Sackville (New Brunswick)
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| Location in New Brunswick | |||
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| Province : | New Brunswick | ||
| County: | Westmorland County | ||
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 54 ′ N , 64 ° 22 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 50 m | ||
| Area : | 74.32 km² | ||
| Residents : | 5558 (as of 2011) | ||
| Population density : | 74.8 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Atlantic Time ( UTC − 4 ) | ||
| Municipality number: | 506 | ||
| Postal code : | E4L 1G6 | ||
| Area code : | +1 506 | ||
| Mayor : | Bob Berry | ||
| Website : | www.sackville.com | ||
Sackville is a small town in Westmorland County in the Canadian province of New Brunswick with 5558 inhabitants (2011).
geography
The connecting roads New Brunswick Route 2 , New Brunswick Route 106 and New Brunswick Route 940 run through Sackville . Moncton is 25 miles to the northwest. The border with the province of Nova Scotia is about ten kilometers from the city center in an easterly direction. The foothills of the Bay of Fundy reach the city in the south.
history
Mi'kmaq Indians lived in the area over 7000 years ago . The Acadians settled in the Maratimes were looking for new settlements at the beginning of the 1700s and found the proximity to the Bay of Fundy to be very suitable, but first had to reclaim the largely marshland landscape ( Tantramar Marshes ). Due to its strategically favorable location, the region was the scene of several military conflicts in the period that followed. The name of the place was chosen in 1762 in honor of George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville . The main livelihood of the inhabitants was initially agriculture , later also the timber industry and shipbuilding . From 1872 several foundries were put into operation and the city became the center of the foundry industry in the maritime provinces ( Foundry Capital of the Maritimes ). The city was officially founded in 1903.
Today, Sackville is primarily attractive to the arts and sciences through Mount Alison University, founded in 1839 . Another point of attraction is the nearby marshland, which is visited by a large number of bird species, especially migratory birds , and which are extremely attractive for ornithologists .
City center
Panorama of the city
View of the marshland
Individual evidence
Web links
- mta.ca - Mount Alison University