Upper Miramichi is a Canadian
rural community
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The basic trend seems to be one in which communities a ...
in
Northumberland
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and
York
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Counties,
New Brunswick
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.
Upper Miramichi became a rural community on March 17, 2008,
having formerly been a
local service district Local service district may refer to these administrative units in Canada:
* Local service district (New Brunswick)
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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
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,
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
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Upper Miramichi 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.
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Notable people
See also
*List of rural communities in New Brunswick
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References
External links
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Communities in York County, New Brunswick
Communities in Northumberland County, New Brunswick
Rural communities in New Brunswick
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