Murray Corner, New Brunswick

Last updated

Murray Corner is a community in the Canadian province of New Brunswick in Westmorland County on Route 955.

Contents

Murray Corner is on the Northumberland Strait; its main sources of recreation are boating, snowmobiling, horseback riding and other outdoor activities. Murray Corner is also the home of the Murray Beach Provincial Park.

The former local service district took its name from the community.

History

Located 1.85 km (1.15 mi) north of Murray Road, on the road to Bayfield: Botsford Parish, Westmorland County: David Murray, Joseph Murray, Andrew Murray and John Murray, originally from Scotland, settled here about 1822: PO 1853–1913 with Pinquey Murray as the first postmaster: in 1866 Murray Corner was a farming and fishing settlement with about 22 families: in 1871 it had a population of 200: in 1898 Murray Corner had one store, two lobster factories, one church and a population of 150.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Murray Corner had a population of 371 living in 188 of its 443 total private dwellings, a change of

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Carleton County, New Brunswick</span> County in New Brunswick, Canada

Carleton County is located in west-central New Brunswick, Canada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gloucester County, New Brunswick</span> County in New Brunswick, Canada

Gloucester County is located in the northeastern corner of New Brunswick, Canada. Fishing, mining and forestry are the major industries in the county. The eastern section of the county is known for its Acadian culture. The county is named for Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kent County, New Brunswick</span> County in New Brunswick, Canada

Kent County is located in east-central New Brunswick, Canada. The county features a unique blend of cultures including Mi'kmaq, Acadian, and English. Some larger tourist attractions include the dune de Bouctouche, Kouchibouguac National Park, and Bonar Law Commons.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Northumberland County, New Brunswick</span> County in New Brunswick, Canada

Northumberland County is located in northeastern New Brunswick, Canada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Westmorland County, New Brunswick</span> County in New Brunswick, Canada

Westmorland County is a county in New Brunswick, a province of Canada. It is in the south-eastern part of the province. It contains the fast-growing commercial centre of Moncton and its northern and eastern suburbs. Also located in the county are the university town of Sackville and the local tourist destination of Shediac.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Salisbury, New Brunswick</span> Town in New Brunswick, Canada

Salisbury is a town located in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Petitcodiac, New Brunswick</span> Place in New Brunswick, Canada

Petitcodiac is a former village in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023 and is now part of the village of Three Rivers.

Haute-Aboujagane is a small Canadian community in Westmorland County, New Brunswick. Formerly a local service district, it was later part of the rural community of Beaubasin East.

Lincoln is a Canadian suburban community in Sunbury County, New Brunswick.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Somerville, New Brunswick</span>

Somerville is a Canadian rural community in Carleton County, New Brunswick.

Collette is a small rural community in the Northumberland County region of New Brunswick, Canada. The community is settled halfway between Miramichi, and Moncton, off the Route 126, and near Nouvelle-Arcadie.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Glassville, New Brunswick</span>

Glassville is a community in the Canadian province of New Brunswick located mainly at the intersection of Route 107 and Route 580. It is situated in Aberdeen, a parish of Carleton County.

Baie Verte is a community in Westmorland County in the Canadian province of New Brunswick.

Point de Bute is an area in ward five of the town of Tantramar in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.

Sunny Corner, New Brunswick is a rural settlement in Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada. It is located approximately 35 km west of Miramichi, New Brunswick, on the northeast bank of the Northwest Miramichi River, opposite, Red Bank. The community has an Irving gas station, a Royal Canadian Legion, a Lions Club, a police station serviced by the RCMP, a volunteer fire department, a hockey rink, and a seniors home.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St. Margarets, New Brunswick</span>

St. Margarets is a settlement in Northumberland County, New Brunswick near the intersection of Route 11 and Route 440.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Coldstream, New Brunswick</span> Community in New Brunswick, Canada

Coldstream is a Canadian community in Brighton Parish, New Brunswick. It has a population of 102 people as of the 2021 census.

Bayfield was a local service district in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada, near the intersection of Route 955 and Route 16. It is now part of the incorporated rural community of Strait Shores.

Greater Lakeburn was an area with enhanced services within the Canadian local service district of the parish of Moncton in Westmorland County, New Brunswick; it was sometimes erroneously cited as an LSD in its own right. It was situated in Southeastern New Brunswick, to the east of Dieppe. This District contained the southern part of the community of Painsec and Melanson Settlement as well as a mostly treed area. Greater Lakeburn was part of Greater Moncton.

Shediac Bridge-Shediac River was a local service district in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The small local service district is located in Shediac Parish, Westmorland County, and Dundas Parish, Kent County, straddling the lower reaches of the Shediac River. It is now part of the incorporated rural community of Beausoleil.

References

  1. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2025.

46°10′19″N63°58′25″W / 46.1720479°N 63.973633°W / 46.1720479; -63.973633


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.