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New Denmark | |
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Community | |
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  New Denmark | |
| Coordinates: 47°02′04″N 67°44′22″W / 47.03444°N 67.73944°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  New Brunswick |
| County | Victoria County |
| Settled | 1872 |
| Incorporated | June 19, 1872 |
| Government | |
| • MLA | Andrew Harvey (L) |
| • MP | Richard Bragdon (C) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 1,668 |
| Demonym | Danish or Dane(s) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (Atlantic (AST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (ADT) |
| Area code | 506 |
New Denmark is a rural community in Victoria County, New Brunswick, Canada. The community is situated in rolling hills east of the Saint John River valley several kilometres south of Drummond. Its main industry is potato farming and related industries. Once the site of several schools, they have all closed and students in New Denmark can choose to continue school in nearby Grand Falls or Tobique Valley.
The community hosts Lutheran, Anglican, Roman Catholic, and Pentecostal churches. Its five major ancestries are: English (50.1%), French (36.4%), Danish (17.0%), Scottish (12.4%), Irish (11.9%). The population has remained at approximately 1,000 residents in recent history, with Denmark Parish reporting a population of 1,668 in 2006.