Tide Head, New Brunswick

This article is about the former village in New Brunswick, Canada. For the farthest point upstream where a river is affected by the tide, see Head of tide.

Tide Head
Tide Head Village Hall and Fire Department
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Nickname:  Fiddlehead Capital of the World
Tide Head Location within New Brunswick
Coordinates: 47°59′06″N66°45′54″W / 47.985°N 66.765°W / 47.985; -66.765
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Restigouche
City	Campbellton
Village status	1966
Electoral Districts    Federal	Madawaska—Restigouche
Provincial	Restigouche West
Government
• Type	Campbellton City Council
• Mayor	Ian Comeau
•  MP	René Arseneault (Lib.)
•  MLA	Gilles LePage (Lib.)
Area [1]
• Land	19.34 km2 (7.47 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [1]
• Total	951
• Density	49.2/km2 (127/sq mi)
• Change (2016–21)	1.4%
• Dwellings	433
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Postal code(s)	E3N 4G3, 4G5-4G9, 4H2-4H9 4J1, 4J4-4J9, 4K1-4K4 4K6-4K9, 4L1-4L2, 4L4-4L9 4M1-4M9, 4N1-4N2, 4N4-4N9 4P1-4P3, 4P5-4P6, 4P8-4P9 4R1-4R3, 4R5, 4R7-4R8 4T3-4T5, 5B3
Area code	506
Access Routes Route 11	Route 134
Median Income*	$77,466 CDN
Website	http://www.tidehead.ca/
Median household income, 2015 (all households)

Tide Head is a community in Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada. ^[2] It held village status prior to 2023.

History

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

The first settlers of the area were Scottish. Early area farms were owned by Moffats, Gerrards, Duncans, Adams, Duffs, Barclays, Christophers, and Ayletts. Most of these early settlers, such as James Aylett, a British subject in the 20th regiment of his Majesty's Army; Thomas Barclay, a Scotsman; and Robert Adams are buried in the Athol House Cemetery near Frasers Mill. Graves in the cemetery date from as early as 1791. The Athol House Cemetery is the oldest British Cemetery in Restigouche County.

The railway that passes through Tide Head was started in 1875 and the first train went west in 1878. The train passes through a tunnel in the hillside of Morrisey Rock, the only active tunnel on the railway system in the Maritimes.

Tide Head was incorporated into a village in 1966. The first mayor of the incorporated village was Jim Adams. The most recent mayor of Tide Head is Randy Hunter.

On 1 January 2023, Tide Head amalgamated with the city of Campbellton. ^[3] The community's name remains in official use. ^[4]

Tide Head bills itself as the Fiddlehead Capital of the World and is predominantly English.

Geography

Located on the south bank of the Restigouche River, 10 km (6.2 mi) west of Downtown Campbellton, the village is situated where the tides on the Restigouche River cease to become visible – the reason for its name.

Tide Head federal post office

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Tide Head had a population of 951 living in 419 of its 433 total private dwellings, a change of 1.4% from its 2016 population of 938. With a land area of 19.34 km² (7.47 sq mi), it had a population density of 49.2/km² (127.4/sq mi) in 2021. ^[1]

Population trend [5] [6] Census Population Change (%) 2016 938 9.5% 2011 1,036 3.6% 2006 1,075 6.4% 2001 1,149 1.8% 1996 1,170 1.2% 1991 1,156 6.5% 1986 1,085 14.0% 1981 952 N/A

Mother tongue (2016) [6] Language Population Pct (%) English only 505 54.01% French only 410 43.85% Both English and French 15 1.60% English and Other Languages 5 0.53% French and Other Languages 0 0% Other languages Only 0 0.00%

Notable people

See also: List of people from Restigouche County, New Brunswick

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick

References

1. "Census Profile of Tide Head, Village (VL)". Statistics Canada. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
2. New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Tide Head
3. "Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act". Government of New Brunswick. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
4. "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.
5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 2011 census
6. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Tide Head, Village [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 16, 2018.

External links

• Official Village website