Salisbury, New Brunswick is a village located in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada. The village's population meets the requirements for "town" status under the Municipalities Act of the Province of New Brunswick; however, its municipal status has not been changed.

Salisbury
Village
The Silver Fox
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Nickname(s):  "Home of the Silver Fox"
Salisbury The location of Salisbury within New Brunswick
Coordinates: 46.033333°N 65.05°W / 46.033333; -65.05
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Westmorland County
Parish	Salisbury Parish
Founded	1782
Incorporated Village	1966
Electoral Districts      Federal	Fundy Royal
Provincial	Petitcodiac
Government
• Mayor	Rob Campbell
• MLA	Sherry Wilson (PC)
• MP	Alaina Lockhart (L)
Area [1]
• Land	13.54 km2 (5.23 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[1]
• Total	2,284
• Density	168.7/km2 (437/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-4 (Atlantic (AST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Canadian Postal code	E4J
Area code(s)	506
Telephone Exchange	215 372
Website	salisburynb.ca

History

Salisbury first became a permanent settlement when settlers from Yorkshire, England, settled there in 1774 (History, Village of Salisbury Website).

Geography

Salisbury is situated on the north bank of the Petitcodiac River, approximately 25 km west of Moncton and Riverview. Salisbury is called the "Home of the Silver Fox", in reference to its role in adopting Silver Fox farming during the early 20th century (as was Alberton in Prince Edward Island).

Services

The village features elementary, middle, and high schools, an outdoor swimming pool, as well as several family-owned shops and churches servicing the surrounding area. There is also a Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron, 580 A/M Hugh Campbell Squadron.

Salisbury is a local service centre for several farming communities which are being transformed into commuter communities in the Petitcodiac River valley. The village is served by Ambulance New Brunswick, Salisbury Fire & Rescue.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Salisbury had a population of 2,387 living in 972 of its 996 total private dwellings, a change of 4.5% from its 2016 population of 2,284. With a land area of 13.56 km² (5.24 sq mi), it had a population density of 176.0/km² (455.9/sq mi) in 2021.[2]

Population trend[3][4][1] Census Population Change (%) 2016 2,284 3.4% 2011 2,208 8.4% 2006 2,036 4.2% 2001 1,954 3.8% 1996 1,878 4.0% 1991 1,805 3.5% 1986 1,742 4.2% 1981 1,672 N/A

Income (2015)[1] Income type By CAD Median total income per capita $29,536 Median Household Income $58,478 Median Family Income $69,461

Mother tongue (2016) [1] Language Population Pct (%) English 2,095 92.5% French 95 4.2% Other languages 55 2.4% English and French 20 0.9%

Education

• JMA Armstrong High School (9-12)
• Salisbury Middle School (5-8)
• Salisbury Elementary School (K-4)

Notable people

• Hugh Campbell, former Canadian air marshal.
• Austin Claude Taylor, farmer, merchant and political figure.
• Claude Taylor, former Air Canada President
• Stacy Wilson, former women's hockey player.

Bordering communities

• Boundary Creek, New Brunswick
• Gallagher Ridge, New Brunswick
• Price, New Brunswick
• Lewis Mountain, New Brunswick
• Moncton, New Brunswick
• Second North River, New Brunswick
• Kay Settlement
• Upper Coverdale
• River Glade, New Brunswick
• Middlesex, New Brunswick

See also

• Greater Moncton
• List of communities in New Brunswick

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Salisbury, New Brunswick.

• Salisbury Official Website

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