Connors is a community in
Madawaska County
Madawaska County (2016 population 32,741), 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." For ...
on
Route 205. It borders the
Saint John River to the south. Connors is in "the panhandle" just where
New Brunswick
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,
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Government of Canada, Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is ...
, and
Maine
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all come together, near the Saint John River which forms the boundary of Canada and USA at this location. In the phone listings, it is under
LAC BAKER phone exchange (992- numbers).
Most people are French speaking. Many Irish and other ethnic groups settled in this heavily forested area in the 19th century, along with folks from nearby Québec. Since the Irish were Catholic like the French speakers, there was a great deal of inter-marriage. Today, you would find many people with Irish and Scottish surnames who are entirely French-speaking here, while others with French surnames speak only English. Connors is a place where people made their living from forestry rather than farming. This whole area is quite remote from major population centres, and is now having major economic problems because there is no other livelihood except logging and sawmills. Many of the younger people on both sides of the border have been leaving for better job prospects in bigger cities (
Bangor or
Portland, ME or
Montreal
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and
Quebec City
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, or
Fredericton
Fredericton (; ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The city is situated in the west-central portion of the province along the Saint John River, which flows west to east as it bisects the city. The river is the do ...
and
Saint John, New Brunswick
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and sometimes even
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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).
History
Notable people
See also
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List of communities in New Brunswick
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References
Communities in Madawaska County, New Brunswick
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