Saint-Hilaire, New Brunswick
Village in New Brunswick, Canada
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Saint-Hilaire (2016 population: 252[2]) is a former village in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada.[3] It is now part of Haut-Madawaska.
Saint-Hilaire
St. Hilaire | |
|---|---|
  Saint-Hilaire Location within New Brunswick. | |
| Coordinates: 47.2925°N 68.3925°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| County | Madawaska |
| Parish | Saint-Hilaire |
| Village Status | 1967 |
| Electoral Districts Federal | Madawaska—Restigouche |
| Provincial | Madawaska-les-Lacs |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village Council |
| • Mayor | Roland Dubé |
| • Councillors | List of Members
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| Area | |
• Total | 5.68 km2 (2.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 252 |
| • Density | 44.4/km2 (115/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011-2016 |  16.8% |
| • Dwellings | 101 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Area code | 506 |
| Access Routes |  Route 120 |
The legal spelling of the name was St. Hilaire but this was used only sporadically by the provincial government.
The largest employer is a composting plant.
History
The municipality was constituted on 2 October 1967. It consists of a mayor and three councillors.
Geography
The Saint John river valley is cut between two sets of peaks. The town is roughly 200m above sea level, while a peak of roughly 1000m is seen nearby. Frenchville, Maine is across the river. The steel truss Clair – Fort Kent Bridge is upriver about five miles, while downstream the next border crossing is the Edmundston–Madawaska Bridge (also a steel truss).
Economy
The nearest post office is upriver in Baker Brook. A railway and NB Route 120 go through town, as well as the Saint John River. The elementary school closed in 1996 due to lack of students. The Caisse Populaire Trois-Rives maintains a branch. The nearest Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachment is in Clair, New Brunswick, while the nearest hospital is located in Edmundston.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Hilaire had a population of 273 living in 93 of its 102 total private dwellings, a change of 8.3% from its 2016 population of 252. With a land area of 5.69 km2 (2.20 sq mi), it had a population density of 48.0/km2 (124.3/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
| 2016 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 252 (-16.8% from 2011) | 303 (+31.2% from 2006) |
| Land area | 5.68 km2 (2.19 sq mi) | 5.67 km2 (2.19 sq mi) |
| Population density | 44.4/km2 (115/sq mi) | 53.4/km2 (138/sq mi) |
| Median age | 37.6 (M: 38.5, F: 36.5) | 35.7 (M: 35.6, F: 36.0) |
| Private dwellings | 101 (total) | 96 (total) |
| Median household income | $63,360 | $.N/A |
Language
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Hilaire, New Brunswick 2011 language data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons.[7] | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Total | French |
English |
French & English |
Other | |||||||||||||
| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016 |
240 |
235 | 95.92% | 5 | 2.04% | 0 |  |
0.00% | 5 | 2.04% | ||||||||
2011 |
n/a |
n/a | 0.0% |
0.00% | n/a | 0.0% |
0.00% | n/a | 0.0% |
0.00% | n/a | 0.0% |
0.00% | |||||
2006 |
250 |
250 |  16.3% |
100.00% | 0 | 100.0% |
0.00% | 0 | 100.0% |
0.00% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.00% | |||||
2001 |
235 |
215 | 10.4% |
91.49% | 10 | n/a% |
4.26% | 10 | 0.0% |
4.26% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.00% | |||||
1996 |
250 |
240 | n/a | 96.00% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | 10 | n/a | 4.00% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | |||||