Saint-François-de-Madawaska, New Brunswick

Saint-François-de-Madawaska
—  Village  —
Location of Saint-François-de-Madawaska, New Brunswick
Coordinates:
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Madawaska
Parish Saint-François
Village Status 1966
Electoral Districts   
Federal

Madawaska—Restigouche
Provincial Madawaska-les-Lacs
Government[1]
 • Type Village Council
 • Mayor Raoul Cyr
 • Councillors
Area[2]
 • Total 6.34 km2 (2.4 sq mi)
Population (2006)[2][3]
 • Total 585
 • Density 92.3/km2 (239.1/sq mi)
 • Change 2001-06 2.3%
 • Census Ranking 2,806 of 5,008
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)
Area code(s) 506
Dwellings 267
Median Income* $42,685 CDN
Access Routes Route 205
Route 215
*Median household income, 2005 (all households)

Saint-François-de-Madawaska (2006 pop.: 585) is a Canadian village in Madawaska County, New Brunswick.[4]

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 companies owned by Jean-Paul Ouellette and Westco.

Demographics

Population trend[5]

Census Population Change (%)
2006 585 2.3%
2001 572 9.4%
1996 631 4.5%
1991 661 N/A

Mother tongue language (2006)[2]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 550 94.02%
English only 25 4.27%
Both English and French 10 1.71%
Other languages 0 0.00%

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