Sunny Corner, New Brunswick is a rural settlement in
Northumberland County, New Brunswick
Northumberland County is located in northeastern New Brunswick, Canada.
Geography
Northumberland County is covered by thick forests, whose products stimulate the economy. The highest peaks in the province, including Mount Carleton lie in the ...
,
Canada
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. It is located approximately 35 km west of
Miramichi,
New Brunswick
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, on the northeast bank of the
Northwest Miramichi River
The Northwest Miramichi River or Elmunokun is a river in New Brunswick, Canada. The Mi'kmaq people, Mi'kmaq referred to the river as Elmunokun, possibly meaning "a beaver hole" in reference to a deep pool in the river, just below the mouth of the ...
, opposite,
Red Bank. The community has an Irving gas station, a Royal Canadian Legion, a Lions Club, a police station serviced by the RCMP, a volunteer fire department, a hockey rink, and a seniors home.
The former
local service district Local service district may refer to these administrative units in Canada:
* Local service district (New Brunswick)
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of Sunny Corner took its name from the community. In 2023 the entire local service district, including this community, was amalgamated into the
incorporated rural community of Miramichi River Valley.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Sunny Corner had a population of 737 living in 356 of its 381 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 789. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Education
The community has both an elementary school (
North & South Esk Elementary) and a high school (
North & South Esk Regional).
Arena
The community's hockey arena is located at 32 North West Road Sunny Corner, NB. Right between the NSEE school and NSER school.
See also
*
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
Communities in Northumberland County, New Brunswick
Designated places in New Brunswick
Local service districts of Northumberland County, New Brunswick
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