Sackville, New Brunswick

Sackville
Sackville on the Tantramar Marshes
Sackville on the Tantramar Marshes
Official seal of Sackville
Motto: 
A different kind of small town
Sackville is located in New Brunswick
Sackville
Sackville
Coordinates: 45°53′53″N 64°22′06″W / 45.89792°N 64.36834°W / 45.89792; -64.36834
CountryCanada
ProvinceNew Brunswick
CountyWestmorland
ParishSackville Parish
TownTantramar
Established1762
IncorporatedJanuary 4, 1903 (as Town of Sackville)
AmalgamatedJanuary 1, 2023 (into Town of Tantramar)
Federal electoral districtBeauséjour
Provincial electoral districtMemramcook-Tantramar
Government
 • MLAMegan Mitton Green Party of New Brunswick
 • MPDominic LeBlanc (L)
Area
 • Land73.91 km2 (28.54 sq mi)
Elevation
Sea level to 32 m (0 to 105 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total6,099
 • Density82.5/km2 (214/sq mi)
 • Change (2016–21)
Increase 14.4%
DemonymSackvillian
Time zoneUTC-4 (Atlantic (AST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Canadian Postal code
E4L
Area code506
Telephone Exchange360, 364, 536, 540, 939, 940
NTS Map21H16 Amherst
GNBC CodeDAEAM
Websitewww.sackville.com

Sackville is a former town in southeastern New Brunswick, Canada. It held town status prior to 2023 and is now part of the town of Tantramar.

Sackville is home to Mount Allison University, the top undergraduate liberal arts university in Canada. The university welcomes roughly 2200 students per academic year.[2] Historically based on agriculture, shipbuilding, and manufacturing, the economy is now driven by the university and tourism. Initially part of the French colony of Acadia, the settlement became part of the British colony of Nova Scotia in 1755 following the Expulsion of the Acadians.

  1. ^ a b "Census Profile of Sackville, Town (TV)". Statistics Canada. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Mount Allison University full-time student enrolment up by four percent for 2021-22 | Mount Allison". mta.ca. Retrieved 2024-04-03.