Saint-Hilaire, New Brunswick

This article is about the former village. For the geographic parish, rural census subdivision, and former local service district, see Saint-Hilaire Parish, New Brunswick.

Saint-Hilaire St. Hilaire
Village
Saint-Hilaire Location within New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 47.2925°N 68.3925°W / 47.2925; -68.3925
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Madawaska
Parish	Saint-Hilaire
Village Status	1967
Electoral Districts    Federal	Madawaska—Restigouche
Provincial	Madawaska-les-Lacs
Government
• Type	Village Council
• Mayor	Roland Dubé
• Councillors	List of Members Josée Levesque Rino Morneault
Area
• Total	5.68 km2 (2.19 sq mi)
Population  (2016)
• Total	252
• Density	44.4/km2 (115/sq mi)
• Change 2011-2016	16.8%
• Dwellings	101
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code	506
Access Routes	Route 120

Saint-Hilaire (2016 population: 252) is a former Canadian village in Madawaska County, New Brunswick. It is now part of Haut-Madawaska.

The legal spelling of the name was St. Hilaire but this was used only sporadically by the provincial government.

The largest employer is a composting plant.

History and geography

See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in Madawaska County, New Brunswick

The municipality was constituted on 2 October 1967. It consists of a mayor and three councillors.

The Saint John river valley is cut between two sets of peaks. The town is roughly 200m above sea level, while a peak of roughly 1000m is seen nearby. Frenchville, Maine is across the river. The steel truss Clair – Fort Kent Bridge is upriver about five miles, while downstream the next border crossing is the Edmundston–Madawaska Bridge (also a steel truss).

Economy

The nearest post office is upriver in Baker Brook. A railway and NB Route 120 go through town, as well as the Saint John River. The elementary school closed in 1996 due to lack of students. The Caisse Populaire Trois-Rives maintains a branch. The nearest Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachment is in Clair, New Brunswick, while the nearest hospital is located in Edmundston.

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Saint-Hilaire, New Brunswick community profile

	2016	2011
Population	252 (-16.8% from 2011)	303 (+31.2% from 2006)
Land area	5.68 km2 (2.19 sq mi)	5.67 km2 (2.19 sq mi)
Population density	44.4/km2 (115/sq mi)	53.4/km2 (138/sq mi)
Median age	37.6 (M: 38.5, F: 36.5)	35.7 (M: 35.6, F: 36.0)
Private dwellings	101 (total)	96 (total)
Median household income	$63,360	$.N/A

Notes: Income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons.
References: 2016 2011 earlier

Historical Census Data - Saint-Hilaire, New Brunswick

Year Pop. ±% 1991 273 —     1996 255 −6.6%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 237 −7.1% 2006 231 −2.5%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 303 +31.2% 2016 252 −16.8%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Hilaire, New Brunswick 2011 language data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons.
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2016		240		235		95.92%		5		2.04%		0		0.00%		5		2.04%
2011		n/a		n/a	0.0%	0.00%		n/a	0.0%	0.00%		n/a	0.0%	0.00%		n/a	0.0%	0.00%
2006		250		250	16.3%	100.00%		0	100.0%	0.00%		0	100.0%	0.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%
2001		235		215	10.4%	91.49%		10	n/a%	4.26%		10	0.0%	4.26%		0	0.0%	0.00%
1996		250		240	n/a	96.00%		0	n/a	0.00%		10	n/a	4.00%		0	n/a	0.00%

Notable people

Main article: List of people from Madawaska County, New Brunswick

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick
• List of crossings of the Saint John River