Shippagan

Shippagan
Town
The Marina in Shippagan
The Marina in Shippagan
Shippagan is located in New Brunswick
Shippagan
Shippagan
Location within New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 47°44′38″N 64°43′04″W / 47.743889°N 64.717778°W / 47.743889; -64.717778
CountryCanada
ProvinceNew Brunswick
CountyGloucester
ParishShippegan
Founded1790
Government
 • TypeTown Council
 • MayorKassim Doumbia[1]
Area
 • Land9.96 km2 (3.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total
2,672
 • Density268.3/km2 (695/sq mi)
 • Change (2016–21)
Increase 3.6%
 • Dwellings
1,274
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Postal code(s)
Area code506
Websitewww.shippagan.ca

Shippagan is a Canadian town within[a] Shippegan Parish, Gloucester County, New Brunswick.

The parish retains the original English spelling, while the town officially adopted the colloquial French spelling on 1 July 1981.[4]

Shippagan was greatly enlarged on 1 January 2023, when it amalgamated with Le Goulet and all or part of seven local service districts[5][6] Revised census figures have not been released.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference cbc.ca was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Census Profile of Shippagan, Town (TV)". Statistics Canada. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Chapter I-13: Interpretation Act" (PDF). Government of New Brunswick. p. 21. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  4. ^ Regulation 81-110 under the Municipalities Act.
  5. ^ "Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act". Government of New Brunswick. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  6. ^ "RSC 4 Acadian Peninsula Regional Service Commission". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 21 January 2023.


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