Blackville is a village in Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada.

Village of Blackville
Village
Village of Blackville
Coordinates: 46°44′06″N 65°49′45″W
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Northumberland
Parish	Blackville
Incorporated	1967
Government
• Type	Village Council
• Mayor	Ian Fortune
• Councillors	Denver Brennan, Cindy Underhill, Cindy Ross, Amanda Brennan
Area [1]
• Total	21.13 km2 (8.16 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[1]
• Total	958
• Change 2011-16	3.2%
Time zone	UTC-4 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (EDT)
Website	www.villageofblackville.com

It is located on the Southwest Miramichi River approximately 40 km (25 mi) southwest of Miramichi.

History

The first post office opened in the area in 1842, under the community name "Decantillon's"; the area known as The Forks was also serviced by this post office. In 1847, these areas collectively became known as Blackville, as the area was the largest population centre in the Parish of Blackville. The parish, created in 1830 when it was partitioned from the Parish of Ludlow, had been named in honour of William Black, the acting governor of the colony of New Brunswick from 1829 to 1831.

Blackville was incorporated as a village in 1966, annexing the neighbouring communities of Underhill and Breadalbane in the process.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Blackville had a population of 914 living in 394 of its 446 total private dwellings, a change of -4.6% from its 2016 population of 958. With a land area of 20.97 km² (8.10 sq mi), it had a population density of 43.6/km² (112.9/sq mi) in 2021.[2]

Government

Blackville is serviced by a municipal government consisting of a mayor and four at-large councillors. The current mayor is Ian Fortune.

The village is within the federal electoral district of Miramichi, and within the provincial electoral district of Southwest Miramichi-Bay du Vin.

The mayors of Blackville[4] include:

1. Lawrence Stephens (1967-1969)
2. Harold Connors (1969-1971)
3. Roland Walls (1971-1992)
4. Glen Hollowood (1992-1998)
5. Roland Walls (1998-2001)
6. Omer MacKenzie (2001-2004)
7. Glen Hollowood (2004-2012)
8. Harold Muck (2012-2013)
9. Matthew Sturgeon (2013)
10. Andrew Hawkes (2013-2016)
11. Christopher Hennessy (2016-2021)
12. Ian Fortune (2021-present)

Economy

Blackville's economy was once tied to the forest industry. A large sawmill that employed 200 workers had been operated in the village by industrial conglomerate UPM Kymmene, but it closed in 2007 as a result of economic pressures.

According to the 2016 Census, Blackville citizens had a median income of $30,816 for individuals, and $62,976 for households in 2015. Blackville's unemployment rate was 21.9%.[1]

Blackville is home to a single financial institution, Blackville Credit Union. It is the oldest of its kind in New Brunswick.^{[citation needed]}

Education

Blackville School, grades K - 12, is a public school in the New Brunswick. This is the only grade school in Blackville, with students occasionally transporting to other Miramichi schools instead (Such as Miramichi Valley High School).

Notable people

• Herb Curtis
• J. F. A. McManus
• Kathy McCormack
• Marion Leane Smith (Lived her final years and died in Blackville.)

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick

References

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Blackville.

• Village of Blackville

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