Balmoral is a community in the village of
Bois-Joli in
Restigouche County, New Brunswick.
It held village status prior to 2023 and is now part of the village of
Bois-Joli. It is approximately 10 kilometres south of
Dalhousie. Balmoral also contains the neighbourhoods of
Blair Athol,
Saint-Maure, Selwood, and
Upper Balmoral.
History
The area was settled in the 1850s by
Joseph Drapeau
Joseph Drapeau (April 13, 1752 – November 3, 1810) was a seigneur, merchant and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Northumberland in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1809 to 1810.
He was born in Pointe-Lévy, th ...
. When a later contingent of settlers from
Scotland
Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...
arrived, they gave the community its present name after
Balmoral Castle.
On 1 January 2023, Balmoral amalgamated with the neighbouring village of
Eel River Crossing and all or part of five
local service districts to form the new village of
Bois-Joli.
The community's name remains in official use.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada (StatCan; ), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. It is headquartered in ...
, Balmoral 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.
Population trend
Language
Mother tongue (2016)
Economy
Forestry
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is the most important industry in the village.
Notable people
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 municipal ...
References
External links
Village of Balmoral
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Communities in Restigouche County, New Brunswick
Former villages in New Brunswick
Local service districts of Restigouche County, New Brunswick
2023 disestablishments in New Brunswick