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(Redirected from Saint George, New Brunswick) Unincorporated settlement in New Brunswick, Canada This article is about the community. For the geographic parish, former local service district, and rural census subdivision, see Saint George Parish, New Brunswick.

Place in New Brunswick, Canada
St. George
Magaguadavic River gorge and the St. George Power hydro plantMagaguadavic River gorge and the St. George Power hydro plant
Official seal of St. GeorgeSeal
Nickname: Granite Town
Motto: A Community Strong
St. George is located in New BrunswickSt. GeorgeSt. GeorgeLocation within New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 45°08′N 66°49′W / 45.133°N 66.817°W / 45.133; -66.817
CountryCanada
ProvinceNew Brunswick
CountyCharlotte
MunicipalityEastern Charlotte
Settled1783
Incorporated1904
Area
 • Land16.17 km (6.24 sq mi)
Population
 • Total1,579
 • Density97.7/km (253/sq mi)
 • Change (2016–21)Increase 4.1%
 • Dwellings751
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Postal code(s)E5C
Area code506
Highways
Route 1
Route 172
Route 760
Route 770
Websitewww.townofstgeorge.com

St. George is a community in the Rural Community of Eastern Charlotte, in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada; it was a town until the end of 2022 and is now part of the rural community of Eastern Charlotte. It is located where the Magaguadavic River flows into the Bay of Fundy, between Passamaquoddy Bay and Lake Utopia.

The area was surveyed in 1786. First called Magaguadavic, it was renamed Granite Town after the nearby red-granite quarries. In 1829 it was renamed to the current name, and a post office was established. By 1898 the town's port served the Shore Line Railway, and there were three hotels, four churches, 22 stores, and two mills. It was incorporated as a town in 1904.

During the Second World War, two military bases were opened near the town: A Canadian Army training base known as "Camp Utopia" and a RCAF/RAF Air Station at Pennfield Ridge. By the late 1950s, both bases were closed; Camp Utopia relocated to Camp Gagetown, later CFB Gagetown, and the airfield at Pennfield Ridge served as the first commercial airport for the city of Saint John. From 1983 to 1985, Adex Mining Inc. operated a tungsten/molybdenum mine 40 km north of the town, at Mount Pleasant. Primary employers are aquaculture and a J. D. Irving lumber mill, Lake Utopia Paper.

St. George Power runs a hydroelectric generating station on the Magaguadavic River. It has an installed capacity of 15 MW. It is a run of the river plant, meaning there is no water storage in reservoirs as there is at the Mactaquac Dam.

On 1 January 2023, St. George amalgamated with the village of Blacks Harbour and all or part of five local service districts to form the incorporated rural community of Eastern Charlotte. The community's name remains in official use.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, St. George had a population of 1,579 living in 698 of its 751 total private dwellings, a change of 4.1% from its 2016 population of 1,517. With a land area of 16.17 km (6.24 sq mi), it had a population density of 97.6/km (252.9/sq mi) in 2021.

Canada census – St. George, New Brunswick community profile
202120162011
Population1,579 (+4.1% from 2016)1,517 (-1.7% from 2011)1,543 (+2.1% from 2006)
Land area16.17 km (6.24 sq mi)16.17 km (6.24 sq mi)16.13 km (6.23 sq mi)
Population density97.7/km (253/sq mi)93.8/km (243/sq mi)95.6/km (248/sq mi)
Median age47.2 (M: 46.4, F: 48)45.3 (M: 44.1, F: 46.3)42.3 (M: 40.6, F: 43.4)
Private dwellings700 (total)  681 (total)  673 (total) 
Median household income$68,500$61,472$58,391
Notes: Includes corrections and updates for 2006 data
References: 2021 2016 2011 earlier
Historical Census Data - St. George, New Brunswick
YearPop.±%
1901733—    
1911988+34.8%
19211,110+12.3%
19311,087−2.1%
19411,169+7.5%
19511,263+8.0%
YearPop.±%
19611,133−10.3%
19811,195+5.5%
19861,305+9.2%
19911,345+3.1%
19961,414+5.1%
20011,509+6.7%
YearPop.±%
20061,309−13.3%
2006A1,512+15.5%
20111,543+2.1%
20161,517−1.7%
20211,579+4.1%
(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 %
2021 1,570 1,370 Increase 87.2% 30 n/a% 5 Steady n/a% 145 Increase
2016 1,505 1,345 Decrease 3.6% 90.9% 30 Decrease 25% 1.99% 5 Steady n/a% 0.33% 105 Increase 23.5% 6.98%
2011 1,525 1,395 Increase 13.9% 91.48% 40 Decrease 27.3% 2.62% 5 Steady n/a% 0.33% 85 Increase 183.3% 5.57%
2006 1,310 1,225 Decrease 13.7% 93.51% 55 Decrease 31.2% 4.20% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 30 Increase 200.0% 2.29%
2001 1,510 1,420 Increase 6.0% 94.04% 80 Increase 23.1% 5.30% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 10 Increase 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%

References

  1. ^ "Census Profile of St. George, Town (TV)". Statistics Canada. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  2. "Provincial Archives of New Brunswick". archives.gnb.ca. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  3. "St. George Hydro Facility". Bullfrog Power. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  4. "Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act". Government of New Brunswick. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  5. "RSC 10 Southwest Regional Service Commission". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  6. "Proposed entity names reflect strong ties to nature and history" (Press release). Irishtown, New Brunswick: Government of New Brunswick. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  7. 2006 Census Corrections and updates
  8. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 4 February 2022.
  9. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  10. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  11. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 20 August 2019.
  12. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 18 July 2021.
  13. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  14. "NHS Profile, St. George, T, New Brunswick, 2011". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  15. "Census Profile, 2016 Census St. George, New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 14 August 2019.

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