Saint-Léonard, New Brunswick

Saint-Léonard Ville de Saint-Léonard
Town
Coat of arms
Saint-Léonard Location of Saint-Léonard in New Brunswick
Coordinates: 47°09′45″N 67°55′30″W / 47.1625°N 67.925°W / 47.1625; -67.925
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Madawaska
Parish	Saint-Léonard
Settled	1789
Town Status	1920
Electoral Districts    Federal	Madawaska—Restigouche
Provincial	Restigouche-La-Vallée
Government[1]
• Type	Town Council
• Mayor	Carmel St-Amand
• Deputy Mayor	Kenneth Akerley
• Councillors	List of Members Gail Dubé Guy Michaud Céline Ouellette Henri Soucy Connie Pelletier Tardif
Area[2]
• Total	5.20 km2 (2.01 sq mi)
Elevation	150 to 171 m (492 to 561 ft)
Population (2011)[2][3]
• Total	1,343
• Density	258.3/km2 (669/sq mi)
• Change 2006-11	0.7%
• Census Ranking	1,705 of 5,008
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)
Postal code(s)	E7E
Area code(s)	506 Area exchanges: 421 423
Dwellings	574
Median Income*	$33,285 CDN
NTS Map	021O04
GNBC Code	DAADY
Website	www.saint-leonard.ca
Median household income, 2005 (all households)

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Saint-Léonard is a Canadian town in Madawaska County, New Brunswick.^[4]

Geography

It is located on the east bank of the Saint John River opposite Van Buren, Maine, to which it is connected via the Saint Leonard-Van Buren Bridge.

History

Saint-Léonard was once a popular town during Prohibition in the United States as it was easy to smuggle alcohol to Van Buren.

The town's economy is driven by potato farming and a J.D. Irving Limited sawmill. Saint-Léonard is officially bilingual but it is predominantly a Francophone community.

On June 30, 2008, a truck carrying 12 million bees overturned near Saint-Léonard. This accident was the first of its kind in New Brunswick.^[5]

Education

It has a single school, École Grande-Riviere.

Demographics

Population trend[6][7] Census Population Change (%) 2011 1,343 0.7% 2006 1,352 2.4% 2001 1,385 4.5% 1996 1,450 6.1% 1991 1,545 7.8% 1961 1,666 17.4% 1951 1,419 29.6% 1941 1,095 N/A

Mother tongue language (2006)[2] Language Population Pct (%) French only 1,165 89.62% English only 70 5.38% Other languages 55 4.23% Both English and French 10 0.77%

History

Notable people

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick

References

1. ↑ Government of New Brunswick website: Saint-Leonard
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Léonard, New Brunswick
3. ↑ Statistics Canada Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses
4. ↑ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Saint-Léonard
5. ↑ "Lorry carrying 12m bees overturns". BBC News Online. 2008-07-01. Retrieved 2008-07-01. 
6. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
7. ↑ , Census 1941-1951

External links

Media related to Saint-Léonard (Nouveau-Brunswick) at Wikimedia Commons

• Town of Saint-Leonard

Saint-Leonard railroad station

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Coordinates: 47°09′45″N 67°55′30″W / 47.16250°N 67.92500°W / 47.16250; -67.92500 (St. Leonard)