Kedgwick is a Canadian incorporated rural community in northern New Brunswick, Canada. On 1 January 2023, Kedgwick annexed a large area including the local service districts of St. Jean Baptiste – Menneval and White's Brook, with parts of two others;[3][4] revised census figures have not been released.
Kedgwick | |
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 Seal | |
| Motto: "Soutiens Par Ta Richesse Leur Courage" | |
  Kedgwick Location within New Brunswick. | |
| Coordinates: 47°39′N 67°20′W / 47.65°N 67.34°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| County | Restigouche |
| Parish | Grimmer |
| Incorporated | 1966 |
| Rural community | 2011 |
| Electoral Districts Federal | Madawaska—Restigouche |
| Provincial | Restigouche West |
| Government | |
| • Type | Kedgwick Village Council |
| • Mayor | Éric Gagnon |
| Area | |
| • Land | 649.36 km2 (250.72 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 1,986 |
| • Density | 3.1/km2 (8/sq mi) |
| • Change (2016–21) |  1.1% |
| • Dwellings | 951 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 506 |
Highways Route 17 |  Route 260 |
A variation of the original Micmac Madawamkedjwik, the name was "shortened by the river men to Tom Kedgwick or Kedgwick" (Ganong). Of uncertain meaning. Appears as Grande Fourche, " Big Fork", on some maps; however, the older variant prevailed.[5]
History
editOriginally a local improvement district, then an incorporated village, Kedgwick became a rural community in 2012 when it amalgamated with the surrounding local service district of the parish of Grimmer.[7]
Geography
editLocated in the Appalachian Mountains in the western part of the county, Kedgwick is approximately 75 kilometres southwest of Campbellton and 15 kilometres east of the Restigouche River along Route 17.
Being surrounded by woods, Kedgwick is spectacular during the Fall season. Every autumn the population celebrates it with the "Festival d'Automne" (Fall fest).[8]
Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Kedgwick had a population of 1,986 living in 913 of its 951 total private dwellings, a change of 1.1% from its 2016 population of 1,964. With a land area of 649.36 km2 (250.72 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.1/km2 (7.9/sq mi) in 2021.[2]
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LanguageeditMother tongue (2016)[11]
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Climate
editKedgwick has a humid continental climate (Dfb) and once had a subarctic climate (Dfc). Summer consists of warm days and cool nights with about half of all days experiencing rain. Winter consists of cold days and frigid nights below zero with extremely heavy annual snowfall averaging 103 inches (261 cm). Kedgwick is one of the coldest and snowiest inhabited places in New Brunswick.[12]
| Climate data for Kedgwick (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 12.5 (54.5) |
13.5 (56.3) |
16.5 (61.7) |
24.0 (75.2) |
33.0 (91.4) |
33.9 (93.0) |
33.3 (91.9) |
36.7 (98.1) |
31.1 (88.0) |
25.6 (78.1) |
18.3 (64.9) |
12.8 (55.0) |
36.7 (98.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −9.5 (14.9) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
0.3 (32.5) |
7.7 (45.9) |
15.8 (60.4) |
20.7 (69.3) |
23.4 (74.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
17.1 (62.8) |
9.8 (49.6) |
1.5 (34.7) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
8.1 (46.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −15 (5) |
−12.5 (9.5) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
2.1 (35.8) |
9.0 (48.2) |
14.0 (57.2) |
16.9 (62.4) |
15.8 (60.4) |
10.5 (50.9) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
2.2 (36.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −20.4 (−4.7) |
−18.5 (−1.3) |
−12.0 (10.4) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
2.2 (36.0) |
7.2 (45.0) |
10.3 (50.5) |
9.1 (48.4) |
3.9 (39.0) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−15.4 (4.3) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −41.7 (−43.1) |
−43.9 (−47.0) |
−38.3 (−36.9) |
−27.8 (−18.0) |
−15.0 (5.0) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
−32.2 (−26.0) |
−41.1 (−42.0) |
−43.9 (−47.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 72.4 (2.85) |
59.1 (2.33) |
49.8 (1.96) |
61.3 (2.41) |
84.1 (3.31) |
106.0 (4.17) |
122.4 (4.82) |
103.4 (4.07) |
85.6 (3.37) |
95.4 (3.76) |
80.1 (3.15) |
73.0 (2.87) |
992.5 (39.07) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 11.5 (0.45) |
2.6 (0.10) |
9.4 (0.37) |
41.5 (1.63) |
83.4 (3.28) |
106.0 (4.17) |
122.4 (4.82) |
103.4 (4.07) |
85.6 (3.37) |
93.8 (3.69) |
51.5 (2.03) |
20.8 (0.82) |
731.9 (28.81) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 60.9 (24.0) |
56.5 (22.2) |
40.3 (15.9) |
19.9 (7.8) |
0.7 (0.3) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
1.6 (0.6) |
28.6 (11.3) |
52.2 (20.6) |
260.7 (102.6) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 10.6 | 8.6 | 7.7 | 10.2 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.6 | 14.7 | 13.2 | 12.4 | 11.5 | 10.4 | 144.7 |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 1.8 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 7.3 | 14.5 | 15.3 | 15.6 | 14.7 | 13.2 | 12.1 | 6.9 | 2.5 | 107.1 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 9.3 | 7.9 | 6.3 | 3.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.75 | 5.4 | 8.7 | 42.5 |
| Source: Environment Canada[13] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ Government of New Brunswick website: Kedgwick Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c "Census Profile of Kedgwick". Statistics Canada. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ "Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act". Government of New Brunswick. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "RSC 2 Restigouche Regional Service Commission". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ Hamilton, William (1978). The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names. Toronto: Macmillan. p. 78. ISBN 0-7715-9754-1.
- ^ Kedgwick Forestry Museum
- ^ "Rural Community of Kedgwick Regulation - Municipalities Act". Attorney General. Province of New Brunswick. December 15, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
- ^ Festival d'Automne
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Kedgwick, New Brunswick
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Kedgwick, Rural community [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
- ^ Canada, Environment and Climate Change (2011-02-09). "Canadian Climate Normals 1961-1990 Station Data - Climate - Environment and Climate Change Canada". climate.weather.gc.ca. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
- ^ "Kedgwick, New Brunswick". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010. Environment Canada. Archived from the original on 2020-10-31. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
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