Flatlands, New Brunswick

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Flatlands was a local service district in Addington Parish, Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada.[1] The Duncan family of Aberdeen, Scotland were the original settlers of Flatlands and Campbellton.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In 1866, Flatlands was a farming and lumbering settlement with approximately 27 resident families.[2] In 1871, it had a population of 150.[2] In 1898, Flatlands was a station on the Intercolonial Railway and had one post office, three stores, a shingle mill, a church, and a population of about 400.[2]

Geography

Flatlands is located along the Restigouche River, opposite the Province of Quebec. It is approximately 5 km from Matapédia, Quebec, a 5-minute drive, and about 15 km from downtown Campbellton, New Brunswick, a 20-minute drive.[3][4] Route 11 is the major highway running through the community, with a posted speed limit of 80 km/h.[5]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Flatlands had a population of 153 living in 78 of its 87 total private dwellings, a change of Script error: No such module "Percentage". from its 2016 population of 143. With a land area of Template:Cvt, it had a population density of Template:Pop density in 2021.[6]

Population of Flatlands
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References

  1. New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Flatlands
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