New Maryland, New Brunswick
New Maryland is a suburban bedroom village of Fredericton in central New Brunswick, Canada; located directly south of Fredericton, south of Route 2 and Route 101. As of 2016, the population was 4,174,[2] which means it is large enough to become a "town". New Maryland is one of the wealthiest communities in New Brunswick as it has a median household income of over $110,000, the highest of any municipality in the province.
New Maryland | |
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Village | |
 Flag | |
| Motto(s): Progressio Et Concordia | |
  New Maryland Location of New Maryland in New Brunswick | |
| Coordinates: 45.89500°N 66.68212°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| County | York |
| Metropolitan Area | Greater Fredericton |
| Incorporated | June 1, 1991 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village Council[1] |
| • Mayor | Judy Wilson-Shee |
| • Deputy Mayor | Tim Scammell |
| • Councillors | Alex Scholten, Mike Pope,Laurie Pearson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21.33 km2 (8.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,174 |
| • Density | 195.7/km2 (507/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Canadian Postal code | E3C |
| Area code(s) | 506 |
| Website | http://www.vonm.ca |
The name "New Maryland" has been used to describe a farming community and parish for over 100 years, but in the 1970s and 1980s, several large suburban subdivisions were constructed in the area. New Maryland was officially incorporated as a village in 1991. Today the village is home to many businesses including a pub, pizza shop, pharmacy, post office, hairdressers, a vehicle repair shop, and two gas stations along with several more small businesses. New Maryland is also home to an elementary school and multiple daycares which serve the village and its outlying areas. Virtually all of the residents now commute to Fredericton.
History
The village gets its name from settlers who traveled to the area from the state of Maryland in 1817. New Maryland is the site of the last fatal gun duel in New Brunswick which occurred between George Frederick Street and George Ludlow Wetmore in 1821. This proclamation appears on the sign for New Maryland on the adjacent TransCanada Highway, Route 2.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, New Maryland had a population of 4,153 living in 1,529 of its 1,550 total private dwellings, a change of -0.5% from its 2016 population of 4,174. With a land area of 21.25 km2 (8.20 sq mi), it had a population density of 195.4/km2 (506.2/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
See also
References
- "Mayor and Village Council". Village of New Maryland. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- "Census Profile, 2016 Census New Maryland, Village [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- "2006 Community Profiles: New Maryland, NB". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- "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.
