Port Elgin (New Brunswick)
| Port Elgin | |||
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| Motto : Your Port of Call | |||
| Location in New Brunswick | |||
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| Province : | New Brunswick | ||
| County: | Westmorland County | ||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 5 ′ N , 64 ° 9 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 5 m | ||
| Area : | 18.55 km² | ||
| Residents : | 418 (as of 2011) | ||
| Population density : | 22.5 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Atlantic Time ( UTC − 4 ) | ||
| Postal code : | E4M | ||
| Area code : | +1 506 | ||
| Foundation : | 1690 | ||
| Mayor : | Judy Scott | ||
| Website : | www.villageofportelgin.com | ||
Port Elgin is a village ( Village ) in Westmorland County in the Canadian province of New Brunswick with 418 inhabitants (2011).
geography
Port Elgin is at the confluence of the Gaspereaux River with the Northumberland Strait . The connecting roads New Brunswick Route 15 and New Brunswick Route 16 run through the village. Moncton is 50 kilometers to the west and Sackville is about 30 kilometers to the southwest. The province of Nova Scotia begins at a distance of 20 kilometers in the south.
history
The area was inhabited hundreds of years ago by the Mi'kmaq Indians . Acadians settled in the area in 1690 and named the place Baie Verte (green bay) because of the lush green reed grass at the mouth of the Gaspereaux River . In 1751, French settlers built Fort Gaspareaux there . 1755 the British took the fort and named it in honor of the British officer Robert Monckton now Fort Monckton , gave it to military conflicts with Native Americans and Acadians but a year later again. With the arrival of settlers from New England , Yorkshire , Ireland and Scotland, as well as loyalists and returning Acadians, a settlement called Gaspareaux Town was soon established. The main livelihood of the inhabitants was the timber industry and the operation of several small port facilities and shipyards. The construction of roads and railway lines also had a positive effect on the infrastructure.
The current name Port Elgin was chosen in 1847 in honor of James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin , the Governor General of Canada . In 1922 the place received the status of Village . After the Confederation Bridge to Prince Edward Island was opened in 1997 as an extension of New Brunswick Route 16 at a distance of 20 kilometers , the through traffic through the place grew strongly.
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