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==Geography== |
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Located on the south bank of the [[Restigouche River]] 10 km west of [[Campbellton, New Brunswick|Campbellton]], the village is situated where the tides on the Restigouche River cease to become visible |
Located on the south bank of the [[Restigouche River]], 10 km west of [[Campbellton, New Brunswick|Campbellton]], the village is situated where the tides on the Restigouche River cease to become visible – the reason for its name. |
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[[File:TideHead NB PO 2016.jpg|thumb|left|Tide Head federal post office]] |
[[File:TideHead NB PO 2016.jpg|thumb|left|Tide Head federal post office]] |
Revision as of 19:35, 1 October 2021
Tide Head | |
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Nickname: Fiddlehead Capital of the World | |
Coordinates: 47°59′06″N 66°45′54″W / 47.985°N 66.765°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | New Brunswick |
County | Restigouche |
Parish | Addington |
Village Status | 1966 |
Electoral Districts Federal | Madawaska—Restigouche |
Provincial | Restigouche West |
Government | |
• Type | Tide Head Village Council |
• Mayor | Randy Hunter |
• Councillors | List of Members
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• MP | René Arseneault (Lib.) |
• MLA | Gilles LePage (Lib.) |
Area | |
• Land | 19.43 km2 (7.50 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 938 |
• Density | 48.3/km2 (125/sq mi) |
• Change 2011-2016 | 9.5% |
• Dwellings | 417 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
Postal code(s) |
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Area code | 506 |
Access Routes Route 11 | Route 134 |
Median Income* | $77,466 CDN |
Website | http://www.tidehead.ca/ |
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Tide Head (2016 pop. 938) is a Canadian village in Restigouche County, New Brunswick.[3][2]
Geography
Located on the south bank of the Restigouche River, 10 km west of Campbellton, the village is situated where the tides on the Restigouche River cease to become visible – the reason for its name.
History
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 current Mayor of Tide Head is Randy Hunter.
Tide Head bills itself as the Fiddlehead Capital of the World and is predominantly English.
Demographics
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Mother tongue (2016)[2]
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Notable people
See also
References
- ^ "Tide Head". Government of New Brunswick.
- ^ a b c d e "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Tide Head, Village [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
- ^ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Tide Head
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 2011 census
External links