Saint-François-de-Madawaska, New Brunswick

Village in New Brunswick, Canada

47°14′33″N 68°42′18″W / 47.2425°N 68.705°W / 47.2425; -68.705Country

New BrunswickCounty Madawaska Parish Saint-FrançoisVillage Status1966Electoral Districts
Federal
Madawaska—RestigoucheProvincialMadawaska-les-LacsGovernment

^[1]

• TypeVillage Council • MayorGérard Cyr Cyr • Councillors

List of Members

Colette Levesque
Chantal Veilleux
Pierre Ouellette
Sylvain St-Onge

Area

^[2]

• Total6.39 km² (2.47 sq mi)Population

(2016)^[2]

• Total470 • Density73.5/km² (190/sq mi) • Change 2011–16

11.8%Time zoneUTC-4 (AST) • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)Area code 506Dwellings265Median Household Income*$45,952 CDNAccess Routes

Route 205

Route 215

Median household income, 2015 (all households)

Saint-François-de-Madawaska (2016 pop.: 470^[2]) is a former Canadian village in Madawaska County, New Brunswick.^[3]

The village is known as the province's "Chicken Capital", referring to its role in the poultry industry. Former and merged names for the community include Webster's Creek and Winding Ledges.

Nearby attractions include Glazier Lake and the Forges Jos B. Michaud, a blacksmith museum.

The largest employers of the village include a poultry slaughtering factory and processing plant owned by Maple Lodge, two chicken-raising company owned by Westco.

Demographics

Population trend^[4]^[5]^[2]

Census	Population	Change (%)
2016	470	11.8%
2011	533	8.9%
2006	585	2.3%
2001	572	9.4%
1996	631	4.5%
1991	661	N/A

Mother tongue (2016)^[2]

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	440	94.6%
English only	20	4.3%
Both English and French	5	1.1%
Other languages	0	0%

History

Notable people

References

^ Government of New Brunswick website: Saint-François-de-Madawaska Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Saint-François de Madawaska, Village [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
^ "Saint-François-de-Madawaska". New Brunswick Provincial Archives.
^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
^ Statistics Canada^{[permanent dead link]} Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses