Madawaska County, New Brunswick
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Madawaska County (2001 population 35,611), also known as the "New Brunswick Panhandle", is located in northwestern New Brunswick, Canada. Over 90% of the county's population speaks French. Forestry is the major industry in the county.
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[edit] History
The area was named after the First Nations Madoueskaks tribe, that inhabited the whole of the Saint John River valley from Grand Falls, New Brunswick to Sept-Îles, Quebec. The earliest European settlers were the Acadian who moved to the area to escape the British. The area was ground-zero of the Aroostook War, a border dispute led by businessman and political activist John Baker.
[edit] List of towns in Madawaska County
The numbers in brackets represent the population as of 2001.
Municipalities
- City of Edmundston (17,373)
- Town of Saint-Leonard (1,385)
- Village of Ste-Anne-de-Madawaska (1,168)
- Village of Clair (863)
- Village of Riviere-Verte (856)
- Village of Baker Brook (599)
- Village of St-Francois-de-Madawaska (572)
- Rural Community of Saint-Andre (415)
- Village of St-Hilaire (237)
- Village of Lac-Baker (226)
Unincorporated
- Notre-Dame-des-Lourdes (306)
- Siegas (272)
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- http://www.transmission.bpa.gov/cigresc14/Compendium/MADAWAS.htm
- http://www.transmission.bpa.gov/cigresc14/Compendium/Madawas%20Pictures.pdf
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