St. George, New Brunswick

St. George
Town

Magaguadavic River gorge in St. George

Seal
Nickname(s): A Community Proud
St. George

Location within New Brunswick.

Coordinates: 45°08′N 66°49′W / 45.133°N 66.817°W / 45.133; -66.817Coordinates: 45°08′N 66°49′W / 45.133°N 66.817°W / 45.133; -66.817
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
County Charlotte County
Settled 1783
Incorporated October 17, 1904
Government
  Type Town Council
  Mayor Crystal Cook
  Deputy Mayor Faith Avery
Area[1]
  Total 16.13 km2 (6.23 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 1,543
  Density 95.7/km2 (248/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Increase 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.

Demographics

Population

Canada census – St. George, New Brunswick community profile
2011 2006 2001
Population: 1,543 (+2.1% from 2006) 1,512 (+0.2% from 2001) 1,509 (+6.7% from 1996)
Land area: 16.13 km2 (6.23 sq mi) 16.13 km2 (6.23 sq mi) 16.13 km2 (6.23 sq mi)
Population density: 95.6/km2 (248/sq mi) 93.7/km2 (243/sq mi) 93.5/km2 (242/sq mi)
Median age: 42.3 (M: 40.6, F: 43.4) 40.1 (M: 39.3, F: 41.5) 36.8 (M: 35.7, F: 38.2)
Total private dwellings: 673 552 637
Median household income: $58,391 $45,112 $43,030
Notes: Includes corrections and updates for 2006 data[2] – References: 2011[1] 2006[3] 2001[4]
Historical Census Data - St. George, New Brunswick[5]
YearPop.±%
1901733    
1911988+34.8%
19211,110+12.3%
19311,087−2.1%
19411,169+7.5%
YearPop.±%
19511,263+8.0%
19611,133−10.3%
19811,195+5.5%
19861,305+9.2%
19911,345+3.1%
YearPop.±%
19961,414+5.1%
20011,509+6.7%
20061,309−13.3%
2006A1,512+15.5%
20111,543+2.1%
(A) population and dwelling count amendments

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - St. George, New Brunswick[5]
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 Increase 13.9% 91.48% 40 Decrease 27.3% 2.62% 5 Increase n/a% 0.33% 85 Increase 183.3% 5.57%
2006
1,310
1,225 Decrease 13.7% 93.51% 55 Increase 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%

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. As of May 2016, Tucker was replaced as mayor by Crystal Cook, who was voted in during a municipal election and who remains the mayor as of today.

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: St. George, New Brunswick
  2. 2006 Census Corrections and updates
  3. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
  4. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
  5. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

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