St. Martins, New Brunswick

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St. Martins
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St. Martins and its twin covered bridges
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St. Martins
Location of St. Martins in New Brunswick
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St. Martins
St. Martins (Canada)
Coordinates: 45°21′1.6″N65°32′2.3″W / 45.350444°N 65.533972°W / 45.350444; -65.533972
CountryCanada
Province New Brunswick
County Saint John County
Parish Saint Martins Parish
Municipality Fundy-St. Martins
Area
[1]
 • Land2.35 km2 (0.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total320
 • Density136.1/km2 (352/sq mi)
 • Change
2016–21
Increase2.svg 15.9%
Time zone UTC-4 (Atlantic)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code 506
Website www.stmartinscanada.com
Quaco Head Lighthouse OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Constructed1835 (first)
1883 (second)
FoundationConcrete base
ConstructionConcrete tower (current)
Height11 m (36 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
ShapeQuadrangular tower with balcony and lantern [2] [3] [4]
MarkingsWhite tower, red lantern
Power sourcesolar power  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Operator Canadian Coast Guard   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Fog signal 3s. blast every 30s.
First lit1966 (current)
Deactivated1881 (first, destroyed by fire)
1966 (second)
Focal height26 m (85 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Range21 nmi (39 km; 24 mi)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Characteristic Fl W 10s  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

St. Martins is a community on the Bay of Fundy now part of the village of Fundy-St. Martins, Canada.

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The village was founded as Quaco by 1783 by soldiers from the disbanded loyalist King's Orange Rangers. It was incorporated in 1967. Led by shipbuilders such as James Moran, it was the third most productive shipbuilding town in the Maritimes, producing over 500 ships. [5] Shipbuilding declined after the 1870s and today tourism is the major industry. [6]

On 1 January 2023, province-wide local government reforms caused for the Village of St. Martins to annex all or part of Fairfield, Simonds, Upham, and Hampton local service districts, [7] reforming the village boundaries under the new name Fundy-St. Martins. [8] [9] The former village's name remains in official use. [10]

Attractions

Attractions in St. Martins include the St. Martins Sea Caves, [11] the beach and tidal harbour, [12] the start of the Fundy Trail, [13] two covered bridges and the Quaco Head Lighthouse, the Quaco Museum and Library, [14] and the Fundy Trail Parkway. [15]

Demographics

Historical Census Data - St. Martins, New Brunswick
YearPop.±%
2006 386—    
2011 314−18.7%
2016 276−12.1%
2021 320+15.9%
Source: [16] [1]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, St. Martins had a population of 320 living in 157 of its 194 total private dwellings, a change of

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Census Profile of St. Martins, Village (VL)". Statistics Canada. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  2. ↑ List of Lights, Pub. 110: Greenland, The East Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. Except the East Coast of Florida) and the West Indies (PDF). List of Lights . United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2015.
  3. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Southern New Brunswick". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Quaco Head, NB". Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "Living History". Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "Village of St. Martins". 14 August 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  7. ↑ NB Deptartment of Environment and local government. Local Governments (LG).kml, January 1, 2023 regulation 2022-50 under the Local Governance Act. [accessed Feb. 9, 2024 via Geonb data catalogue http://www.snb.ca/geonb1/e/dc/LG.asp]
  8. ↑ "Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act". Government of New Brunswick. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "RSC 9 Fundy Regional Service Commission". Government of New Brunswick. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  10. ↑ "Proposed entity names reflect strong ties to nature and history" (Press release). Irishtown, New Brunswick: Government of New Brunswick. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  11. ↑ "St. Martins Sea Caves". Archived from the original on September 11, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Tidal Harbour". Archived from the original on August 4, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Awe-inspiring Fundy Trail". Archived from the original on August 10, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Quaco Museum". Quaco Historical & Library Society. Archived from the original on September 15, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Fundy Trail Parkway" . Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  16. ↑ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: St. Martins, Village [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
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