Pointe-Verte (2016 pop: 886) is a Canadian village in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.
Pointe-Verte | |
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Village | |
![]() ![]() Pointe-Verte Location within New Brunswick. | |
Coordinates: 47°51′N 65°46′W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | New Brunswick |
County | Gloucester |
Parish | Beresford |
Village | 1966 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Normand Doiron |
Area | |
• Total | 13.79 km2 (5.32 sq mi) |
Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 886 |
• Density | 70.8/km2 (183/sq mi) |
• Pop 2011-2016 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 464 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
Postal code(s) | E8J |
Area code(s) | 506 |
Highways | ![]() ![]() |
Website | www.pointe-verte.ca |
Located on Chaleur Bay 30 km north of Bathurst, the village's main industry is lobster and scallop fishing, as well as forestry.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Pointe-Verte had a population of 865 living in 400 of its 433 total private dwellings, a change of -2.4% from its 2016 population of 886. With a land area of 13.76 km2 (5.31 sq mi), it had a population density of 62.9/km2 (162.8/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 886 (-9.2% from 2011) | 976 (+0.5% from 2006) |
Land area | 13.76 km2 (5.31 sq mi) | 13.79 km2 (5.32 sq mi) |
Population density | 64.4/km2 (167/sq mi) | 70.8/km2 (183/sq mi) |
Median age | 54.8 (M: 54.4, F: 55.1) | 51.8 (M: 51.9, F: 51.6) |
Total private dwellings | 410 | 464 |
Median household income | $55,168 | $57,766 |
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Pointe-Verte, New Brunswick[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Census | Total | French |
English |
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011 |
955 |
865 | ![]() |
90.57% | 80 | ![]() |
8.38% | 10 | ![]() |
1.05% | 0 | ![]() |
0.00% | |||||
2006 |
955 |
890 | ![]() |
93.19% | 55 | ![]() |
5.76% | 10 | ![]() |
1.05% | 0 | ![]() |
0.00% | |||||
2001 |
1,040 |
955 | ![]() |
91.83% | 75 | ![]() |
7.21% | 10 | ![]() |
0.96% | 0 | ![]() |
0.00% | |||||
1996 |
1,120 |
1,075 | n/a | 95.98% | 45 | n/a | 4.02% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% |
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