Petitcodiac,_New_Brunswick
Petitcodiac, New Brunswick
Place in New Brunswick, Canada
Petitcodiac (/pɛ.tɪ.koʊ.di.æk/, sometimes shortened to /pɛ.ti/) is a former village in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023 and is now part of the village of Three Rivers.
Petitcodiac | |
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Downtown Petitcodiac | |
| Nickname: "Where the River Begins" | |
| Coordinates: 45.93205°N 65.169697°W / 45.93205; -65.169697 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| County | Westmorland County |
| Municipality | Three Rivers |
| Incorporated Village | November 9, 1966 |
| Electoral Districts Federal | Fundy Royal |
| Provincial | Petitcodiac |
| Area | |
| • Land | 17.18 km2 (6.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,476 |
| • Density | 85.9/km2 (222/sq mi) |
| • Change (2016–21) |  6.7% |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (Atlantic (AST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Website | Petitcodiac.ca |
It is named after the Petitcodiac River, which begins in the village at the junction of the North River and Anagance River. The name is believed to be derived either from a Mi'kmaq word meaning "bends like a bow" or from a Maliseet word meaning "sound of thunder".[2] Petcoucoyee (Franquelin, 1686); Pacoudiac (deCouagne, 1749); present spelling from mid 19th century.[3]
On 1 January 2023, all or parts of four local service districts were annexed to Petitcodiac as part of the 2023 local governance reforms to establish a new village named Three Rivers.[4][5] The community's name remains in official use.[6]
The Community Centres around Route 890, Route 885, Route 905, Route 106 and Route 1.
The village features a regional school, an outdoor swimming pool, an arena, a bowling alley, as well as several family-owned shops and churches servicing the surrounding area. There is also a Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron.
The Westmorland County Agricultural Fair, established by William Balzer in 1967, is an agricultural fair with a horse show, a sheep show, a produce contest, crafts and baked goods, and a beauty pageant.[8]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Petitcodiac had a population of 1,476 living in 609 of its 630 total private dwellings, a change of 6.7% from its 2016 population of 1,383. With a land area of 17.18 km2 (6.63 sq mi), it had a population density of 85.9/km2 (222.5/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
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Income (2016)[11]
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Mother tongue (2016) [11]
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- Intervale
- River Glade
- The Glades
- Pollett River
- Anagance
- Hillgrove
- Glenvale
- "Census Profile of Petitcodiac". Statistics Canada. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- Dr. Peter Paul interview with anthropologist Harald E.L. Prins and Bunny McBride, Hallowell, Maine, 12/02/1988, in In Memoriam: Peter Lewis Paul, 1902-1989, edited by K. Teeter, 19-21. Hull:Canadian Museum of Civilization, Canadian Ethnology Service. Mercury Series Paper 26, 1993.
- Hamilton, William (1978). The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names. Toronto: Macmillan. p. 82. ISBN 0-7715-9754-1.
- "Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act". Government of New Brunswick. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- "RSC 7 Southeast Regional Service Commission". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- "Proposed entity names reflect strong ties to nature and history" (Press release). Irishtown, New Brunswick: Government of New Brunswick. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- "'This will be their future': Petitcodiac United Baptist Church opens new wing". Global News. Global News. 22 Dec 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- "Fair Born of One Man's Dream". Westmorland County Agricultural Fair. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- "2011 Census Profile: Petitcodiac, New Brunswick". Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- "Census Profile, 2016 Census Petitcodiac, Village [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
