Upper Miramichi, New Brunswick

Upper Miramichi
Upper Miramichi
Rural community
	Upper Miramichi Location of Upper Miramichi in Canada Upper Miramichi Upper Miramichi (New Brunswick)
	Coordinates: 46°31′30″N66°12′32″W / 46.525°N 66.209°W Coordinates: 46°31′30″N66°12′32″W / 46.525°N 66.209°W
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Northumberland and York
Area
• Land	1,832.97 km2 (707.71 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	2,175
• Density	1.2/km2 (3/sq mi)
• Change (2016–21)	1.9%
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Website	Official website

Last updated March 29, 2023

Upper Miramichi is a Canadian rural community in Northumberland and York Counties, New Brunswick.

Upper Miramichi became a rural community on March 17, 2008,^[2] having formerly been a local service district with the same name. The rural community includes sixteen neighbourhoods stretching between McGivney and the village of Doaktown including Astle, Big Hole Brook, Bloomfield Ridge, Boiestown, Carrolls Crossing, Hayesville, Holtville, Ludlow, McGivney, McNamee, Nelson Hollow, New Bandon, Parker’s Ridge, Porter Cove, Priceville, and Taxis River. The municipal offices are located in Boiestown.

History

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Upper Miramichi had a population of 2,175 living in 958 of its 1,187 total private dwellings, a change of

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References

1 2 3 "Census Profile of Upper Miramichi, Rural community (RCR)". Statistics Canada. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
↑ "Becoming a Rural Community" . Retrieved November 9, 2011.

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[census2021-1] 1 2 3 "Census Profile of Upper Miramichi, Rural community (RCR)". Statistics Canada. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.

[Background-2] "Becoming a Rural Community" . Retrieved November 9, 2011.

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