | |
| 2006 | 1,709 | 7.1% | |
| 2001 | 1,836 | 7.0% | |
| 1996 | 1,975 | 1.3% | |
| 1991 | 1,949 | N/A |
Mother tongue (2016)
| Language | Population | Pct (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| French only | 1,545 | 92.51% | |
| English only | 105 | 6.29% | |
| Both English and French | 20 | 1.20% |
Forestry is the most important industry in the village.
See main article: List of people from Restigouche County, New Brunswick.