Hartland is a town in Carleton County,

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, Canada. On 1 January 2023, Hartland annexed all or part of seven local service districts, greatly expanding its area and population. The community's name remains in official use. Revised census figures have not been released.

Geography

Hartland is situated on the Saint John River in the central-western portion of the province in the agricultural heartland of Carleton County.

History

The first settler in the area of what would become Hartland was William Orser (b.1762) and his son William Jr. William traveled there from

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with his wife and six children. His wife died of an illness and he remarried to a widow, Mary Blake, who also had six children. The pair later conceived an additional six children. The land was settled in 1797, and granted in 1809. The town was named Hartland in 1874, to honour

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, a surveyor and MLA. It is the hometown of two of New Brunswick's premiers during the 20th century:

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and

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. U.S. Congressmen

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& Samuel Stephenson and

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are also from Hartland. Renowned Canadian poet

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also lived in the town for several formative years while working for the Hartland Observer newspaper. The town is best known for being the site of the Hartland Bridge, the longest

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in the world. Originally opened on July 4, 1901, the 1,282 foot (390.75 m) bridge is a national historic site. The bridge was covered as part of major repairs in 1921, and the pedestrian walkway added in 1945. Prior to the building of the Mactaquac Dam, Hartland was also famous for its salmon pools, located slightly upstream of the Hartland Bridge. Hartland is the headquarters of the North American trucking company Day & Ross, itself a subsidiary of McCain Foods, as well as home to the

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Demographics

In the

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conducted by Statistics Canada, Hartland had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Disasters

Fires

July 15, 1907 An arsonist started a fire which consumed a large part of the town. The town was rebuilt. October 24, 1946 The town's

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plant, used to dehydrate potatoes, was destroyed by fire. The adjacent

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and

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plants were also consumed. August 25, 1980 A fire destroyed many businesses on Main Street.

Floods

Being built close to the Saint John River, the town is usually affected by the annual spring freshet. Ice jams threaten the Hartland Bridge, it being a choke point for loose ice.

Notable people

References

Town of Hartland Website
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