Point La Nim (2016 pop. 231) is an
unincorporated community
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and former
local service district Local service district may refer to these administrative units in Canada:
* Local service district (New Brunswick)
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in
Restigouche County,
New Brunswick
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,
Canada
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.
The community is located on the
Restigouche River
The Restigouche River (, ) is a river that flows across the northwestern part of the province of New Brunswick and the southeastern part of Quebec.
The river flows in a northeasterly direction from its source in the Appalachian Mountains of nort ...
immediately upstream (west) from the town of
Dalhousie. Its name was taken from
Mi'kmaq
The Mi'kmaq (also ''Mi'gmaq'', ''Lnu'', ''Mi'kmaw'' or ''Mi'gmaw''; ; , and formerly Micmac) are an Indigenous group of people of the Northeastern Woodlands, native to the areas of Canada's Atlantic Provinces, primarily Nova Scotia, New Bru ...
name "ananimkik" which translates to "lookout place". Located west of Dalhousie. Point La Nim's post office was originally called "Point La Nin" in 1855. It was renamed Point La Nim in 1862.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Point La Nim / Pointe La Nim had a population of 247 living in 120 of its 131 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 231. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
See also
*
List of communities in New Brunswick
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References
Image:PointLaNim2007-07.jpg, Point La Nim / Restigouche River - summer
Image:PointLaNim2003-03.jpg, Point La Nim / Restigouche River - winter
Communities in Restigouche County, New Brunswick
Designated places in New Brunswick
Local service districts of Restigouche County, New Brunswick
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