Elgin, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 45°48′00″N 65°07′01″W / 45.800°N 65.117°W
Elgin is a Canadian rural community in Albert County, New Brunswick.
It is situated in the western part of the county, approximately 14 kilometres south of Petitcodiac around the intersection of Route 905, and Route 895
Elgin's economy is centred on agriculture and forestry, including dairy and beef production, as well as maple sugar and wild blueberry production. Elgin is also home of the Kent Hills Wind Farm, one of the largest wind farms in New Brunswick.
History
The Elgin area was settled by John Geldart in 1811. Upon his arrival on the Pollett River, there were no roads and extremely dense forest.
The community was named after James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin who was the Governor of the United Province of Canada.
In 1874 the Elgin, Petitcodiac and Havelock Railway was incorporated and a branch line was constructed south from the Intercolonial Railway mainline at Petitcodiac to Elgin, along with a branch line north from Petitcodiac to Havelock. The railway was reincorporated as the Elgin and Havelock Railway in 1894. Construction to Elgin was assisted by the community, which borrowed $13,000 (1874 value) from the county as an incentive.
Demographics
These general statistics are the newest ones available from 1996 Elgin ~ New Brunswick Population in 1996 1,027 ~ 738,133
Population Break-Down for the Parish of Elgin
Total ~ Male ~ Female
Total - All persons 1,030 ~ 530 ~ 500
Language(s) first learned and still understood
Total ~ Male ~ Female
Total - All persons 1,025 ~ 530 ~ 500
English 975 ~ 500 ~ 475
French 20 ~ 10 ~ 5
Both Bilingual 5 ~ 0 ~ 0
Other languages (5) ~ 25 ~ 10
Geography Land area (Km²) 433.44
Industry 1. All Persons in local industries 2. Persons in agriculture and other resource-based industries (primary) 3. Persons in manufacturing and construction industries (secondary) 4. Persons in service industries (tertiary
Total ~ Male ~ Female
Total - All persons 445 ~ 300 ~ 150
85 ~ 60 ~ 25
95 ~ 85 ~ 10
265 ~ 150 ~ 115
Notable people
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References
Neighbouring communities
- Gowland Mountain
- Pollett River
- Midland
- Churchs Corner
- Meadow