Pointe-Verte is a community in the town of Belle-Baie in Gloucester County, New Brunswick. It was a village from 1966 to 2023, when it was amalgamated with surrounding municipalities to form the town of Belle-Baie.
Pointe-Verte | |
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  Pointe-Verte Location within New Brunswick. | |
| Coordinates: 47°51′N 65°46′W / 47.850°N 65.767°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| County | Gloucester |
| Parish | Beresford |
| Town | Belle-Baie |
| Village | 1966 |
| Area | |
| • Land | 13.76 km2 (5.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 865 |
| • Density | 62.9/km2 (163/sq mi) |
| • Change 2016–21 |  2.4% |
| • Dwellings | 433 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Postal code | |
| Area code | 506 |
| Highways |  Route 134  Route 11 |
| Website | www |
History
editOn January 1, 2023, Pointe-Verte amalgamated with Beresford, Nigadoo, Petit-Rocher, and all or part of ten local service districts to form the new town of Belle-Baie.[2][3] The community's name remains in official use.[4]
Geography
editLocated on Chaleur Bay 30 km north of Bathurst, the village's main industry is lobster and scallop fishing, as well as forestry.
Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Pointe-Verte had a population of 865 living in 400 of its 433 total private dwellings, a change of -2.4% from its 2016 population of 886. With a land area of 13.76 km2 (5.31 sq mi), it had a population density of 62.9/km2 (162.8/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 865 (-2.4% from 2016) | 886 (-9.2% from 2011) | 976 (+0.5% from 2006) |
| Land area | 13.76 km2 (5.31 sq mi) | 13.76 km2 (5.31 sq mi) | 13.79 km2 (5.32 sq mi) |
| Population density | 62.9/km2 (163/sq mi) | 64.4/km2 (167/sq mi) | 70.8/km2 (183/sq mi) |
| Median age | 58 (M: 57.2, F: 58) | 54.8 (M: 54.4, F: 55.1) | 51.8 (M: 51.9, F: 51.6) |
| Private dwellings | 400 (total) | 410 (total) | 464 (total) |
| Median household income | $55,168 | $57,766 |
Language
edit| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Pointe-Verte, New Brunswick[5] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Census | Total | French
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English
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French & English
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Other
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2021
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845
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720 | 8.28%
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85.21% | 115 |  35.29%
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13.61% | 5 | 66.66%
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0.59% | 5 |  0.0%
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0.05% | |||||
2016
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885
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785 | 9.24%
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88.70% | 85 | 6.25%
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9.6% | 15 | 50.0%
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1.69% | 5 | 0.0%
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0.5% | |||||
2011
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955
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865 | 2.8%
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90.57% | 80 | 45.5%
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8.38% | 10 | 0.0%
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1.05% | 0 | 0.0%
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0.00% | |||||
2006
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955
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890 | 6.8%
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93.19% | 55 | 26.7%
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5.76% | 10 | 0.0%
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1.05% | 0 | 0.0%
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0.00% | |||||
2001
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1,040
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955 | 11.2%
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91.83% | 75 | 66.7%
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7.21% | 10 | n/a%
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0.96% | 0 | 0.0%
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0.00% | |||||
1996
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1,120
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1,075 | n/a | 95.98% | 45 | n/a | 4.02% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | |||||
Notable people
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Census Profile of Pointe-Verte, Village (VL)". Statistics Canada. December 6, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ^ "Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act". Government of New Brunswick. October 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ^ "RSC 3 Chaleur Regional Service Commission". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ^ "Proposed entity names reflect strong ties to nature and history" (Press release). Irishtown, New Brunswick: Government of New Brunswick. May 25, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
External links
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