St. George, New Brunswick

St. George is an incorporated town in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada. The population was 1,517 in 2016. It is located where the Magaguadavic River flows into the Bay of Fundy, between Passamaquoddy Bay and Lake Utopia.

This article is about the town. For the civil parish, local service district, and rural census subdivision, see Saint George Parish, New Brunswick.

Town of St. George
Saint-George
Town
Magaguadavic River gorge and the St. George Power hydro plant
Seal
Nickname(s): 
A Community Strong
Town of St. George
Location within New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 45°08′N 66°49′W
CountryCanada
ProvinceNew Brunswick
CountyCharlotte
Settled1783
Incorporated1904
Government
 • TypeTown Council
 • Acting MayorFaith Avery
Area
[1]
 • Total16.17 km2 (6.24 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total1,517
 • Density93.8/km2 (243/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
 1.7%
 • Dwellings
681
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Postal code(s)
E5C
Area code(s)506
Highways
Route 1
Route 172
Route 760
Route 770
Websitewww.tosg.ca

The area was surveyed in 1786. First called Magaguadavic, it was renamed Granite Town after the nearby red-granite quarries. In 1829 it was renamed to the current name, and a post office was established. By 1898 the town's port served the Shore Line Railway, and there were three hotels, four churches, 22 stores, and two mills. It was incorporated as a town in 1904.[2]

During the Second World War, two military bases were opened near the town: A Canadian Army training base known as "Camp Utopia" and a RCAF/RAF Air Station at Pennfield Ridge. By the late 1950s, both bases were closed; Camp Utopia relocated to Camp Gagetown, later CFB Gagetown, and the airfield at Pennfield Ridge served as the first commercial airport for the city of Saint John. From 1983 to 1985, Adex Mining Inc. operated a tungsten/molybdenum mine operated 40 km north of the town, at Mount Pleasant. Primary employers are aquaculture and a J. D. Irving lumber mill, Lake Utopia Paper.

The town is governed as a municipality under the Local Governance Act, and is in the Provincial electoral district of Fundy-The Isles-Saint John West. It is in federal riding of New Brunswick Southwest.

St. George Power runs a hydroelectric generating station on the Magaguadavic River. It has an installed capacity of 15 MW.[3] It is a run of the river plant, meaning there is no water storage in reservoirs as there is at the Mactaquac Dam.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, St. George had a population of 1,579 living in 698 of its 751 total private dwellings, a change of 4.1% from its 2016 population of 1,517. With a land area of 16.17 km2 (6.24 sq mi), it had a population density of 97.6/km2 (252.9/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

Canada census – St. George, New Brunswick community profile
20162011
Population1,517 (-1.7% from 2011)1,543 (+2.1% from 2006)
Land area16.17 km2 (6.24 sq mi)16.13 km2 (6.23 sq mi)
Population density93.8/km2 (243/sq mi)95.6/km2 (248/sq mi)
Median age45.3 (M: 44.1, F: 46.3)42.3 (M: 40.6, F: 43.4)
Total private dwellings681673
Median household income$61,472$58,391
Notes: Includes corrections and updates for 2006 data[5]
References: 2016[6] 2011[7] earlier[8][9]
Historical Census Data - St. George, New Brunswick[10][11][1]
YearPop.±%
1901733—    
1911988+34.8%
19211,110+12.3%
19311,087−2.1%
19411,169+7.5%
19511,263+8.0%
YearPop.±%
19611,133−10.3%
19811,195+5.5%
19861,305+9.2%
19911,345+3.1%
19961,414+5.1%
20011,509+6.7%
YearPop.±%
20061,309−13.3%
2006A1,512+15.5%
20111,543+2.1%
20161,517−1.7%
(A) population and dwelling count amendments

Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - St. George, New Brunswick[10]
2006 language data inaccurate due to unresolved census errors
Census Total
English
French
English & French
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
1,525
 1,395 13.9% 91.48% 40 27.3% 2.62% 5 n/a% 0.33% 85 183.3% 5.57%
2006
1,310
 1,225 13.7% 93.51% 55 31.2% 4.20% 0 0.0% 0.00% 30 200.0% 2.29%
2001
1,510
 1,420 6.0% 94.04% 80 23.1% 5.30% 0 0.0% 0.00% 10 n/a% 0.66%
1996
1,405
 1,340 n/a 95.37% 65 n/a 4.63% 0 n/a 0.00% 0 n/a 0.00%

References
  1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census St. George, New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  2. "Provincial Archives of New Brunswick". archives.gnb.ca. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  3. "St. George Hydro Facility". Bullfrog Power. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  4. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  5. 2006 Census Corrections and updates
  6. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  7. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  8. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 20 August 2019.
  9. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 18 July 2021.
  10. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  11. "NHS Profile, St. George, T, New Brunswick, 2011". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
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