Caraquet | |
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Town | |
 Aerial view of Caraquet. | |
.svg) Coat of arms  | |
| Motto: Cultural Capital of Acadia | |
  Caraquet Location within New Brunswick. | |
| Coordinates: 47°47′38″N 64°56′19″W / 47.79400°N 64.93855°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| County | Gloucester County |
| Parish | Caraquet |
| Founded | 1731 |
| Incorporated | November 15, 1961 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Mayor | Bernard Thériault |
| Area | |
| • Land | 68.13 km2 (26.31 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 31 m (102 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 4,285 |
| • Density | 62.9/km2 (163/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016–21 |  0.9% |
| • Dwellings | 2,150 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 506 |
Highways  Route 11 |  Route 145  Route 325  Route 335 |
| Website | www |
| Caraquet Range Front Lighthouse | |
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| Constructed | 1903  |
| Foundation | concrete base |
| Construction | wooden tower |
| Height | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Shape | square truncated tower with balcony and lantern[2][3] |
| Markings | white tower, red lantern roof and vertical stripe on the range line |
| Power source | solar power |
| Operator | Canadian Coast Guard |
| Focal height | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Range | 13 nmi (24 km; 15 mi) |
| Characteristic | F Y |
Caraquet (English: /ˈkɑːrəkɛt/[4] French pronunciation: [kaʁakɛt]) is a town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Situated on the shore of Chaleur Bay in the Acadian Peninsula, its name is derived from the Mi'kmaq term for meeting of two rivers. The Caraquet River and Rivière du Nord flow into the Caraquet Bay west of the town.
On 1 January 2023, the town was greatly enlarged by annexing the village of Bas-Caraquet and all or part of seven local service districts;[5][6] the annexed communities' names remain in official use.[7] Revised census figures have not been released.
- ^ a b "Census Profile of Caraquet". Statistics Canada. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Northern New Brunswick". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
- ^ Caraquet Range Front, NB Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved 20 March 2017
- ^ The Canadian Press (2017), The Canadian Press Stylebook (18th ed.), Toronto: The Canadian Press
- ^ "Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act". Government of New Brunswick. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ "RSC 4 Acadian Peninsula Regional Service Commission". Government of New Brunswick. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ "Proposed entity names reflect strong ties to nature and history" (Press release). Irishtown, New Brunswick: Government of New Brunswick. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2023.