Richibucto is a town in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada.

Geography

The town is situated on the Richibucto River where it discharges into the Northumberland Strait.

History

Richibucto had been the location of an annual Mi'kmaq summer coastal community prior to

British colonisation The British Empire was composed of the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. It began with the overseas possessions and trading posts esta ...

. The town takes its name from "Elsipogtog" or "L'sipuktuk" Mi'kmaq terms meaning "river of fire". It is believed the term was mispronounced, or misunderstood from the

Mi'kmaq language The Mi'kmaq (also ''Mi'gmaq'', ''Lnu'', ''Miꞌkmaw'' or ''Miꞌgmaw''; ; ) are a First Nations people of the Northeastern Woodlands, indigenous to the areas of Canada's Atlantic Provinces and the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec as well as the northe ...

. See Elsipogtog First Nation.

Present day

The downtown area, situated on the mouth of the river, has commercial fishing wharves, several restaurants, and local stores. The economy is dominated by

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and deep sea fishing.

Demographics

In the

2021 Census of Population The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...

conducted by

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, Richibucto 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. Religious make-up (2001) Income (2006) Mother tongue language (2016)

Attractions

* St. Louis de Gonzague Roman Catholic Church was completed in 1965. Designed by Belanger and Roy of Moncton, it was inspired by the designs of the Spanish architect, Félix Candela.John Leroux, ''Building New Brunswick: An Architectural History'', Goose Lane, 2008, p. 216-219

Notable people

Kate McPhelim Cleary Kate McPhelim Cleary (August 22, 1863 – July 16, 1905) was a 19th-century Canadian-American author. Biography Kate McPhelim was born on August 22, 1863, in Richibucto, New Brunswick, the daughter of James McPhelim and Margaret Kelly, two Iris ...

(1863–1905), novelist * Murray MacLaren (1861–1942), doctor, politician * George McLeod (1836–1905), *

James D. Phinney James Douglas Phinney, (November 17, 1844 – February 28, 1915) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Kent County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1887 to 1895 as a Liberal-C ...

(November 17, 1844 – ) lawyer, judge, politician * Henry Powell (1855–1930), politician * Louis Robichaud (1925–2005), former Premier of New Brunswick * Peter Veniot (1863–1926), former Premier of New Brunswick * Charles Wesley Weldon (1830–1896), lawyer, politician

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