Rivière-Verte, New Brunswick

Rivière-Verte (2016 population: 724[2]) is a Canadian village in Madawaska County, New Brunswick.[3]

This article is about the village. For the civil parish, local service district, and rural census subdivision, see Rivière-Verte Parish, New Brunswick.
Rivière-Verte
Village
Rivière-Verte
Location within New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 47°19′N 68°09′W
CountryCanada
ProvinceNew Brunswick
CountyMadawaska
ParishRivière-Verte
Village Status1966
Electoral Districts   
Federal
Madawaska—Restigouche
ProvincialRestigouche-La-Vallée
Government
[1]
 • TypeCommunity Council
 • MayorMichel Leblond
Area
[2]
 • Total6.70 km2 (2.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total724
 • Density108.0/km2 (280/sq mi)
 • Change
2011-2016
 2.7%
 • Dwellings
358
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Postal code(s)
E7C
Area code(s)506
Highways Route 2 (TCH)
Route 144
Websitewww.riviere-verte.ca

It is located 15 kilometres southeast of Edmundston along the Saint John River and the Riviere Verte. Its name translates to "Green River".

History
See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in Madawaska County, New Brunswick

Demographics
Historical Census Data - Rivière-Verte, New Brunswick
YearPop.±%
1991 988—    
1996 929−6.0%
2001 856−7.9%
2006 798−6.8%
2011 744−6.8%
2016 724−2.7%
2021 744+2.8%
Source: [4][2][5]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Rivière-Verte had a population of 744 living in 359 of its 373 total private dwellings, a change of 2.8% from its 2016 population of 724. With a land area of 6.91 km2 (2.67 sq mi), it had a population density of 107.7/km2 (278.9/sq mi) in 2021.[5]

Canada census – Rivière-Verte, New Brunswick community profile
20162011
Population724 (-2.7% from 2011)744 (-6.8% from 2006)
Land area6.70 km2 (2.59 sq mi)7.00 km2 (2.70 sq mi)
Population density108.0/km2 (280/sq mi)106.3/km2 (275/sq mi)
Median age50.1 (M: 52.0, F: 48.5)48.9 (M: 48.4, F: 49.2)
Total private dwellings358354
Median household income$45,440$34,297
References: 2016[6] 2011[7] earlier[8][9]

Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Rivière-Verte, New Brunswick[4]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2016
710
 680 95.8% 25 3.5% 5 0.7% 0 0.0% 0.00%
2011
730
 710 6.0% 97.26% 20 33.3% 2.74% 0 0.0% 0.00% 0 0.0% 0.00%
2006
785
 755 7.4% 96.18% 30 50.0% 3.82% 0 100.0% 0.00% 0 0.0% 0.00%
2001
845
 815 8.9% 96.45% 20 33.3% 2.37% 10 0.0% 1.18% 0 0.0% 0.00%
1996
920
 895 n/a 97.28% 15 n/a 1.63% 10 n/a 1.09% 0 n/a 0.00%

Notable people
Main article: List of people from Madawaska County, New Brunswick

See also

References
  1. "Rivière-Verte". Government of New Brunswick.
  2. "Census Profile, 2016 Census Rivière-Verte, Village [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
  3. "Rivière-Verte". New Brunswick Provincial Archives.
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  6. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
  7. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
  8. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  9. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.



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