Upper Miramichi is a Canadian
rural community in
Northumberland
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and
York
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Counties,
New Brunswick
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.
Upper Miramichi became a rural community on March 17, 2008,
having formerly been a
local service district with the same name. The rural community includes sixteen neighbourhoods stretching between
McGivney and the village of
Doaktown
Doaktown is a Canadian village in Northumberland County, New Brunswick.
The village has a prosperous lumber industry including the Russell and Swim sawmill, now owned by J.D. Irving Limited.
Atlantic Salmon fishing is a very popular sport in ...
including
Astle
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Origin in the East ...
,
Big Hole Brook,
Bloomfield Ridge,
Boiestown,
Carrolls Crossing,
Hayesville,
Holtville,
Ludlow
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,
McGivney,
McNamee,
Nelson Hollow,
New Bandon,
Parker’s Ridge, Porter Cove,
Priceville, and
Taxis River
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. The municipal offices are located in
Boiestown.
History
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada, Upper Miramichi 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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Notable people
See also
*List of rural communities in New Brunswick
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References
External links
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Communities in York County, New Brunswick
Communities in Northumberland County, New Brunswick
Rural communities in New Brunswick
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