Tide Head, New Brunswick

Rural Community in Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada

Place in New Brunswick, Canada

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Nickname:

Fiddlehead Capital of the World

47°59′06″N 66°45′54″W / 47.985°N 66.765°W / 47.985; -66.765CountryCanadaProvinceNew BrunswickCounty Restigouche CityCampbelltonVillage status1966Electoral Districts
Federal
Madawaska—RestigoucheProvincialRestigouche WestGovernment

• TypeCampbellton City Council • MayorIan Comeau • MP René Arseneault (Lib.) • MLAGilles LePage (Lib.)Area

^[1]

• Land19.34 km² (7.47 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total951 • Density49.2/km² (127/sq mi) • Change (2016–21)

1.4% • Dwellings

433Time zoneUTC-4 (AST) • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)Postal code(s)

E3N

4G3, 4G5-4G9, 4H2-4H9
4J1, 4J4-4J9, 4K1-4K4
4K6-4K9, 4L1-4L2, 4L4-4L9
4M1-4M9, 4N1-4N2, 4N4-4N9
4P1-4P3, 4P5-4P6, 4P8-4P9
4R1-4R3, 4R5, 4R7-4R8
4T3-4T5, 5B3

Area code 506Access Routes

Route 11

Route 134Median Income*$77,466 CDNWebsitehttp://www.tidehead.ca/

Median household income, 2015 (all households)

Tide Head is a community in Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada.^[2] It held village status prior to 2023.

History

The first settlers of the area were Scottish. Early area farms were owned by Moffats, Gerrards, Duncans, Adams, Duffs, Barclays, Christophers, and Ayletts. Most of these early settlers, such as James Aylett, a British subject in the 20th regiment of his Majesty's Army; Thomas Barclay, a Scotsman; and Robert Adams are buried in the Athol House Cemetery near Frasers Mill. Graves in the cemetery date from as early as 1791. The Athol House Cemetery is the oldest British Cemetery in Restigouche County.

The railway that passes through Tide Head was started in 1875 and the first train went west in 1878. The train passes through a tunnel in the hillside of Morrisey Rock, the only active tunnel on the railway system in the Maritimes.

Tide Head was incorporated into a village in 1966. The first mayor of the incorporated village was Jim Adams. The most recent mayor of Tide Head is Randy Hunter.

On 1 January 2023, Tide Head amalgamated with the city of Campbellton.^[3] The community's name remains in official use.^[4]

Tide Head bills itself as the Fiddlehead Capital of the World and is predominantly English.

Geography

Located on the south bank of the Restigouche River, 10 km (6.2 mi) west of Downtown Campbellton, the village is situated where the tides on the Restigouche River cease to become visible – the reason for its name.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Tide Head had a population of 951 living in 419 of its 433 total private dwellings, a change of 1.4% from its 2016 population of 938. With a land area of 19.34 km² (7.47 sq mi), it had a population density of 49.2/km² (127.4/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

Population trend^[5]^[6]

Census	Population	Change (%)
2016	938	9.5%
2011	1,036	3.6%
2006	1,075	6.4%
2001	1,149	1.8%
1996	1,170	1.2%
1991	1,156	6.5%
1986	1,085	14.0%
1981	952	N/A

Mother tongue (2016)^[6]

Language	Population	Pct (%)
English only	505	54.01%
French only	410	43.85%
Both English and French	15	1.60%
English and Other Languages	5	0.53%
French and Other Languages	0	0%
Other languages Only	0	0.00%

Notable people

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Census Profile of Tide Head, Village (VL)". Statistics Canada. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
^ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Tide Head
^ "Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act". Government of New Brunswick. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 21 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 21 January 2023.
^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 2011 census
^ ^a ^b "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Tide Head, Village [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 16, 2018.