Keswick Ridge (2011 population: 1,526 ) is a Canadian rural community in York County,

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on Route 616. The former

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of Keswick Ridge took its name from the community.

History

First settled by the sons and daughters of the Loyalists from Massachusetts, the community still maintains its Loyalist roots. It is located on the east bank of the Saint John River 20 kilometres upstream from the city of

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, occupying a ridge between the

Keswick River The Keswick River is a tributary of the Saint John River in York County, New Brunswick in Canada. Early documents referred to it as Madam Keswick River. The Keswick River watershed is entirely rural, dominated by forests and small farms in the co ...

and Mactaquac Headpond. Mixed

farming Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...

and small local business is the major source of income in the area. "The Ridge" or "God's Country", as it is referred to by locals, is best known for its

bucolic The pastoral genre of literature, art, or music depicts an idealised form of the shepherd's lifestyle – herding livestock around open areas of land according to the seasons and the changing availability of water and pasture. The target aud ...

scenery, and apple growing. Route 616 which runs through Keswick Ridge was voted in a CAA survey as Atlantic Canada 9th Worst Roads for 2017, as well as Top Worst Roads for 2018

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Keswick Ridge had a population of 1,643 living in 618 of its 642 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 1,652. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Education

Keswick Ridge School features a school (KRS) offering multi-age classrooms from kindergarten to grade 8. The school used to be used as a high school but now the high school students are bused into

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. The sports teams are known as Keswick Ridge Raiders.

Notable people

Dec 1, 2014 - It was announced today that Deborah and Delbert Munn were joint winners of Canada's November 28/2014 Lotto Max Draw. Their winnings $25 million, in the split draw were approximately $12.5 Million. In December 2016, local Keswick Ridge farmer Andrew Lovell was honoured as Canada's Outstanding Young Farmer.

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