Eel River Crossing, New Brunswick

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"Eel River, New Brunswick" redirects here. For community in York County, see Eel River Lake, New Brunswick.
Eel River Crossing
Village
Official seal of Eel River Crossing
Seal
Eel River Crossing is located in New Brunswick
Eel River Crossing

Eel River Crossing
Location within New Brunswick.
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Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Restigouche
Parish Dalhousie
Founded 1875
Incorporated November 9, 1966
Electoral Districts   
Federal
Madawaska—Restigouche
Provincial Dalhousie-Restigouche East
Government[1]
 • Type Village Council
 • Mayor Denis D. Savoie
 • Councillors
List of Members
  • Laurent Hachey
  • Rhéal Joseph Pelletier
  • Francois Joseph Levesque
  • Ghislain Maltais
Area[2]
 • Land 17.45 km2 (6.74 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 1,209
 • Density 69.3/km2 (179/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 3.5%
 • Dwellings 527
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)
Postal code(s)
  • 1N5-1N9, 1P1-1P9, 1R1-1R9
  • 1S1-1S9, 1T1-1T9, 1V1-1V5
  • 2L7, 2W9
Area code(s) 506
Highways
Route 11
Route 275
Route 280
Median Income* $42,411 CDN
Website http://www.ercvillage.com/
  • Median household income, 2005 (all households)

Eel River Crossing (2011 population: 1,209) is a Canadian village in Restigouche County, New Brunswick.[3]

It is the administrative headquarters of the Eel River Bar Mi'kmaq First Nation band government.

History

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

Usually simplified to simply Eel River, the village is situated on the Eel River. It received the name "Crossing" after the Intercolonial Railway built its Halifax-Rivière-du-Loup main line through the community in 1875.

Demographics

Trivia

Notable people

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Main article: List of people from Restigouche County, New Brunswick

See also

References

  1. ↑ Government of New Brunswick website: Eel River Crossing
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Eel River Crossing, New Brunswick
  3. ↑ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Eel River Crossing
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  5. ↑ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Eel River Crossing, New Brunswick

External links


 Dalhousie Junction McNeish Darlington
Dundee Eel River 3
  Eel River Crossing  
Balmoral Selwood Eel River Cove


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