Balmoral, New Brunswick

Place in New Brunswick, Canada

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47°58′00″N 66°27′00″W / 47.966667°N 66.45°W / 47.966667; -66.45CountryCanadaProvinceNew BrunswickCounty Restigouche Parish Balmoral MunicipalityBois-JoliSettledca. 1850Incorporated1972Amalgamated2023Electoral Districts
Federal
Madawaska—RestigoucheProvincialRestigouche WestArea

• Land43.33 km² (16.73 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total1,603 • Density37.0/km² (96/sq mi) • Change
2016-2021

4.2% • Dwellings

713Time zoneUTC-4 (AST) • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)Postal code(s)

E8E

Area code 506Access Routes

Route 275Median Income*$63,744 CDNWebsitehttp://balmoralnb.com

Median household income, 2015 (all households)

Balmoral is a former village in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada.^[2]^[3] It held village status prior to 2023 and is now part of the village of Bois-Joli. It is approximately 10 kilometres south of Dalhousie. Balmoral also contains the neighbourhoods of Blair Athol, Saint-Maure, Selwood, and Upper Balmoral.

History

The area was settled in the 1850s by Joseph Drapeau. When a later contingent of settlers from Scotland arrived, they gave the community its present name after Balmoral Castle.

On 1 January 2023, Balmoral amalgamated with the neighbouring village of Eel River Crossing and all or part of five local service districts to form the new village of Bois-Joli.^[4]^[5] The community's name remains in official use.^[6]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Balmoral had a population of 1,603 living in 687 of its 713 total private dwellings, a change of -4.2% from its 2016 population of 1,674. With a land area of 43.33 km² (16.73 sq mi), it had a population density of 37.0/km² (95.8/sq mi) in 2021.^[7]

Population trend^[3]^[8]^[9]^[10]

Census	Population	Change (%)
2021	1,603	4.2%
2016	1,674	2.6%
2011	1,719	0.8%
2006	1,709	7.1%
2001	1,836	7.0%
1996	1,975	1.3%
1991	1,949	N/A

Language

Mother tongue (2016)^[3]

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	1,545	92.51%
English only	105	6.29%
Both English and French	20	1.20%

Economy

Forestry is the most important industry in the village.

Notable people

References

^ "Census Profile of Balmoral". Statistics Canada. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
^ "Balmoral". New Brunswick Provincial Archives.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Balmoral, VL [Census subdivision], New Brunswick and New Brunswick [Province] (table). Census Profile". Statistics Canada. November 29, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
^ "Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act". Government of New Brunswick. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
^ "RSC 2 Restigouche Regional Service Commission". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
^ "Proposed entity names reflect strong ties to nature and history" (Press release). Irishtown, New Brunswick: Government of New Brunswick. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Balmoral, Village [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2022-02-09). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Balmoral, Village (VL) [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2022-05-17.