Nigadoo

Nigadoo
Village
Nigadoo Location within New Brunswick.
Coordinates:
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Gloucester
Parish	Beresford
Village Status	1967
Electoral Districts    Federal	Acadie—Bathurst
Provincial	Nigadoo-Chaleur
Government
• Type	Town council
• Mayor	Gilberte Boudreau
Area
• Land	7.69 km2 (2.97 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	952
• Density	123.8/km2 (321/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	2.7%
• Dwellings	410
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)
Postal code(s)	E8K
Area code(s)	506
Highways Route 11 Route 134	Route 315 Route 322

Nigadoo (2011 pop.: 952) is a Canadian village in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.

The village is located at the mouth of the Nigadoo River on Chaleur Bay, 15 km northwest of Bathurst and adjacent to Beresford.

Approximately 87% of residents are francophone Acadians.

In the Mi'kmaq language "nigadoo" roughly translates as "place to hide."

History

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

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Nigadoo, New Brunswick
Year Pop. ±% 1991 950 —     1996 961 +1.2%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 983 +2.3% 2001A 958 −2.5%	Year Pop. ±% 2006 927 −3.2% 2011 952 +2.7%
(A) adjustment due to boundary change.

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Nigadoo, New Brunswick
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		955		855	1.2%	89.53%		80	45.5%	8.38%		15	n/a%	1.57%		5	n/a%	0.52%
2006		920		865	0.6%	94.02%		55	54.2%	5.98%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%
2001		980		860	3.6%	87.76%		120	33.3%	12.24%		0	100.0%	0.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%
1996		930		830	n/a	89.25%		90	n/a	9.68%		10	n/a	1.07%		0	n/a	0.00%

Notable people

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

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick