Charlo, New Brunswick

Charlo
—  Village  —
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Location of Charlo, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 47°59′36″N 66°18′18″W / 47.99343°N 66.30489°W / 47.99343; -66.30489
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Restigouche
Parish	Colborne
Settled	1799
Village Status	1966
Electoral Districts   Federal	Madawaska—Restigouche
Provincial	Dalhousie-Restigouche East
Government[1]
- Type	Charlo Village Council
- Mayor	André J. C. Carrier
- Councillors	List of Members Roger Joseph LeClair Éric Perry Denis McIntyre Douglas W. Petersen Édith M. Morris
- MLA	Donald Arseneault (L)
- MP	Jean-Claude D'Amours (L)
Area[2]
- Land	30.75 km2 (11.9 sq mi)
Population (2006)[2]
- Total	1,376
- Density	44.7/km2 (115.8/sq mi)
- Change 2001-06	6.4%
- Census Ranking	1,689 of 5,008
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
- Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)
Postal code(s)	E8E
Area code(s)	506
Access Routes Route 11	Route 134 Route 280
Dwellings	739
Median Income*	$55,211 CDN
Website	www.villagecharlo.com
*Median household income, 2005 (all households)

Charlo (2006 population: 1,376) is a Canadian village in Restigouche County, New Brunswick.^[3]

Situated on the south shore of Chaleur Bay, the community was first settled by Acadians in 1799 and incorporated in 1966.

The Charlo Airport, the only airport in the region, offered scheduled air service between 1963-2001. It is currently only used for general aviation.

Demographics

Population Population trend[4] Census Population Change (%) 2006 1,376 5.0% 2001 1,449 10.0% 1996 1,610 0.8% 1991 1,597 N/A

Language Mother tongue language (2006)[2] Language Population Pct (%) French only 860 62.77% English only 470 34.31% Both English and French 30 2.19% Other languages 10 0.73%

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick

References

1. ^ Government of New Brunswick website: Charlo
2. ^ ^{a b c} 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Charlo, New Brunswick
3. ^ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Charlo
4. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census

External links

• Village of Charlo

Coordinates: 47°59′50.5″N 66°19′6.4″W / 47.997361°N 66.318444°W / 47.997361; -66.318444