Red Bank, New Brunswick is a small rural community (unincorporated area) in
Northumberland County, New Brunswick
Northumberland County is located in northeastern New Brunswick, Canada.
Geography
Northumberland County is covered by thick forests, whose products stimulate the economy. The highest peaks in the province, including Mount Carleton lie in the n ...
,
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
. It is located approximately 20 km west of
Miramichi,
New Brunswick
New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...
, at the mouth of the
Little Southwest Miramichi River
The Little Southwest Miramichi River is a river in Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada. In Mi'kmaq it is referred to as "Tooadook".
This river has its origins at Gover Lake in the Miramichi Highlands, part of the Appalachian Mountain ...
, at its confluence with the
Northwest Miramichi River
The Northwest Miramichi River or Elmunokun is a river in New Brunswick, Canada. The Mi'kmaq referred to the river as Elmunokun, possibly meaning "a beaver hole" in reference to a deep pool in the river, just below the mouth of the Big Sevogle Ri ...
. The community lies on the southwest bank of the NW Miramichi and opposite its sister community
Sunny Corner around the intersection of
Route 420 and
Route 425.
A post office has existed here since 1854.
In 1871 Red Bank had a population of 175, and in 1898 Red Bank had a population of 200.
The community now counts a population of 398 people as of 2020, and goes up and down depending on season (with a high population during Summer).
Notable people
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Charles Hubbard
See also
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List of communities in New Brunswick
This is a list of communities in New Brunswick, a province in Canada. For the purposes of this list, a community is defined as either an incorporated municipality, an Indian reserve, or an unincorporated community inside or outside a municipalit ...
References
Communities in Northumberland County, New Brunswick
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