Balmoral | |
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Coordinates: 47°58′00″N 66°27′00″W / 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 | 37.0/km2 (96/sq mi) |
• Change 2016-2021 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 713 |
Time zone | UTC-4 ( AST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-3 ( ADT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code | 506 |
Access Routes | ![]() |
Median Income* | $63,744 CDN |
Website | http://balmoralnb.com |
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Balmoral is a former village in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada. [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.
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]
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]
Population trend [3] [8] [9] [10]
Census | Population | Change (%) |
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2021 | 1,603 | ![]() |
2016 | 1,674 | ![]() |
2011 | 1,719 | ![]() |
2006 | 1,709 | ![]() |
2001 | 1,836 | ![]() |
1996 | 1,975 | ![]() |
1991 | 1,949 | N/A |
Mother tongue (2016) [3]
Language | Population | Pct (%) |
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French only | 1,545 | 92.51% |
English only | 105 | 6.29% |
Both English and French | 20 | 1.20% |
Forestry is the most important industry in the village.