Drummond, New Brunswick

This article is about the community in Grand Falls. For the geographic parish, former local service district, and rural census subdivision, see Drummond Parish, New Brunswick.

Drummond
Drummond Location within New Brunswick
Coordinates: 47°02′07″N67°41′07″W / 47.0353°N 67.6852°W / 47.0353; -67.6852
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Victoria
Parish	Drummond Parish
Town	Grand Falls
Area [1]
• Land	8.88 km2 (3.43 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [1]
• Total	729
• Density	82.1/km2 (213/sq mi)
• Change 2016–21	1.1%
Time zone	UTC-4 (Atlantic)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (Atlantic)
Area code	Area code 506
Dwellings	350
Website	www.drummondnb.com

Drummond is a former village in northwestern New Brunswick, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023 and is now part of the town of Grand Falls.

It is located in rolling farmland approximately 5 kilometres southeast of Grand Falls, of which it is administratively a part. Drummond's economy is centred on the potato industry, and cereal crops such as wheat, barley and oats are grown mainly through crop rotation. More than 50% of the potatoes grown are sold for processing to McCain Foods Limited, and 45% are grown as seed potatoes for inter-provincial and international export.

History

See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in Victoria County, New Brunswick

The village was first settled by Irish immigrants in the 1850s. It was named after Gordon Drummond, a major in the British Army. Acadian settlement occurred during the latter half of the 19th century.

On 1 January 2023, Drummond amalgamated with the town of Grand Falls ^[2] The community's name remains in official use. ^[3]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Drummond had a population of 729 living in 335 of its 350 total private dwellings, a change of -1.1% from its 2016 population of 737. With a land area of 8.88 km² (3.43 sq mi), it had a population density of 82.1/km² (212.6/sq mi) in 2021. ^[1]

Historical Census Data - Drummond, New Brunswick

Year	Pop.	±%
2006	839	—
2011	775	−7.6%
2016	737	−4.9%
2021	729	−1.1%
Source: [4] [5] [1]

Notable people

See also: List of people from Victoria County, New Brunswick

• Ron Turcotte, who won the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in 1973, was born in Drummond.

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick
• Drummond Parish, New Brunswick

References

1. "Census Profile of Drummond". Statistics Canada. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
2. "Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act". Government of New Brunswick. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
3. "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.
4. "2011 Census Profile: Drummond, New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
5. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Drummond, Village [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 1, 2019.

External links

• (in French) Village de Drummond