Upper Miramichi

Upper Miramichi is a Canadian rural community in Northumberland and York Counties, New Brunswick.

Upper Miramichi became a rural community on March 17, 2008, having formerly been a local service district with the same name. The rural community includes sixteen neighbourhoods stretching between McGivney and the village of Doaktown including Astle, Big Hole Brook, Bloomfield Ridge, Boiestown, Carrolls Crossing, Hayesville, Holtville, Ludlow, McGivney, McNamee, Nelson Hollow, New Bandon, Parker’s Ridge, Porter Cove, Priceville, and Taxis River. The municipal offices are located in Boiestown.

History

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Upper Miramichi had a population of 2,175 living in 958 of its 1,187 total private dwellings, a change of -1.9% from its 2016 population of 2,218. With a land area of 1,832.97 km² (707.71 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.2/km² (3.1/sq mi) in 2021.

Notable people

See also

• List of rural communities in New Brunswick

References

External links

• Official website

1. Miramichi, New Brunswick
2. Central New Brunswick Academy
3. Boiestown, New Brunswick
4. Little Southwest Miramichi River
5. List of municipalities in New Brunswick
6. Miramichi—Grand Lake
7. Miramichi River
8. Miramichi River Valley
9. Nashwaak, New Brunswick
10. Nackawic-Millville
11. Bois-Joli
12. Five Rivers, New Brunswick
13. Stanley Parish, New Brunswick
14. Lakeland Ridges
15. Nouvelle-Arcadie
16. Pocologan, New Brunswick
17. Tobique Valley
18. Champdoré
19. York County, New Brunswick
20. Maple Hills, New Brunswick