Saint-François-de-Madawaska, New Brunswick

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Saint-François-de-Madawaska
Village
Skyline of Saint-François-de-Madawaska
Saint-François-de-Madawaska, New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick
Saint-François-de-Madawaska, New Brunswick
Location of Saint-François-de-Madawaska, New Brunswick
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Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Madawaska
Parish Saint-François
Village Status 1966
Electoral Districts   
Federal
Madawaska—Restigouche
Provincial Madawaska-les-Lacs
Government[1]
 • Type Village Council
 • Mayor Gérard Cyr Cyr
 • Councillors
List of Members
  • Colette Levesque
  • Chantal Veilleux
  • Pierre Ouellette
  • Sylvain St-Onge
Area[2]
 • Total 6.34 km2 (2.45 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2][3]
 • Total 533
 • Density 84.1/km2 (218/sq mi)
 • Change 2001-06 Decrease8.9%
 • Census Ranking 2,806 of 5,008
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)
Area code(s) 506
Dwellings 264
Median Income* $42,685 CDN
Access Routes Route 205
Route 215
  • Median household income, 2005 (all households)

Saint-François-de-Madawaska (2011 pop.: 533) is a Canadian village in Madawaska County, New Brunswick.[4]

The village is known as the province's "Chicken Capital", referring to its role in the poultry industry. Former and merged names for the community include Webster's Creek and Winding Ledges.

Nearby attractions include Glazier Lake and the Forges Jos B. Michaud, a blacksmith museum.

The largest employers of the village include a poultry slaughtering factory and processing plant owned by Maple Lodge, two chicken-raising company owned by Westco.

Demographics

History

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

Notable people

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ Government of New Brunswick website: Saint-François-de-Madawaska
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-François-de-Madawaska, New Brunswick
  3. ↑ Statistics Canada Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses
  4. ↑ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Saint-François-de-Madawaska
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census


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