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Location of Lincoln in New Brunswick
Lincoln (2011 pop.: 6,458) is a Canadian suburban community in Sunbury County, New Brunswick.
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Lincoln (2011 pop.: 6,458) is a Canadian suburban community in Sunbury County, New Brunswick.
Located on the west bank of the Saint John River between Fredericton and Oromocto, Lincoln was one of the original United Empire Loyalist settlements established in the province following the American Revolution.
Lincoln was one of the original United Empire Loyalist settlements established in the province following the American Revolution.
Belmont House is a historic building located on New Brunswick Route 102 in Lincoln. The house, built in 1820, was originally built as the home of John Murray Bliss, "the son of a Loyalist settler who became a" justice of the New Brunswick Supreme Court. [1] In 1839, the property was bought by the Wilmot family, a family of Loyalist settlers. [1] Robert Duncan Wilmot, the son of the settler who bought the property, was a Father of Confederation and served as Senator from New Brunswick, and Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick from 1880-1885. [1] Robert Duncan Wilmot died at the Belmont House in 1891. [1]
When the Loyalists moved from the newly independent colonies to British North America, Captain Benjamin Glazier moved in March 1776 to this area and named it Lincoln, as that is where he came from in Massachusetts. Then Upper and Lower Lincoln were created. Then on 18 May 1785 was proclaimed as the Official Birthday of Lincoln. The latter, Upper Lincoln became part of the City of Fredericton, but Lower Lincoln is now only Lincoln and is a Local Service District. A Local Service District (L.S.D.), elects an Advisory committee and advises the Min of Municipal Affairs of what the Citizens would like to have as far as Bylaws and Codes are concerned. As Lincoln has a big Tax Base, due to the Airport, etc.
Although Lincoln is in between the City of Fredericton and the Town of Oromocto, it is easily accessible via the Trans Canada Highway, which forms the boundary on the south. For years Lincoln was just a small 1 street community, but in the 1950s Nevers road was upgraded from a dirt road, and houses started to appear.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lincoln had a population of 2,441 living in 1,073 of its 1,106 total private dwellings, a change of -2.5% from its 2016 population of 2,504. With a land area of 25.54 km2 (9.86 sq mi), it had a population density of 95.6/km2 (247.5/sq mi) in 2021. [2]
Fredericton is the capital city of the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The city is situated in the west-central portion of the province along the Saint John River, also known by its Indigenous name of Wolastoq, which flows west to east as it bisects the city. The river is the dominant natural feature of the area. One of the main urban centres in New Brunswick, the city had a population of 63,116 and a metropolitan population of 108,610 in the 2021 Canadian census. It is the third-largest city in the province after Moncton and Saint John.
Sunbury County is located in central New Brunswick, Canada. A large military base is located in the western part of the county south of the town of Oromocto. The county also hosts forestry and mixed farming. Burton is the county shire town.
Gagetown is a former village in Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023 and is now part of the village of Arcadia. It is on the west bank of the Saint John River and is the county's shire town.
5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown, formerly known as and commonly referred to as CFB Gagetown, is a large Canadian Forces Base covering an area over 1,100 km2 (420 sq mi), located in southwestern New Brunswick. It is the biggest facility in Eastern Canada, and Canada's second-largest facility.
Robert Duncan Wilmot, was a Canadian politician and a Father of Confederation.
New Maryland is an affluent suburban bedroom community of Fredericton in central New Brunswick, Canada; located directly south of Fredericton, south of Route 2 and Route 101. As of 2021, the population was 4,153, which means it is large enough to become a "town". New Maryland having the highest average household net worth in the province of New Brunswick is one of the wealthiest communities in New Brunswick. New Maryland has a median household income of over $116,000, the highest of any municipality in the province and across Atlantic Canada and ranks among the top 5 across Canada.
The history of Fredericton stretches from prehistory to the modern day. Fredericton, New Brunswick was first inhabited by the Mi'kmaq and Maliseet peoples. European settlement of the area began with the construction of Fort Nashwaak by the French in 1692. In 1783, the United Empire Loyalists settled Ste. Anne's Point, and in the next year, renamed the settlement Frederick's Town. The name was later shorted to Fredericton in April 1785.
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Fredericton Junction is a Canadian village in Sunbury County, New Brunswick.
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Keswick Ridge is a Canadian rural community in York County, New Brunswick on Route 616.
Rusagonis-Waasis was a Canadian local service district in Lincoln Parish, Sunbury County, New Brunswick, which bore the name of two communities within the local service district, Rusagonis and Waasis. Early references use an alternative spelling, Rusagornis, for the community today known as Rusagonis. Some residents advocated changing the governing structure from a local service district into a rural community. It is now mainly part of the incorporated rural community of Sunbury-York South, with the remainder belonging to the city of Fredericton and the Capital region rural district.
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Noonan is a small community in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. It is located approximately 10 km east of Fredericton, New Brunswick.
New Maryland is a geographic parish in York County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Lincoln is a geographic parish in Sunbury County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Oromocto is a Canadian town in Sunbury County, New Brunswick.
Gladstone is a geographic parish in Sunbury County, New Brunswick, Canada.
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