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Balmoral (2016 population: 1,674[2]) is a Canadian village in Restigouche County, New Brunswick.[3][4] It is located approximately 10 kilometres south of Dalhousie. Although Balmoral's population presently meets the requirements for "town" status under the Municipalities Act of the Province of New Brunswick, the community has not yet made any change to its municipal status. The village also contains the neighbourhoods of Blair Athol, Saint-Maure, Selwood, and Upper Balmoral.

This article is about the village. For the civil parish, local service district, and rural census subdivision, see Balmoral Parish, New Brunswick.
Village of Balmoral
Village
Seal

Balmoral
Location within New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 47.966667°N 66.45°W / 47.966667; -66.45
CountryCanada
ProvinceNew Brunswick
CountyRestigouche
ParishBalmoral
Settledca.1850
Village Status1972
Electoral Districts   
Federal
Madawaska—Restigouche
ProvincialRestigouche West
Government
[1]
 • TypeVillage Council
 • MayorGuy Chiasson
 • Councillors
List of Members
  • Guy Landry
  • Mathieu Pelletier
  • Sophie Maltais
 • MPRené Arseneault (Lib.)
 • MLAGilles LePage (Lib.)
 • Co-MayorDonald Savoie
Area
[2]
 • Land43.39 km2 (16.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total1,603
 • Density37.0/km2 (96/sq mi)
 • Change
2016-2021
 4.2%
 • Dwellings
713
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Postal code(s)
E8E
Area code(s)506
Access Routes Route 275
Median Income*$63,744 CDN
Websitehttp://balmoralnb.com
  • Median household income, 2015 (all households)

History


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.

In 2023 Balmoral will become part of the new municipal Entity 8, which does not yet have a name.


Demographics


In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Balmoral had a population of 1,603 living in 687 of its 713 total private dwellings, a change of -4.2% from its 2016 population of 1,674. With a land area of 43.33 km2 (16.73 sq mi), it had a population density of 37.0/km2 (95.8/sq mi) in 2021.[5]

Population trend[4][6][2][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

Language


Mother tongue (2016)[4]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 1,545 92.51%
English only 105 6.29%
Both English and French 20 1.20%

Economy


Forestry is the most important industry in the village.


Notable people


Main article: List of people from Restigouche County, New Brunswick

See also



References


  1. "Balmoral". Government of New Brunswick. Archived from the original on 2011-06-11.
  2. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Balmoral, Village [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  3. "Balmoral". New Brunswick Provincial Archives.
  4. "Balmoral, VL [Census subdivision], New Brunswick and New Brunswick [Province] (table). Census Profile". Statistics Canada. November 29, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  5. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  6. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  7. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2022-02-09). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Balmoral, Village (VL) [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2022-05-17.






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