Madawaska County, New Brunswick


Madawaska County, also known as the "New Brunswick Panhandle", is located in northwestern New Brunswick, Canada. Over 90% of the county's population speaks French. Its Francophone population are known as "Brayons." Forestry is the major industry in the county.

History

The first inhabitants of what is now called Madawaska County were the Maliseet or Wolastoqiyik, who occupied and used the land along the Saint John River Valley north to the St. Lawrence River and south to the Penobscot River. There is debate concerning the true origin of the word "Madawaska". The earliest settlers were from Quebec. The area was the focus of the bloodless Aroostook War, a border dispute led by businessman and political activist John Baker.
The earliest settlers of the Upper Saint John River Valley can be clearly verified with and The second link displays census results taken in 1820 of the Madawaska region where most families had originated from Quebec.

[Census subdivision]s

Communities

There are ten municipalities within Madawaska County :
Official NameDesignationArea km2PopulationParish
EdmundstonCity106.8516,580Madawaska, Saint-Basile, Saint-Jacques, Saint-Joseph
Saint-LéonardTown5.221,300Saint-Léonard
Sainte-Anne-de-MadawaskaVillage9.19957Sainte-Anne
ClairVillage10.61781Clair
Saint-AndréRural community8.04772Saint-André Parish
Rivière-VerteVillage6.70724Rivière-Verte
Lac-BakerVillage37.18690Lac-Baker
Baker-BrookVillage12.27564Baker Brook
Saint-François-de-MadawaskaVillage6.39470Saint-François
Saint-HilaireVillage5.68252Saint-Hilaire

First Nations

There is one First Nations reserve in Madawaska County :
Official NameDesignationArea km2PopulationParish
St. Basile 10Reserve3.22214Saint-Basile

Parishes

The county is subdivided into fourteen parishes :
Official NameArea km2PopulationMunicipalities or equivalentsUnincorporated communities
Saint-Jacques299.491,596EdmundstonEnnemond / Grandmaison / Moulin-Morneault / Patrieville /
Petite-Rivière-à-la-Truite / Saint-Jacques / St. Joseph Settlement
Saint-Joseph322.891,538EdmundstonDeuxième-Sault / Francoeur / Lévesque / Rang-des-Bossé / Rang-des-Couturier /
Saint-Joseph-de-Madawaska / Sicard / Toussaint / Violette
Saint-André128.181,129Saint-AndréComeau Ridge / Gaudreau Park / Lévesque Settlement / McManus Siding /
Powers Creek / Saint-Amand / Woodville
Saint-Léonard343.39975Saint-LéonardBellefleur / Coombes Road / Cyr Junction / Grand-Ruisseau /
Martin Siding / Poitras / Rang-des-Bourgoin / Saint-Léonard-Parent
Sainte-Anne368.89964Sainte-Anne-de-MadawaskaFourche-à-Clark / Miller Line Cache / Prime / Rang-des-Deschêne /
Ringuette Settlement / Siegas / Siegas Lake Settlement / Sirois
Rivière-Verte715.86711Rivière-VerteBeardsley Depot / Davis Mill / Montagne-de-la-Croix / Montagne-des-Roy /
Rang-des-Hubert
Saint-François344.59606Haut-MadawaskaConcession-des-Jaunes / Concession-des-Viel / Connors / Lac-Unique /
Little River Mills / Mouth of St. Francis / Pelletiers Mill / Val Oakes
Saint-Basile129.61592Edmundston
St. Basile 10 		Boniface Bridge / Green River Settlement / Jalbert / Maillet /
Montagne-des-Therrien / Rang-des-Lavoie /
Saint-Hilaire41.90478Haut-MadawaskaRiceville
Clair43.92283Haut-MadawaskaCaron Brook / Concession-des-Lang / Concession-des-Vasseur / Crockett /
Les Rapides
Baker Brook125.17275Haut-MadawaskaConcession-de-Baker-Brook / Concession-des-Ouellette / Rang-des-Morneault /
Rang-Saint-Joseph / Val-Lambert / Val-Nadeau
Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes187.18275Durette Settlement / Flemming / Harrison Brook Settlement / La Montagne /
Lower Siegas / Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes
Madawaska173.1810Edmundston
Haut-Madawaska
Lac Baker24.305Lac-Baker
Haut-Madawaska		Boundary / Portage-du-Lac / Rang-des-Collin / Saint-Castin / Pelletiers Mill /
Soucy

Demographics

Population

Language

Access routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county limits:

Notable people