Doaktown

Doaktown
Village
Main Southwest Miramichi River in Doaktown (IR Walker 1988)
Main Southwest Miramichi River in Doaktown (IR Walker 1988)
Official seal of Doaktown
Nickname: 
Heart of the Miramichi River Valley
Doaktown is located in New Brunswick
Doaktown
Doaktown
Location of Doaktown, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 46°33′N 66°07′W / 46.550°N 66.117°W / 46.550; -66.117
CountryCanada
ProvinceNew Brunswick
CountyNorthumberland
Settled1807
Incorporated1966
Government
 • TypeVillage Council
 • MayorJeff Porter
Area
 • Land29.09 km2 (11.23 sq mi)
Elevation
30 m (100 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total808
 • Density27.8/km2 (72/sq mi)
 • Change 2016–21
Increase 2.0%
Time zoneUTC-4 (Atlantic)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (Atlantic)
Area codeArea code 506
Dwellings430
Websitehttps://www.discoverdoaktown.com/

Doaktown is a Canadian village in Northumberland County, New Brunswick.

The village has a prosperous lumber industry including the Russell and Swim sawmill, now owned by J.D. Irving Limited.

Atlantic Salmon fishing is a very popular sport in the area, attracting people from all over the world to fish the legendary Miramichi River.

The village has two museums: the Doak Historic Site and the Atlantic Salmon Museum. Other nearby attractions include the Priceville Footbridge, the longest suspension footbridge in New Brunswick, and Nelson Hollow Bridge, the oldest covered bridge in the province.

  1. ^ a b "Census Profile of Doaktown". Statistics Canada. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.