Eel River Crossing, New Brunswick

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Eel River Crossing
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Eel River Crossing
Location within New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 48°00′45″N66°25′15″W / 48.0125°N 66.420833°W / 48.0125; -66.420833
CountryCanada
Province New Brunswick
County Restigouche
Parish Dalhousie
Municipality Bois-Joli
Founded1875
IncorporatedNovember 9, 1966
Electoral Districts   
Federal
Madawaska—Restigouche
Provincial Dalhousie-Restigouche East
Area
[1]
 • Land65.26 km2 (25.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total
1,844
 • Density28.3/km2 (73/sq mi)
 • Change
2016–21
Decrease2.svg 5.6%
 • Dwellings
887
Time zone UTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-3 (ADT)
Postal code(s)
E8E
  • 1N5-1N9, 1P1-1P9, 1R1-1R9
  • 1S1-1S9, 1T1-1T9, 1V1-1V5
  • 2L7, 2W9
Area code 506
Highways
NB 11.svg Route 11
NB 275.svg Route 275
NB 280.svg Route 280
Median Income*$42,411 CDN
Website http://www.ercvillage.com/
  • Median household income, 2005 (all households)

Eel River Crossing is a former village in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada. [2] It held village status prior to 2023 and is now part of the village of Bois-Joli.

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History

Its name usually being simplified to Eel River, the village is situated on the river of that name. The word "Crossing" was added to the name after the Intercolonial Railway built its Halifax-Rivière-du-Loup main line through the community in 1875. Since 1972, a high-voltage converter station, the Eel River Converter Station, is located in Eel River Crossing. [3]

Eel River (Chaleur Bay) – A descriptive derived from the French designation Anguille. Anse a l'Anguille changed to Eel River Cove by petition on October 14, 1950. [4]

In Mi'kmaq, Eel River was known as Okpĕgŭnchĭk which meant "discoloured foam on the water". [5]

Following an amalgamation with surrounding areas in 2015, the village branded itself Eel River Dundee in 2018 [6] but the legal name remained Eel River Crossing.

On 1 January 2023, Eel River Crossing amalgamated with the village of Balmoral and all or part of five local service districts to form the new village of Bois-Joli. [7] [8] The community's name remains in official use. [9]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Eel River Crossing had a population of 1,844 living in 839 of its 887 total private dwellings, a change of

In the same census, the designated place portion of Eel River Crossing had a population of 1,082 living in 504 of its 531 total private dwellings, a change of

Notable people

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Census Profile of Eel River Crossing". Statistics Canada. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "Eel River Crossing". New Brunswick Provincial Archives.
  3. ↑ "Eel River". Hitachi Energy.
  4. ↑ Hamilton, William (1978). The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names. Toronto: Macmillan. p. 74. ISBN   0-7715-9754-1.
  5. ↑ Rand, Silas Tertius (1875-01-01). A First Reading Book in the Micmac Language: Comprising the Micmac Numerals, and the Names of the Different Kinds of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Trees, &c. of the Maritime Provinces of Canada. Also, Some of the Indian Names of Places, and Many Familiar Words and Phrases, Translated Literally Into English. Nova Scotia Printing Company.
  6. ↑ "History". Eel River Dundee. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  7. ↑ "Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act". Government of New Brunswick. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "RSC 2 Restigouche Regional Service Commission". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  11. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  12. ↑ 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Eel River Crossing, New Brunswick
  13. 1 2 "Census Profile, 2016 Census Eel River Crossing, Village [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 28, 2019.

48°00′45″N66°25′15″W / 48.01250°N 66.42083°W / 48.01250; -66.42083 (Eel River Crossing, New Brunswick)

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