Nackawic | |
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 Nackawic Town Hall | |
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| Nickname: Home of the world's largest axe / Gateway to Mactaquac Country | |
  Nackawic Location of Nackawic in New Brunswick | |
| Coordinates: 46°00′19″N 67°14′09″W / 46.00529°N 67.23594°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| County | York County |
| Parish | Queensbury Parish |
| Municipality | Nackawic-Millville |
| Settled | 1784 |
| Incorporated | 1976 |
| Area | |
| • Land | 7.68 km2 (2.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 139 m (455 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 962 |
| • Density | 125.2/km2 (324/sq mi) |
| • Change (2016–21) |  2.2% |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Canadian Postal code | E6G |
| Area code | 506 |
| Telephone Exchanges | 575, 593 |
| Website | nackawic.com |
Nackawic is a former town in New Brunswick, Canada. It held town status prior to 2023 and is now part of the rural community of Nackawic-Millville. It is approximately 65 km west of the city of Fredericton on the east bank of the Saint John River.
Nackawic, from the Malecite Nelgwaweegek, "straight stream", possibly in reference to how the mouth faces the Saint-John River.[3]
- ^ a b "Census Profile of Nackawic". Statistics Canada. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ White, James (1916). Dictionary of Altitudes in the Dominion of Canada (2nd ed.). Ottawa: Commission of Canada (Mortimer Co.). p. 88.
- ^ Hamilton, William (1978). The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names. Toronto: Macmillan. p. 81. ISBN 0-7715-9754-1.