Nigadoo

Nigadoo
—  Village  —
Location of Nigadoo, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 47°44′17″N 65°42′40″W / 47.73805°N 65.711°W / 47.73805; -65.711
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Gloucester
Parish	Beresford
Village Status	1967
Electoral Districts    Federal	Acadie—Bathurst
Provincial	Nigadoo-Chaleur
Government[1]
- Type	Town council
- Mayor	Gilberte Boudreau
- Councillors	List of Members Reno Arseneau Henri A. Doucet Fernande Foulem Robert J. Gaudet
Area[2]
- Land	7.69 km2 (3 sq mi)
Population (2006)[2][3]
- Total	927
- Density	120.60/km2 (312.4/sq mi)
- Change 2001-06	3.2%
- Census Ranking	2,157 of 5,008
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
- Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)
Postal code(s)	E8K
Area code(s)	506
Dwellings	401
Median Income*	$43,357 CDN
Access Routes Route 11 Route 134	Route 315 Route 322
Website	www.acadie-bathurst.com

Nigadoo (2006 pop.: 927) is a Canadian village in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.^[4]

The village is located at the mouth of the Nigadoo River on Chaleur Bay, 15 km northwest of Bathurst and adjacent to Beresford.

Approximately 87% of residents are francophone Acadians.

In the Mi'kmaq language "nigadoo" roughly translates as "place to hide."

Demographics

Population trend[5] Census Population Change (%) 2006 927 3.2% 2001Adj 958 0.3% 2001 983 2.3% 1996 961 1.2% 1991 950 N/A

Mother tongue language (2006)[2] Language Population Pct (%) French only 865 94.02% English only 55 5.98% Other languages 0 0.00% Both English and French 0 0.00%

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick

References

1. ^ Government of New Brunswick website: Nigadoo
2. ^ ^{a b c} 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Nigadoo, New Brunswick
3. ^ Statistics Canada Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data
4. ^ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Nigadoo
5. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census

Coordinates: 47°44′17″N 65°42′40″W / 47.73806°N 65.71111°W / 47.73806; -65.71111 (Nigadoo, New Brunswick)