Kedgwick
Rural community
Official seal of Kedgwick
Seal
Motto: 
"Soutiens Par Ta Richesse Leur Courage"
Kedgwick is located in New Brunswick
Kedgwick
Kedgwick
Location within New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 47°39′N 67°20′W / 47.65°N 67.34°W / 47.65; -67.34
CountryCanada
ProvinceNew Brunswick
CountyRestigouche
ParishGrimmer
Incorporated1966
Rural community2011
Electoral Districts  
Federal
Madawaska—Restigouche
ProvincialRestigouche West
Government
[1]
 • TypeKedgwick Village Council
 • MayorÉric Gagnon
Area
[2]
 • Land649.36 km2 (250.72 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total1,986
 • Density3.1/km2 (8/sq mi)
 • Change (2016–21)
Increase 1.1%
 • Dwellings
951
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Postal code(s)
E8B
Area code506
Highways
Route 17
Route 260

Kedgwick is a Canadian incorporated rural community in northern New Brunswick, Canada. On 1 January 2023, Kedgwick annexed a large area including the local service districts of St. Jean Baptiste – Menneval and White's Brook, with parts of two others;[3][4] revised census figures have not been released.

A variation of the original Micmac Madawamkedjwik, the name was "shortened by the river men to Tom Kedgwick or Kedgwick" (Ganong). Of uncertain meaning. Appears as Grande Fourche, " Big Fork", on some maps; however, the older variant prevailed.[5]

Forestry is the major industry in the area.[6]

History

Originally a local improvement district, then an incorporated village, Kedgwick became a rural community in 2012 when it amalgamated with the surrounding local service district of the parish of Grimmer.[7]

Geography

Located in the Appalachian Mountains in the western part of the county, Kedgwick is approximately 75 kilometres southwest of Campbellton and 15 kilometres east of the Restigouche River along Route 17.

Being surrounded by woods, Kedgwick is spectacular during the Fall season. Every autumn the population celebrates it with the "Festival d'Automne" (Fall fest).[8]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Kedgwick had a population of 1,986 living in 913 of its 951 total private dwellings, a change of 1.1% from its 2016 population of 1,964. With a land area of 649.36 km2 (250.72 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.1/km2 (7.9/sq mi) in 2021.[2]

Climate

Kedgwick has a humid continental climate (Dfb) and once had a subarctic climate (Dfc). Summer consists of warm days and cool nights with about half of all days experiencing rain. Winter consists of cold days and frigid nights below zero with extremely heavy annual snowfall averaging 103 inches (261 cm). Kedgwick is one of the coldest and snowiest inhabited places in New Brunswick.[12]

Climate data for Kedgwick (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 12.5
(54.5)		 13.5
(56.3)		 16.5
(61.7)		 24.0
(75.2)		 33.0
(91.4)		 33.9
(93.0)		 33.3
(91.9)		 36.7
(98.1)		 31.1
(88.0)		 25.6
(78.1)		 18.3
(64.9)		 12.8
(55.0)		 36.7
(98.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −9.5
(14.9)		 −6.5
(20.3)		 0.3
(32.5)		 7.7
(45.9)		 15.8
(60.4)		 20.7
(69.3)		 23.4
(74.1)		 22.5
(72.5)		 17.1
(62.8)		 9.8
(49.6)		 1.5
(34.7)		 −5.9
(21.4)		 8.1
(46.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) −15
(5)		 −12.5
(9.5)		 −5.9
(21.4)		 2.1
(35.8)		 9.0
(48.2)		 14.0
(57.2)		 16.9
(62.4)		 15.8
(60.4)		 10.5
(50.9)		 4.5
(40.1)		 −2.4
(27.7)		 −10.7
(12.7)		 2.2
(36.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −20.4
(−4.7)		 −18.5
(−1.3)		 −12.0
(10.4)		 −3.5
(25.7)		 2.2
(36.0)		 7.2
(45.0)		 10.3
(50.5)		 9.1
(48.4)		 3.9
(39.0)		 −0.7
(30.7)		 −6.4
(20.5)		 −15.4
(4.3)		 −3.7
(25.3)
Record low °C (°F) −41.7
(−43.1)		 −43.9
(−47.0)		 −38.3
(−36.9)		 −27.8
(−18.0)		 −15.0
(5.0)		 −6.7
(19.9)		 −2.2
(28.0)		 −3.9
(25.0)		 −10.0
(14.0)		 −14.4
(6.1)		 −32.2
(−26.0)		 −41.1
(−42.0)		 −43.9
(−47.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 72.4
(2.85)		 59.1
(2.33)		 49.8
(1.96)		 61.3
(2.41)		 84.1
(3.31)		 106.0
(4.17)		 122.4
(4.82)		 103.4
(4.07)		 85.6
(3.37)		 95.4
(3.76)		 80.1
(3.15)		 73.0
(2.87)		 992.5
(39.07)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 11.5
(0.45)		 2.6
(0.10)		 9.4
(0.37)		 41.5
(1.63)		 83.4
(3.28)		 106.0
(4.17)		 122.4
(4.82)		 103.4
(4.07)		 85.6
(3.37)		 93.8
(3.69)		 51.5
(2.03)		 20.8
(0.82)		 731.9
(28.81)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 60.9
(24.0)		 56.5
(22.2)		 40.3
(15.9)		 19.9
(7.8)		 0.7
(0.3)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 1.6
(0.6)		 28.6
(11.3)		 52.2
(20.6)		 260.7
(102.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 10.6 8.6 7.7 10.2 14.6 15.3 15.6 14.7 13.2 12.4 11.5 10.4 144.7
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) 1.8 1.1 2.2 7.3 14.5 15.3 15.6 14.7 13.2 12.1 6.9 2.5 107.1
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) 9.3 7.9 6.3 3.6 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.75 5.4 8.7 42.5
Source: Environment Canada[13]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ↑ Government of New Brunswick website: Kedgwick Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 1 2 3 "Census Profile of Kedgwick". Statistics Canada. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act". Government of New Brunswick. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "RSC 2 Restigouche Regional Service Commission". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  5. ↑ Hamilton, William (1978). The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names. Toronto: Macmillan. p. 78. ISBN 0-7715-9754-1.
  6. ↑ Kedgwick Forestry Museum
  7. ↑ "Rural Community of Kedgwick Regulation - Municipalities Act". Attorney General. Province of New Brunswick. December 15, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  8. ↑ Festival d'Automne
  9. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  10. ↑ 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Kedgwick, New Brunswick
  11. 1 2 "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Kedgwick, Rural community [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  12. ↑ Canada, Environment and Climate Change (2011-02-09). "Canadian Climate Normals 1961-1990 Station Data - Climate - Environment and Climate Change Canada". climate.weather.gc.ca. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
  13. ↑ "Kedgwick, New Brunswick". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010. Environment Canada. Archived from the original on 2020-10-31. Retrieved 31 March 2015.



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