Kedgwick, New Brunswick
Kedgwick is a Canadian rural community in Restigouche County, New Brunswick. Originally a local improvement district, then an incorporated village, Kedgwick became a rural community in 2012 when it amalgamated with the surrounding parish of Grimmer.[3]
Kedgwick | |
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Village | |
 Seal | |
| Motto(s): "Soutiens Par Ta Richesse Leur Courage" | |
  Kedgwick Location within New Brunswick. | |
| Coordinates: 47.65°N 67.34°W | |
| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| Province |  New Brunswick |
| County | Restigouche |
| Parish | Grimmer |
| Village Status | 1966 |
| Village | 2011 |
| Electoral Districts Federal | Madawaska—Restigouche |
| Provincial | Restigouche West |
| Government | |
| • Type | Kedgwick Village Council |
| • Mayor | Jean-Paul Savoie |
| • Councillors | List of Members
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| Area | |
| • Total | 658.08 km2 (254.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,979 |
| • Density | 3.0/km2 (8/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011 revised-2016 |  5.3% |
| • Dwellings | 956 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Postal code(s) | E8B |
| Area code(s) | 506 |
Highways Route 17 |  Route 260 |
A variation of the original Micmac Madawamkedjwik, the name was "shortened by the river men to Tom Kedgwick or Kedgwick" (Ganong). Of uncertain meaning. Appears as Grande Fourche, " Big Fork", on some maps; however, the older variant prevailed.[4]
Geography
Located in the Appalachian Mountains in the western part of the county, Kedgwick is approximately 75 kilometres southwest of Campbellton and 15 kilometres east of the Restigouche River along Route 17.
Being surrounded by woods, Kedgwick is spectacular during the Fall season. Every autumn the population celebrates it with the "Festival d'Automne" (Fall fest).[5]
Communities
History
On July 1, 2012, the village and the Local Service District of Grimmer merged to form the Rural Community of Kedgwick.[3]
Demographics
Population
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LanguageMother tongue (2016)[2]
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Climate
Kedgwick has a humid continental climate (Dfb) and once had a subarctic climate (Dfc). Summer consists of warm days and cool nights with about half of all days experiencing rain. Winter consists of cold days and frigid nights below zero with extremely heavy annual snowfall averaging 103 inches (261 cm). Kedgwick is one of the coldest and snowiest inhabited places in New Brunswick.[9]
| Climate data for Kedgwick (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 12.5 (54.5) |
13.5 (56.3) |
16.5 (61.7) |
24.0 (75.2) |
33.0 (91.4) |
33.9 (93.0) |
33.3 (91.9) |
36.7 (98.1) |
31.1 (88.0) |
25.6 (78.1) |
18.3 (64.9) |
12.8 (55.0) |
36.7 (98.1) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −9.5 (14.9) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
0.3 (32.5) |
7.7 (45.9) |
15.8 (60.4) |
20.7 (69.3) |
23.4 (74.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
17.1 (62.8) |
9.8 (49.6) |
1.5 (34.7) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
8.1 (46.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −15 (5) |
−12.5 (9.5) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
2.1 (35.8) |
9.0 (48.2) |
14.0 (57.2) |
16.9 (62.4) |
15.8 (60.4) |
10.5 (50.9) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
2.2 (36.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −20.4 (−4.7) |
−18.5 (−1.3) |
−12.0 (10.4) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
2.2 (36.0) |
7.2 (45.0) |
10.3 (50.5) |
9.1 (48.4) |
3.9 (39.0) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−15.4 (4.3) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −41.7 (−43.1) |
−43.9 (−47.0) |
−38.3 (−36.9) |
−27.8 (−18.0) |
−15.0 (5.0) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
−32.2 (−26.0) |
−41.1 (−42.0) |
−43.9 (−47.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 72.4 (2.85) |
59.1 (2.33) |
49.8 (1.96) |
61.3 (2.41) |
84.1 (3.31) |
106.0 (4.17) |
122.4 (4.82) |
103.4 (4.07) |
85.6 (3.37) |
95.4 (3.76) |
80.1 (3.15) |
73.0 (2.87) |
992.5 (39.07) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 11.5 (0.45) |
2.6 (0.10) |
9.4 (0.37) |
41.5 (1.63) |
83.4 (3.28) |
106.0 (4.17) |
122.4 (4.82) |
103.4 (4.07) |
85.6 (3.37) |
93.8 (3.69) |
51.5 (2.03) |
20.8 (0.82) |
731.9 (28.81) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 60.9 (24.0) |
56.5 (22.2) |
40.3 (15.9) |
19.9 (7.8) |
0.7 (0.3) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
1.6 (0.6) |
28.6 (11.3) |
52.2 (20.6) |
260.7 (102.6) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 10.6 | 8.6 | 7.7 | 10.2 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.6 | 14.7 | 13.2 | 12.4 | 11.5 | 10.4 | 144.7 |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 1.8 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 7.3 | 14.5 | 15.3 | 15.6 | 14.7 | 13.2 | 12.1 | 6.9 | 2.5 | 107.1 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 9.3 | 7.9 | 6.3 | 3.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.75 | 5.4 | 8.7 | 42.5 |
| Source: Environment Canada[10] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
See also
References
- Government of New Brunswick website: Kedgwick Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine
- "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Kedgwick, Rural community [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
- "Rural Community of Kedgwick Regulation - Municipalities Act". Attorney General. Province of New Brunswick. December 15, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
- Hamilton, William (1978). The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names. Toronto: Macmillan. p. 78. ISBN 0-7715-9754-1.
- Festival d'Automne
- Kedgwick Forestry Museum
- Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Kedgwick, New Brunswick
- Canada, Environment and Climate Change (2011-02-09). "Canadian Climate Normals 1961-1990 Station Data - Climate - Environment and Climate Change Canada". climate.weather.gc.ca. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
- "Kedgwick, New Brunswick". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010. Environment Canada. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
External links
- Canadian Encyclopedia. History
- Kedgwick.ca
- www.festivaldautomne.com
- Village et musée forestier.ca
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