Charlo ( ) is a community in Heron Bay in Restigouche County, New Brunswick. It was a village from 1966 to 2023, when it was amalgamated with Dalhousie to form the town of Heron Bay.

History

Situated on the south shore of

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, the community was first settled by

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in 1799 (except for the Thompson family who emigrated from Ireland through the port of New York who settled 1784–1790 and was granted land by the Crown in 1824 next to the church property) and incorporated in 1966. River Charlo is one of its neighbourhoods. On January 1, 2023, Charlo amalgamated with the town of Dalhousie and all or part of five local service districts to form the new town of Heron Bay. The community's name remains in official use.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, Charlo 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)

Climate

Infrastructure

The

Charlo Airport Charlo Airport is located south-southeast of Charlo, New Brunswick, Canada. The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). CBSA officers at this airport can handle ...

, the only airport in the region, offered scheduled air service between 1963 and 2001. In October 2012, Provincial Airlines began trial flights at the

. In January 2013, after deeming that there was sufficient demand, they made the trial flights permanent. They currently provide direct flights between Charlo, New Brunswick, Wabush, Newfoundland, and

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's train, The Ocean, makes stops on request at the Charlo station, a flag stop platform. The station shelter was demolished, along with nearby Jacquet River station, in October 2021."Vanishing Stations", ''The Bulleton'', Transport Action Atlantic, Spring-Summer 2001]

Notable people

References

{{Subdivisions of New Brunswick, villages=yes, state=expanded Communities in Restigouche County, New Brunswick 2023 disestablishments in New Brunswick Former villages in New Brunswick