New Maryland is a suburban bedroom
village
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of Fredericton in central
New Brunswick
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, Canada; located directly south of
Fredericton
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, south of
Route 2
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and
Route 101. As of 2021, the population was 4,153,
[ which means it is large enough to become a "town". New Maryland is one of the wealthiest communities in New Brunswick as it has a median household income of over $110,000, the highest of any municipality in the province.
The name "New Maryland" has been used to describe a farming community and ]parish
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for over 100 years. In the 1970s and 1980s, several large suburban subdivisions were constructed in the area. New Maryland was officially incorporated as a village on June 1st, 1991.
New Maryland Elementary School
and multiple daycares which serve the village and its outlying areas. Virtually all of the residents now commute to Fredericton
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.
History
The village gets its name from a settler, Mr. Arnold, who traveled to the area from the state of Maryland, USA in 1817. The area was originally referred to as "Maryland" or "Maryland Hill," but began to be referred to as "New Maryland" in 1825.George Frederick Street
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and George Ludlow Wetmore on October 2nd, 1821Trans-Canada Highway
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, Route 2. Wetmore Street Pub, which resides within the village, gets its name from the losing opponent of this duel.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada
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, New Maryland 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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See also
*List of communities in New Brunswick
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References
External links
Village of New Maryland
Villages in New Brunswick
Communities in York County, New Brunswick
Greater Fredericton
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