Drummond, New Brunswick

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Drummond (2001 population: 932) is a Canadian village in Victoria County, New Brunswick.

It is located in rolling farm land approximately 5 kilometres southeast of Grand Falls; roughly 95% of its residents are Francophone.

The village was first settled by Irish immigrants in the 1850s. It was named after Gordon Drummond, a Major in the British Army.

[edit] Trivia

• Acadian settlement occurred during the latter half of the 19th century.

• Drummond's economy is centred on the potato industry.

• Cereals such as wheat, barley and oats are grown mainly as crop rotation.

• Ron Turcotte, who won the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in 1973, was born in Drummond.

• Drummond is known to have some of the best soil for growing potatoes in New Brunswick.

• More than 50% of the potatoes grown are sold for processing to McCain Foods Limited.

• More than 45% of the potatoes are grown as seed potatoes destined outside of New Brunswick.

[edit] Farms as of 2008

• Bard Farms Ltd.
• Alain S. Cote
• Gilles Pierre Cote
• Enoil Cote
• Fermes F.C. Daigle Inc.
• Fermes L.P. Desjardins Inc.
• Fermes Gilles Desjardins Ltd.
• Fermes Semences Desjardins Seed Farms Ltd.
• Les Fermes Dionnes Ltee.
• Fermes Givskud Inc.
• Fermes Godbout
• Fermes Levesque
• Leon Michaud
• Albert Jr. Moreau
• Ouellette Seed Farms Ltd.
• Jean-Marie Pelletier
• Marcel Pelletier
• Rino Pelletier
• Hans Rademaker
• Rick Rademaker
• Tepper Farms Ltd.
• Tobique Farms Ltd.
• Fermes Robert Theriault
• Fermes L.P. Theriault Ltd.
• Eveleigh Watson
• Robert Watson

Village de Drummond (FR)

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Coordinates: 47°2′6.9″N, 67°41′6.6″W