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Pointe-Verte | |
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Community (Dissolved village) | |
  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 |
Pointe-Verte (English: Green Point) is a community in the town of Belle-Baie in Gloucester County, New Brunswick. It was a village from 1966 until 2023, when it amalgamated with surrounding municipalities to form the town of Belle-Baie.
History
[edit]On 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
[edit]Located on Chaleur Bay 30 km north of Bathurst, the village's main industry is lobster and scallop fishing, as well as forestry.
Demographics
[edit]In 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 | English | French & English | Other | |||||||||||||
| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2021 | 845 | 720 | 8.28% | 85.21% | 115 |  35.29% | 13.61% | 5 | 66.66% | 0.59% | 5 |  0.0% | 0.05% | |||||
2016 | 885 | 785 | 9.24% | 88.70% | 85 | 6.25% | 9.6% | 15 | 50.0% | 1.69% | 5 | 0.0% | 0.5% | |||||
2011 | 955 | 865 | 2.8% | 90.57% | 80 | 45.5% | 8.38% | 10 | 0.0% | 1.05% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | |||||
2006 | 955 | 890 | 6.8% | 93.19% | 55 | 26.7% | 5.76% | 10 | 0.0% | 1.05% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | |||||
2001 | 1,040 | 955 | 11.2% | 91.83% | 75 | 66.7% | 7.21% | 10 | n/a% | 0.96% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | |||||
1996 | 1,120 | 1,075 | n/a | 95.98% | 45 | n/a | 4.02% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | |||||
Notable people
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[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.
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