Salisbury, New Brunswick

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Salisbury
Town
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The Silver Fox
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Nickname: 
"Home of the Silver Fox"
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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
CountryCanada
Province New Brunswick
County Westmorland County
Parish Salisbury Parish
Founded1782
Incorporated Village1966
Town2023
Electoral Districts     
Federal

Fundy Royal
Provincial Petitcodiac
Government
  MayorRob Campbell
  MLA Mike Holland (PC)
  MP Rob Moore (CPC)
Area
[1]
  Land13.56 km2 (5.24 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [1]
  Total2,387
  Density176.1/km2 (456/sq mi)
  Change (2016–21)
Increase2.svg 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 Exchange215 372
Website salisburynb.ca

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

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Previously a village for 57 years from 1966 to 2023, in January 2023 Salisbury was amalgamated with parts of four local service districts to become a new town with the same name. [2] [3]

History

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 West of Moncton / Riverview, and 5 KM East of River Glade, New Brunswick.

Services

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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

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

PositionOfficial RepresentativeVotes ReceivedTotal Voters
MayorRobert CAMPBELL0Accl.
Councillor at LargeJason GALLANT0Accl.
Ward 1John Wiebe DYKSTRA85181
Ward 2Phyllis BANNISTER0Accl.
Ward 3 (Former Village)Sarah COLWELL, Nathan O'BLENIS, & Stephanie THORNE0Accl. X 3
Ward 4Joseph (Joe) D'ETTORE94146

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Notable people

Bordering communities

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 3 "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.

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