Salisbury (New Brunswick)

Salisbury
Nickname : Home of the Silver Fox
Location in New Brunswick
Salisbury
State :	Canada
Province :	New Brunswick
County:	Westmorland County
Coordinates :	46 ° 2 ′  N , 65 ° 3 ′  W Coordinates: 46 ° 2 ′  N , 65 ° 3 ′  W
Area :	13.68 km²
Residents :	2145 (as of 2011)
Population density :	156.8 inhabitants / km²
Time zone :	Atlantic Time ( UTC − 4 )
Postal code :	E4J
Area code :	+1 506
Mayor :	Terry Keating
Website :	www.salisburynb.ca

Salisbury is a village ( Village ) in Westmorland County in the Canadian province of New Brunswick with 2,145 inhabitants (2011).

geography

Moncton is 15 miles to the east. Petitcodiac is about twelve kilometers to the southwest. The Petitcodiac River touches Salisbury in the south. The connecting roads New Brunswick Route 2 , New Brunswick Route 106 and New Brunswick Route 112 run through the place.

history

The first European settlers came from Yorkshire in 1774 and chose the site because of its fertile soil on the Petitcodiac River and the wealth of forest in the area. Agriculture and timber were therefore also the livelihoods of the inhabitants for many years. After 1900 Salisbury was a center for the breeding of silver foxes and for the processing of silver fox skins for a few years . The furs of this color variant of the red fox were in great demand all over the world at that time. To this day, the nickname Home of the Silver Fox has been preserved for the place. There is also a large statue of a silver fox at a crossroads. In 1966 the place received the status of Village .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistics Canada - Census Salisbury 2011
2. ↑ History 1 ( Memento of the original from July 10, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ↑ History 2

Web links

• roadsideattractions - silver fox statue