Saint-François-de-Madawaska

Saint-François-de-Madawaska
Saint-François-de-Madawaska
Village
	Location of Saint-François-de-Madawaska, New Brunswick
	Coordinates: 47°14′33″N 68°42′18″W / 47.2425°N 68.705°W
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Madawaska
Parish	Saint-François
Village Status	1966
Electoral Districts ; Federal	; Madawaska—Restigouche
Provincial	Madawaska-les-Lacs
Government
• Type	Village Council
• Mayor	Gérard Cyr Cyr
• Councillors	List of Members Colette Levesque; Chantal Veilleux; Pierre Ouellette; Sylvain St-Onge;
Area
• Total	6.39 km2 (2.47 sq mi)
Population (2016)
• Total	470
• Density	73.5/km2 (190/sq mi)
• Change 2011–16	11.8%
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code	506
Dwellings	265
Median Household Income*	$45,952 CDN
Access Routes	Route 205 ; Route 215
	Median household income, 2015 (all households);

Saint-François-de-Madawaska (2016 pop.: 470^[2]) is a former Canadian village in Madawaska County, New Brunswick.^[3]

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

Population trend^[4]^[5]^[2]

Census	Population	Change (%)
2016	470	11.8%
2011	533	8.9%
2006	585	2.3%
2001	572	9.4%
1996	631	4.5%
1991	661	N/A

Mother tongue (2016)^[2]

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	440	94.6%
English only	20	4.3%
Both English and French	5	1.1%
Other languages	0	0%

History

Notable people

References

^ Government of New Brunswick website: Saint-François-de-Madawaska Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Saint-François de Madawaska, Village [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
^ "Saint-François-de-Madawaska". New Brunswick Provincial Archives.
^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
^ Statistics Canada^{[permanent dead link‍]} Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses

47°14′33″N 68°42′18″W / 47.24250°N 68.70500°W / 47.24250; -68.70500 (Saint-François-de-Madawaska)

[GNB-1] Government of New Brunswick website: Saint-François-de-Madawaska Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine

[census2016-2] "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Saint-François de Madawaska, Village [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 21, 2019.

[3] "Saint-François-de-Madawaska". New Brunswick Provincial Archives.

[4] Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

[5] Statistics Canada^{[permanent dead link‍]} Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses

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Saint-François-de-Madawaska

Contents

Demographics

History

Notable people

See also

References

Saint-François-de-Madawaska
Village

Location of Saint-François-de-Madawaska, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 47°14′33″N 68°42′18″W / 47.2425°N 68.705°W / 47.2425; -68.705
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	6.39 km² (2.47 sq mi)
Population (2016)^[2]
• Total	470
• Density	73.5/km² (190/sq mi)
• Change 2011–16	11.8%
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code	506
Dwellings	265
Median Household Income*	$45,952 CDN
Access Routes	Route 205 Route 215
Median household income, 2015 (all households)