Millville, New Brunswick

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Millville
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Millville
Location of Millville within New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 46°13′23″N67°19′27″W / 46.22306°N 67.32417°W / 46.22306; -67.32417
CountryCanada
Province New Brunswick
County York County
Parish Southampton Parish
Municipality Nackawic-Millville
Incorporated1966
Area
[1]
 • Land12.14 km2 (4.69 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total274
 • Density22.6/km2 (59/sq mi)
 • Change (2016–21)
Increase2.svg 0.4%
Time zone UTC−4 (Atlantic (AST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC−3 (Atlantic Daylight Time (ADT))
Canadian Postal code
E6E
Area code 506
Website villageofmillville.com
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Millville is a former village in York County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023 and is now part of the rural community of Nackawic-Millville. It is at the intersection of Route 104 and Route 605.

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Situated on the Nackawic River approximately 58.16 kilometers northwest of Fredericton, Millville has one combination convenience store and gas station both have now been closed, as well as a volunteer fire department and several churches and post office. The village is famous for having the World's Largest Artificial Maple Leaf. [2]

The community is served by the Millville Fire Department, consisting of approximately 18 volunteer firefighters. [3]

History

Millville was established about 1860 as a New Brunswick and Nova Scotia Land Company settlement. A post office was established in 1866. In 1898, Millville was a station on the Canadian Pacific Railway. It was incorporated as a village in 1966. [4]

On 1 January 2023, Millville amalgamated with the town of Nackawic and parts of four local service districts to form the new incorporated rural community of Nackawic-Millville. [5] [6] The community's name remains in official use. [7]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Millville had a population of 274 living in 135 of its 145 total private dwellings, a change of

Historical populations:
Millville, NB
YearPop.±%
2001 319—    
2006 303−5.0%
2011 307+1.3%
2016 273−11.1%
2021274+0.4%
Source: [8] [9] [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Census Profile of Millville". Statistics Canada. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "World's Largest Maple Leaf - Millville, New Brunswick" . Retrieved November 2, 2010.
  3. ↑ "North York Regional Fire Department". Village of Millville. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Millville". Where is Home? New Brunswick Communities Past and Present. Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Retrieved November 2, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act". Government of New Brunswick. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "RSC 11 Regional Service Commission 11". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "Proposed entity names reflect strong ties to nature and history" (Press release). Irishtown, New Brunswick: Government of New Brunswick. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles: Millville, New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Millville, Village [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
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