Salisbury, New Brunswick

This article is about the town. For the geographic parish, former local service district, and rural census subdivision, see Salisbury Parish, New Brunswick.

Salisbury
Town
The Silver Fox
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Nickname:  "Home of the Silver Fox"
Salisbury The location of Salisbury within New Brunswick
Coordinates: 46°02′00″N65°03′00″W / 46.033333°N 65.05°W / 46.033333; -65.05
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Westmorland County
Parish	Salisbury Parish
Founded	1782
Incorporated Village	1966
Town	2023
Electoral Districts      Federal	Fundy Royal
Provincial	Petitcodiac
Government
• Mayor	Rob Campbell
• MLA	Mike Holland (PC)
• MP	Rob Moore (CPC)
Area [1]
• Land	13.56 km2 (5.24 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [1]
• Total	2,387
• Density	176.1/km2 (456/sq mi)
• Change (2016–21)	4.5%
	Population of former village limits
Time zone	UTC-4 (Atlantic (AST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Canadian Postal code	E4J
Area code	506 & 428
Telephone Exchange	215 372
Website	salisburynb.ca

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

Previously a village for 57 years from 1966 to 2023, in January 2023 Salisbury was amalgamated with parts of four local service districts (including the rural community of River Glade) to become a new town with the same name. ^{[2] [3]}

History

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

Salisbury first became a permanent settlement when settlers from Yorkshire, England, settled there in 1774 (History, Village of Salisbury Website).

It grew quickly as a fox farming community, a special mutation of fox with grey/white fur, which was imported, was commonly bred in the many fox farms in Salisbury. This is where the saying "Home of the Silver Fox" comes from. While no fox farms are known to operate locally some wild foxes now share these genes.

Geography

Salisbury is situated on the north bank of the Petitcodiac River, approximately 25 km (16 mi) west of Moncton / Riverview, and 16 km (10 mi) east of Petitcodiac.

Services

Salisbury post office.

The town has elementary, middle, and high schools and an outdoor swimming pool. Several family-owned shops and churches serve the surrounding area. There is also a Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron, 580 A/M Hugh Campbell Squadron.

Salisbury is a local service centre for several farming communities in the Petitcodiac River AKA Three Rivers, New Brunswick area. The town and many surrounding communities are served by Ambulance New Brunswick, Salisbury Fire & Rescue.

One of the first acts of the new council was to approve construction of a new fire hall.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, at this time the Village of Salisbury had a population of 2,387 living in 972 of its 996 total private dwellings, a change of 4.5% from its 2016 population of 2,284. With a land area of 13.56 km² (5.24 sq mi), it had a population density of 176.0/km² (455.9/sq mi) in 2021. ^[1]

Population trend [4] [5] [6] Census Population Change (%) 2016 2,284 3.4% 2011 2,208 8.4% 2006 2,036 4.2% 2001 1,954 3.8% 1996 1,878 4.0% 1991 1,805 3.5% 1986 1,742 4.2% 1981 1,672 N/A

Income (2015) [6] Income type By CAD Median total income per capita $29,536 Median Household Income $58,478 Median Family Income $69,461

Mother tongue (2016) [6] Language Population Pct (%) English 2,095 92.5% French 95 4.2% Other languages 55 2.4% English and French 20 0.9%

According to the 2022 Election Results ^[7] a total of 327 citizens voted in the last Municipal election for the region.

Position	Official Representative	Votes Received	Total Voters
Mayor	Robert CAMPBELL	0	Accl.
Councillor at Large	Jason GALLANT	0	Accl.
Ward 1	John Wiebe DYKSTRA	85	181
Ward 2	Phyllis BANNISTER	0	Accl.
Ward 3 (Former Village)	Sarah COLWELL, Nathan O'BLENIS, & Stephanie THORNE	0	Accl. X 3
Ward 4	Joseph (Joe) D'ETTORE	94	146

Education

• JMA Armstrong High School (9–12)
• Salisbury Middle School (5–8)
• Salisbury Elementary School (K–4)

Notable people

Main article: List of people from Westmorland County, New Brunswick

• Hugh Campbell, former Canadian air marshal.
• Austin Claude Taylor, farmer, merchant and political figure.
• Claude Taylor, former Air Canada President
• Stacy Wilson, former women's hockey player.

Bordering communities

• Boundary Creek, New Brunswick
• Gallagher Ridge, New Brunswick
• Price, New Brunswick
• Lewis Mountain, New Brunswick
• Moncton, New Brunswick
• Second North River, New Brunswick
• Kay Settlement
• Upper Coverdale
• Three Rivers, New Brunswick
• Middlesex, New Brunswick

See also

• Greater Moncton
• List of communities in New Brunswick

References

1. "Census Profile of Salisbury, Village (VL)". Statistics Canada. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
2. "Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act". Government of New Brunswick. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
3. "RSC 7 Southeast Regional Service Commission". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
5. "2011 Census Profile: Salisbury, New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
6. "Census Profile, 2016 Census:Salisbury, Village [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
7. Elections New Brunswick, Canada (2014-02-28). "Municipal, Education and Health Elections Publications". electionsnb.ca. Retrieved 2023-05-01.

External links

• Salisbury Official Website

46°02′N65°03′W / 46.033°N 65.050°W / 46.033; -65.050 (Salisbury)