St. George (New Brunswick)
| St. George | |||
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| Nickname : The Granite Town | |||
| Location in New Brunswick | |||
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| Province : | New Brunswick | ||
| County: | Charlotte County | ||
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 8 ′ N , 66 ° 49 ′ W | ||
| Area : | 16.13 km² | ||
| Residents : | 1490 (as of 2011) | ||
| Population density : | 92.4 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Atlantic Time ( UTC − 4 ) | ||
| Postal code : | E5C | ||
| Area code : | +1 506 | ||
| Mayor : | Sharon Tucker | ||
| Website : | www.town.stgeorge.nb.ca | ||
.JPG) St. George on the Magaguadavic River |
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St. George is a city in Charlotte County in the Canadian province of New Brunswick . The population in 2011 was 1490 people.
geography
St. George is located on the Magaguadavic River and on the southern tip of Lake Utopia . Saint John to the east is approximately 60 kilometers away. The north-east and south-east cities of St. Stephen and St. Andrews are 35 and 25 kilometers away, respectively. The New Brunswick Route1 runs through the middle of St. George.
history
In 1783 the settler Peter Clinch settled in the area with other immigrants and founded St. Georg on February 2, 1874. The name probably goes back to St. George . The timber industry , shipbuilding and the extraction of building materials from the nearby granite rocks were the main livelihoods of the inhabitants. In the mid-1800s there were five shipyards , ten sawmills, and seven stone mills in quarries . On October 17, 1904, the place received city rights. Building materials were still very much in demand and the place added The Granite Town . During the global economic crisis , many smaller companies ceased operations and the economic priorities had to be realigned. Today the place is active as a supplier in the container business, also in the salmon farming and the harvest of wild blueberries . A Wild Blueberry Festival is held every year .
Some historic buildings and places have been added to the List of historic places in Charlotte County, New Brunswick .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistics Canada - Census St. George 2011
- ↑ History ( Memento of the original from April 12, 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.
Web links
- granitetownwildblueberryfestival - Wild Blueberry Festival
- canadiangeographic - salmon farm