Campbellton | |
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 Restigouche Sam, with Sugarloaf Mountain in the background | |
 Seal | |
| Nickname: "The City of Two Coasts" | |
  Campbellton Location within New Brunswick | |
| Coordinates: 48°00′18″N 66°40′23″W / 48.005°N 66.673056°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| County | Restigouche |
| Parish | Addington |
| Founded | 1837 |
| Town Status | 1889 |
| City Status | 1958 |
| Madawaska—Restigouche |
| Provincial | Campbellton-Dalhousie |
| Government | |
| • Type | City Council |
| • Mayor | Ian Comeau |
| • Councillors | List of Members
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| • CAO | Manon Cloutier |
| Area | |
• City | 18.57 km2 (7.17 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 17.80 km2 (6.87 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,090.49 km2 (421.04 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 148 m (486 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• City | 7,047 |
| • Density | 379.5/km2 (983/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 8,833 |
| • Urban density | 496.1/km2 (1,285/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 11,986 |
| • Metro density | 4.2/km2 (11.0/sq mi) |
| • Change (2016-21) |  2.4% |
| • Dwellings | 3,531 |
| Demonym | Campbelltonian |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (ADT) |
| Postal code(s) |
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| Area code | 506 |
| Highways | |
| Median Income* | $42,130 CDN |
| Website | nbcampbellton |
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Campbellton is a city in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada.[3]
Situated on the south bank of the Restigouche River opposite Pointe-à-la-Croix, Quebec, Campbellton was officially incorporated in 1889 and achieved city status in 1958.
Forestry and tourism are major industries in the regional economy, while a pulp mill in the Campbellton community of Atholville is the largest single employer in the area. As part of the tourism "industry", wealthy sportfishermen seeking Atlantic salmon flock to the scenic Restigouche Valley every summer. The region sees extensive annual snowfall. Alpine and Nordic ski facilities at Sugarloaf Provincial Park provide winter recreation opportunities for both visitors and local residents. Campbellton is also a local retail and service centre.
On 1 January 2023, Campbellton amalgamated with the villages of Atholville and Tide Head, the local service district (LSD) of Glencoe and parts of four other LSDs;[4][5] its new population was estimated at 12,000 using 2021 census data.[6] The names of the annexed communities remain in official use.[7]
- ^ "Government of New Brunswick website: Campbellton". Archived from the original on 2009-08-14. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
- ^ a b "2021 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Campbellton, New Brunswick". Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 2021. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
- ^ "Campbellton". New Brunswick Provincial Archives.
- ^ "Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act". Government of New Brunswick. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ "RSC 2 Restigouche Regional Service Commission". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ "2023 Local Government and Rural District Statistics for New Brunswick" (PDF). Government of New Brunswick. p. 5. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "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.