Saint-François-de-Madawaska, New Brunswick

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	6.34 km2 (2.45 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2][3]
• Total	533
• Density	84.1/km2 (218/sq mi)
• Change 2001–06	8.9%
• 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

Population trend[5] Census Population Change (%) 2011 533 8.9% 2006 585 2.3% 2001 572 9.4% 1996 631 4.5% 1991 661 N/A

Mother tongue language (2006)[2] Language Population Pct (%) French only 550 94.02% English only 25 4.27% Both English and French 10 1.71% Other languages 0 0.00%

History

Notable people

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick

References

1. ↑ Government of New Brunswick website: Saint-François-de-Madawaska
2. 1 2 3 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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Coordinates: 47°14′33″N 68°42′18″W / 47.24250°N 68.70500°W / 47.24250; -68.70500 (Saint-François-de-Madawaska)