Balmoral, New Brunswick
Community in New Brunswick, Canada
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Balmoral is a community in the village of Bois-Joli in Restigouche County, New Brunswick.[2][3] It held village status prior to 2023 and is now part of the village of Bois-Joli. It is approximately 10 kilometres south of Dalhousie. Balmoral also contains the neighbourhoods of Blair Athol, Saint-Maure, Selwood, and Upper Balmoral.
Balmoral | |
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Community (Dissolved village) | |
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  Balmoral Location within New Brunswick. | |
| Coordinates: 47.966667°N 66.45°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| County | Restigouche |
| Parish | Balmoral |
| Municipality | Bois-Joli |
| Settled | ca. 1850 |
| Incorporated | 1972 |
| Amalgamated | 2023 |
| Electoral Districts Federal | Madawaska—Restigouche |
| Provincial | Restigouche West |
| Area | |
| • Land | 43.33 km2 (16.73 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 1,603 |
| • Density | 37/km2 (96/sq mi) |
| • Change 2016-2021 |  4.2% |
| • Dwellings | 713 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 506 |
| Access Routes |  Route 275 |
| Median Income* | CA$63,744 |
| Website | balmoralnb |
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History
The area was settled in the 1850s by Joseph Drapeau. When a later contingent of settlers from Scotland arrived, they gave the community its present name after Balmoral Castle.
On 1 January 2023, Balmoral amalgamated with the neighbouring village of Eel River Crossing and all or part of five local service districts to form the new village of Bois-Joli.[4][5] The community's name remains in official use.[6]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Balmoral had a population of 1,603 living in 687 of its 713 total private dwellings, a change of −4.2% from its 2016 population of 1,674. With a land area of 43.33 km2 (16.73 sq mi), it had a population density of 37.0/km2 (95.8/sq mi) in 2021.[7]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,603 | 4.2% |
| 2016 | 1,674 | 2.6% |
| 2011 | 1,719 |  0.8% |
| 2006 | 1,709 | 7.1% |
| 2001 | 1,836 | 7.0% |
| 1996 | 1,975 | 1.3% |
| 1991 | 1,949 | N/A |
Language
Mother tongue (2016)[3]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|---|---|
| French only | 1,545 | 92.51% |
| English only | 105 | 6.29% |
| Both English and French | 20 | 1.20% |
Economy
Forestry is the most important industry in the village.