Douglastown, New Brunswick

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Communities amalgamated in 1995 to form the City of Miramichi, New Brunswick

Douglastown is a Canadian suburban neighbourhood in the city of Miramichi, New Brunswick.

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Douglastown is home to the city of Miramichi's shopping district, which includes a large enclosed shopping mall, multiple strip malls and numerous other stores and businesses.

History

Federal census
population history
of Douglastown
YearPop.±%
1971 637—    
1976 1,032+62.0%
1981 1,091+5.7%
1986 1,133+3.8%
1991 1,556+37.3%
Source: Statistics Canada [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Prior to municipal amalgamation on January 1, 1995, Douglastown was an incorporated village in Northumberland County.

Douglastown was originally known as Gretna Green and was founded in 1812 by two Scottish immigrants, Alexander Rankin and James Gilmour. The name changed after the Great Miramichi Fire of 1825 to honour Sir Howard Douglas (1776-1861), then the Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick. [6]

The post office was established in 1835, but the community wasn't incorporated as a village until 1966. [7] [8]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Table 2: Population of Census Subdivisions, 1921–1971". 1971 Census of Canada. Vol. I: Population, Census Subdivisions (Historical). Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1973.
  2. ↑ "Table 3: Population for census divisions and subdivisions, 1971 and 1976". 1976 Census of Canada. Census Divisions and Subdivisions, Atlantic Provinces. Vol. I: Population, Geographic Distributions. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1977.
  3. ↑ "Table 4: Population and Total Occupied Dwellings, for Census Divisions and Subdivisions, 1976 and 1981". 1981 Census of Canada. Vol. II: Provincial series, Population, Geographic distributions (New Brunswick). Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1982. ISBN   0-660-51090-1.
  4. ↑ "Table 2: Census Divisions and Subdivisions – Population and Occupied Private Dwellings, 1981 and 1986". Census Canada 1986. Vol. Population and Dwelling Counts – Provinces and Territories (New Brunswick). Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1987. ISBN   0-660-53458-4.
  5. ↑ "Table 2: Population and Dwelling Counts, for Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 1986 and 1991 – 100% Data". 91 Census. Vol. Population and Dwelling Counts – Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1992. ISBN   0-660-57115-3.
  6. ↑ Hamilton, William (1978). The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names. Toronto: Macmillan. p. 74. ISBN   0-7715-9754-1.
  7. ↑ The Canadian Encyclopedia
  8. ↑

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