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Lac Baker
View of Lake Baker from Lac Baker
Location of Lac Baker, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 47°20′06″N 68°38′24″W / 47.335°N 68.64°W / 47.335; -68.64
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Madawaska
Parish	Lac Baker
Town	Haut-Madawaska
Incorporated	1967
Electoral Districts    Federal	Madawaska—Restigouche
Provincial	Madawaska-les-Lacs
Area
• Land	37.24 km (14.38 sq mi)
Population
• Total	685
• Density	18.4/km (48/sq mi)
• Change (2016–21)	0.7%
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code	506
Dwellings	505
Median Household Income*	$54,443 CDN
Access Routes	Route 120
Median household income, 2015 (all households)

Lac Baker is a Canadian community in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, formerly an incorporated village but now part of the town of Haut-Madawaska.

It is adjacent to the shore of Lake Baker, which derives its name from that of John Baker, founder of Baker Brook.

History

On 1 January 2023, Lac Baker amalgamated with the rural community of Haut-Madawaska to form the new town of Haut-Madawaska. The community's name remains in official use.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lac Baker had a population of 685 living in 336 of its 459 total private dwellings, a change of -0.7% from its 2016 population of 690. With a land area of 37.24 km (14.38 sq mi), it had a population density of 18.4/km (47.6/sq mi) in 2021.

Population trend Census Population Change (%) 2016 690 4.0 % 2011 719 2.0 % 2006 705 (Adjusted) 25.2% 2001 226 0.0% 1996 226 1.3% 1991 229 N/A

Mother tongue (2016) Language Population Pct (%) French only 630 92.7% English only 35 5.1% Both English and French 10 1.5% Other languages 5 0.7%

Notable people

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick

References

1. ^ "Census Profile of Lac Baker". Statistics Canada. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
2. "Lac-Baker". New Brunswick Provincial Archives.
3. "Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act". Government of New Brunswick. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
4. "Proposed entity names reflect strong ties to nature and history" (Press release). Irishtown, New Brunswick: Government of New Brunswick. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
6. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Lac Baker, New Brunswick
7. 2011 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Lac Baker, New Brunswick
8. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Lac Baker, Village [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 21, 2019.

External links

• Official website (French)

v t e Places adjacent to Lac Baker, New Brunswick
Saint-Jean-de-Lalande  Quebec Lac Baker Saint-François-de-Madawaska Clair Baker Brook

47°20′06″N 68°38′24″W / 47.33500°N 68.64000°W / 47.33500; -68.64000 (Lac Baker)

• Communities in Madawaska County, New Brunswick
• Former villages in New Brunswick
• 2023 disestablishments in New Brunswick