Kedgwick, New Brunswick

Kedgwick
Official seal of Kedgwick
Motto: 
"Soutiens Par Ta Richesse Leur Courage"
Kedgwick is located in New Brunswick
Kedgwick
Kedgwick
Location within New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 47°39′N 67°20′W / 47.65°N 67.34°W / 47.65; -67.34
CountryCanada
ProvinceNew Brunswick
CountyRestigouche
ParishGrimmer
Incorporated1966
Rural community2011
Electoral Districts  
Federal

Madawaska—Restigouche
ProvincialRestigouche West
Government
 • TypeKedgwick Village Council
 • MayorÉric Gagnon
Area
 • Land649.36 km2 (250.72 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total1,986
 • Density3.1/km2 (8/sq mi)
 • Change (2016–21)
Increase 1.1%
 • Dwellings
951
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Postal code(s)
Area code506
Highways
Route 17

Route 260

Kedgwick is a Canadian incorporated rural community in northern New Brunswick, Canada. On 1 January 2023, Kedgwick annexed a large area including the local service districts of St. Jean Baptiste – Menneval and White's Brook, with parts of two others;[3][4] revised census figures have not been released.

A variation of the original Micmac Madawamkedjwik, the name was "shortened by the river men to Tom Kedgwick or Kedgwick" (Ganong). Of uncertain meaning. Appears as Grande Fourche, " Big Fork", on some maps; however, the older variant prevailed.[5]

Forestry is the major industry in the area.[6]

  1. ^ Government of New Brunswick website: Kedgwick Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b "Census Profile of Kedgwick". Statistics Canada. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act". Government of New Brunswick. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  4. ^ "RSC 2 Restigouche Regional Service Commission". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  5. ^ Hamilton, William (1978). The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names. Toronto: Macmillan. p. 78. ISBN 0-7715-9754-1.
  6. ^ Kedgwick Forestry Museum