St. George, New Brunswick

St. George
Town
Magaguadavic River gorge in St. George
Official seal of St. George Seal
Nickname(s): The Granite Town
St. George Location within New Brunswick.
Coordinates:
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Charlotte County
Settled	1783
Incorporated	October 17, 1904
Government
• Type	Town Council
• Mayor (Acting)	Sharon Tucker
• Deputy Mayor (Acting)	Derek Hatt
Area
• Total	16.13 km2 (6.23 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	1,543
• Density	95.7/km2 (248/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	17.9%
• Dwellings	673
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)
Postal code(s)	E5C
Area code(s)	506
Highways Route 1 Route 172	Route 760 Route 770
Website	www.town.stgeorge.nb.ca

St. George is a Canadian town in Charlotte County, New Brunswick.

Geography

St. George is nicknamed the "Granite Town" and is located on the Magaguadavic River between Passamaquoddy Bay and Lake Utopia. It is 70 km west of Saint John. The Magaguadavic River flows through the town and into a large gorge and the St. George Dam at St. George, with cliffs on either side, there are also 5 or 6 caves.

History

The town was founded by Peter Clinch, a United Empire Loyalist who emigrated from the United States in 1784. Several granite quarries operated in the nineteenth and early twentieth century.

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

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - St. George, New Brunswick
Year Pop. ±% 1901 733 —     1911 988 +34.8% 1921 1,110 +12.3% 1931 1,087 −2.1% 1941 1,169 +7.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1951 1,263 +8.0% 1961 1,133 −10.3% 1981 1,195 +5.5% 1986 1,305 +9.2% 1991 1,345 +3.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1996 1,414 +5.1% 2001 1,509 +6.7% 2006 1,309 −13.3% 2006A 1,512 +15.5% 2011 1,543 +2.1%
(A) population and dwelling count amendments

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - St. George, New Brunswick 2006 language data inaccurate due to unresolved census errors
Census		Total		English				French				English & French				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		1,525		1,395	13.9%	91.48%		40	27.3%	2.62%		5	n/a%	0.33%		85	183.3%	5.57%
2006		1,310		1,225	13.7%	93.51%		55	31.2%	4.20%		0	0.0%	0.00%		30	200.0%	2.29%
2001		1,510		1,420	6.0%	94.04%		80	23.1%	5.30%		0	0.0%	0.00%		10	n/a%	0.66%
1996		1,405		1,340	n/a	95.37%		65	n/a	4.63%		0	n/a	0.00%		0	n/a	0.00%

Government

The municipal government consist of a Mayor and five Councillors. After the 2012 municipal election, Danny Henry replaced the incumbent Sharon Tucker. Tucker was mayor since 2007. However Henry resigned during the summer of 2013 and Sharon Tucker regained her title as a result of uncontested by-election in October 2013.

The Town of St. George is within the Provincial electoral district of Fundy-The Isles-Saint John West and the Federal riding of New Brunswick Southwest.

Transportation

The town is centered mainly between Route 1 to the North, Route 172 to the south-east along the most southern portion of Route 770.

Notable people

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

External links

• Town of St. George
• Charlotte County Guide
• St. George Power Dam