Saint-André () is community in
Saint-André Parish,
Madawaska County,
New Brunswick
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, Canada. It was part of an eponymous
rural community
Rural Sociologists have identified a number of different types of rural communities, which have arisen as a result of changing economic trends within rural regions of industrial nations.
The basic trend seems to be one in which communities a ...
prior to 2023; the most recent census data is for the rural community. It is now part of the town of
Grand Falls.
Situated in a
potato
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farming area, Saint-André was founded in 1904.
History
On 1 January 2023, the rural community of Saint-André amalgamated with the town of
Grand Falls. The community's name remains in official use.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Saint-André 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.
[
In the same census, the designated place portion of Saint-André had a population of 371 living in 157 of its 162 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 349. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.]
Notable people
See also
*List of communities in New Brunswick
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References
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2023 disestablishments in New Brunswick
Communities in Madawaska County, New Brunswick
Designated places in New Brunswick
Former rural communities in New Brunswick