Upper Miramichi Explained

Upper Miramichi
Settlement Type:Rural community
Pushpin Map:Canada#New Brunswick
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Upper Miramichi in Canada
Coordinates:46.525°N -66.209°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:New Brunswick
Subdivision Type2:County
Area Land Km2:1,832.97
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:2,175
Population Density Km2:1.2
Population Blank1 Title:Change (2016–21)
Population Blank1: 1.9%
Timezone:AST
Utc Offset:-4
Timezone Dst:ADT
Utc Offset Dst:-3

Upper Miramichi is a Canadian rural community in Northumberland and York Counties, New Brunswick.

Upper Miramichi became a rural community on March 17, 2008,[2] having formerly been a local service district with the same name. The rural community includes sixteen neighbourhoods stretching between McGivney and the village of Doaktown including Astle, Big Hole Brook, Bloomfield Ridge, Boiestown, Carrolls Crossing, Hayesville, Holtville, Ludlow, McGivney, McNamee, Nelson Hollow, New Bandon, Parker’s Ridge, Porter Cove, Priceville, and Taxis River. The municipal offices are located in Boiestown.

History

See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in Northumberland County, New Brunswick.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Upper Miramichi had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 1832.97km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[1]

Notable people

See main article: List of people from Northumberland County, New Brunswick.

See also

References

  1. Web site: Census Profile of Upper Miramichi, Rural community (RCR) . Statistics Canada . 21 January 2023 . 6 December 2022.
  2. Web site: Becoming a Rural Community . November 9, 2011.