Eel River Crossing | |
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Coordinates: 48°00′45″N 66°25′15″W / 48.0125°N 66.420833°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
County | Restigouche |
Parish | Dalhousie |
Founded | 1875 |
Incorporated | November 9, 1966 |
Electoral Districts Federal | Madawaska—Restigouche |
Provincial | Dalhousie-Restigouche East |
Government | |
• Type | Village Council |
• Mayor | Denis D. Savoie |
• Councillors | List of Members
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Area | |
• Land | 65.48 km2 (25.28 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 1,953 |
• Density | 29.8/km2 (77/sq mi) |
• Change 2011 revised - 2016 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 893 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
Postal code(s) |
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Area code(s) | 506 |
Highways ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
Median Income* | $42,411 CDN |
Website | http://www.ercvillage.com/ |
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Eel River Crossing (2016 population: 1,953[2]) is a Canadian village in Restigouche County, New Brunswick.[3]
The village branded itself Eel River Dundee in 2018[4] but the legal name remains Eel River Crossing.
Eel River (Chaleur Bay) A descriptive derived from the French designation Anguille. Anse a l'Anguille changed to Eel River Cove by petition on October 14, 1950.[5]
In Mi'kmaq, Eel River was known as Okpĕgŭnchĭk which meant "discoloured foam on the water".[6]
History
Usually simplified to simply Eel River, the village is situated on the Eel River. It received the name "Crossing" after the Intercolonial Railway built its Halifax-Rivière-du-Loup main line through the community in 1875.
Demographics
Notable people
See also
References
- ^ "Eel River Crossing". Government of New Brunswick. Archived from the original on June 11, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "Census Profile, 2016 Census Eel River Crossing, Village [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
- ^ "Eel River Crossing". New Brunswick Provincial Archives.
- ^ "History". Eel River Dundee. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ Hamilton, William (1978). The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names. Toronto: Macmillan. p. 74. ISBN 0-7715-9754-1.
- ^ Rand, Silas Tertius (1875-01-01). A First Reading Book in the Micmac Language: Comprising the Micmac Numerals, and the Names of the Different Kinds of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Trees, &c. of the Maritime Provinces of Canada. Also, Some of the Indian Names of Places, and Many Familiar Words and Phrases, Translated Literally Into English. Nova Scotia Printing Company.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
- ^ 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Eel River Crossing, New Brunswick
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