Baker-Brook, New Brunswick

Not to be confused with Bakers Brook.
Village of Baker-Brook
Village
Village of Baker-Brook

Location of Baker-Brook, New Brunswick

Coordinates: 47°18′09″N 68°30′36″W / 47.3025°N 68.51°W / 47.3025; -68.51
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Madawaska
Parish Baker Brook
Village Status 1967
Electoral Districts   
Federal

Madawaska—Restigouche
Provincial Madawaska-les-Lacs
Government[1]
  Type Village Council
  Mayor Francine Caron
  Councillors
Area[2]
  Total 12.29 km2 (4.75 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 585
  Density 47.6/km2 (123/sq mi)
  Change 2006-11 Increase11.4%
  Census Ranking 2,944 of 5,008
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
  Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)
Area code(s) 506
Dwellings 236
Median Income* $37,983 CDN
Access Routes Route 120
  • Median household income, 2005 (all households)

Baker-Brook (2011 population: 585) is a village in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada.[4]

Geography

It is located on the Saint John River 20 kilometres west of Edmundston.

History

The village takes its name from 19th-century sawmill businessman John Baker.

In 1818, Baker, a native of Maine, settled in the area, along with several other American families. He was dissatisfied with the official borders, and in 1827 declared the village to be capital of the "Republic of Madawaska", a self-proclaimed unrecognized sovereign state being part neither of the United States nor of British America (Canada) although comprising portions of both. Baker was subsequently briefly jailed by the British for treason. A US citizen by birth, John Baker continued to live on his settlement as a somewhat reluctant British subject after Baker Brook was officially declared part of New Brunswick.

Demographics

Population trend[5]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 585 Increase11.4%
2006 525 Decrease12.4%
2001 599 Decrease4.8%
1996 629 Decrease3.1%
1991 649 N/A

Mother tongue language (2006)[2]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 500 95.24%
English only 25 4.76%
Both English and French 0 0.00%
Other languages 0 0.00%

Attractions

The local Roman Catholic church, houses noted religious artwork, including stained-glass windows from the workshop of Belgian artist José Gaterrath and the Stations of the Cross by the famous Spanish ceramist Jordi Bonet.

Notable people

See also

References

  1. Government of New Brunswick website: Baker Brook
  2. 1 2 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Baker Brook, New Brunswick
  3. Statistics Canada Mobile Census Profile: Baker-Brook, New Brunswick (Village)
  4. New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Baker Brook
  5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 2011 census

External links



Coordinates: 47°18′09″N 68°30′36″W / 47.30250°N 68.51000°W / 47.30250; -68.51000 (Baker Brook)

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