Port Elgin, New Brunswick

Port Elgin
Motto: 
"Your Port of Call"
Location of Port Elgin within New Brunswick. Represented by the red dot.
Location of Port Elgin within New Brunswick. Represented by the red dot.
Port Elgin
Location of Port Elgin within New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 46°04′59″N 64°09′29″W / 46.08306°N 64.15806°W / 46.08306; -64.15806
CountryCanada
ProvinceNew Brunswick
CountyWestmorland
MunicipalityStrait Shores
Government
 • MPDominic LeBlanc
 • MLABernard LeBlanc
Area
 • Land2.65 km2 (1.02 sq mi)
Elevation
2 m (5 ft)
Highest elevation
4 m (14 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total381
 • Density144.0/km2 (373/sq mi)
 • Change (2016–21)
Decrease 6.6%
DemonymPortelginian
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Postal code(s)
E4M
Area code506
Access Routes Route 16 (TCH)
Route 15
Route 970
Dwellings196
Websitewww.villageofportelgin.com

Port Elgin is a former Canadian village in Westmorland County, New Brunswick. It is located near the Nova Scotia border at the mouth of the Gaspereaux River where it empties into the Northumberland Strait's Baie Verte and is now part of the rural community of Strait Shores.

  1. ^ a b "Census Profile of Port Elgin, Village (VL)". Statistics Canada. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.