Richibucto is a town in
Kent County,
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 ...
, Canada.
Geography
The town is situated on the
Richibucto River
The Richibucto River is a river in eastern New Brunswick, Canada which empties into the Northumberland Strait north of Richibucto. It is 80 kilometres long.Northumberland Strait
The Northumberland Strait (French: ''détroit de Northumberland'') is a strait in the southern part of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence in eastern Canada. The strait is formed by Prince Edward Island and the gulf's eastern, southern, and western sh ...
.
History
Richibucto had been the location of an annual
Mi'kmaq
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 nort ...
summer coastal community prior to
British colonisation. 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. See
Elsipogtog First Nation
The Elsipogtog First Nation , formerly called the Big Cove Band, is a Miꞌkmaq First Nations band government in New Brunswick, Canada. The First Nation's territory comprises Richibucto Reserve #15, lying southwest of Rexton, New Brunswick on ...
.
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
lobster and deep sea
fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are often caught as wildlife from the natural environment, but may also be caught from stocked bodies of water such as ponds, canals, park wetlands and reservoirs. Fishing techniques inclu ...
.
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
Statistics Canada, 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
Félix Candela Outeriño (; January 27, 1910 – December 7, 1997) was a Spanish and Mexican architect who was born in Madrid and at the age of 26, emigrated to Mexico, acquiring double nationality.
He is known for his significant role ...
.
[John Leroux, ''Building New Brunswick: An Architectural History'', Goose Lane, 2008, p. 216-219]
Notable people
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Kate McPhelim Cleary (1863–1905), novelist
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Murray MacLaren
Murray MacLaren (April 30, 1861 – December 24, 1942) was a Canadian politician and the 18th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick.
Born in Richibucto, New Brunswick, he was a physician before being elected to the House of Commons of Cana ...
(1861–1942), doctor, politician
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George McLeod (1836–1905),
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James D. Phinney (November 17, 1844 – ) lawyer, judge, politician
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Henry Powell (1855–1930), politician
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Louis Robichaud
Louis Joseph Robichaud (October 21, 1925 – January 6, 2005), popularly known as "Little Louis" or "P'tit-Louis", was the second (but first elected) Acadian premier of New Brunswick, serving from 1960 to 1970.
With the Equal Opportunity p ...
(1925–2005), former Premier of New Brunswick
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Peter Veniot
Peter John Veniot, (October 4, 1863 – July 6, 1936) was a businessman and newspaper owner and a politician in New Brunswick, Canada. He was the first Acadian premier of New Brunswick.
Early life and career
He was born in Richibucto, New Br ...
(1863–1926), former Premier of New Brunswick
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Charles Wesley Weldon (1830–1896), lawyer, politician
See also
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List of lighthouses in New Brunswick
This is a list of lighthouses in New Brunswick.
Lighthouses
See also
*List of lighthouses in Canada
References
External links
New Brunswick Lighthouses''Lighthouses Friends''. Retrieved 18 February 2017
List of Lights, Buoys and Fog Signal ...
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List of communities in New Brunswick
References
External links
Aids to Navigation''Canadian Coast Guard''
{{Lighthouse identifiers , qid2=Q106813386
Communities in Kent County, New Brunswick
Towns in New Brunswick
Populated coastal places in Canada
Lighthouses in New Brunswick