Clair, New Brunswick

This article is about the former village. For the geographic parish, rural census subdivision, and former local service district, see Clair Parish, New Brunswick.

Clair
Village
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Motto:  "Quousque Possumus"
Location of Clair, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 47.2525°N 68.605°W / 47.2525; -68.605
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Madawaska
Parish	Clair
Village Status	1966
Electoral Districts    Federal	Madawaska—Restigouche
Provincial	Madawaska-les-Lacs
Government [1]
• Type	Village Council
• Mayor	Pierre Michaud
• Councillors	List of Members Patrick P. Long Marc R. Long Carl Sawyer
Area [2]
• Total	10.61 km^2 (4.10 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	781
• Density	73.6/km^2 (191/sq mi)
• Change 2011-16	8.9%
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code	506
Dwellings	409
Median Household Income*	$44,544 CDN
Access Routes	Route 161 Route 205
Median household income, 2015 (all households)

Clair (2016 population: 781[2]) is a former Canadian village in Madawaska County, New Brunswick,[3] now part of Haut-Madawaska.

History

Situated on the Saint John River opposite Fort Kent, Maine. The name Clair finds its roots in the community named for County Clare in Ireland. The name of the village is the result of the railroad station being located near the General store of James T. Clair. The station was called Clair's and was a regular stop of the Temiscouata Railway on its way up to the Connors station. Over time, the name stuck and was shortened to the family name of Clair. The original name of the location was actually "La Petite Décharge" named after the discharge of the small "ruisseau des Lang" into the Saint John River.

In a 2016 plebiscite, the residents of five local service districts (the parishes of Baker Brook, Clair, Lac Baker, Saint-François, and Saint-Hilaire), part of a sixth local service district (the parish of Madawaska) and four villages (Baker Brook, Clair, Saint-François de Madawaska and Saint-Hilaire) voted 493 to 299 in favour of incorporating a new rural community under the name of Haut-Madawaska.[4] The incorporation took effect July 1, 2017.[5]

Forestry is the basis of the local economy.^[citation needed]

The Clair – Fort Kent Bridge crosses the International Boundary to link both communities.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Clair had a population of 794 living in 392 of its 405 total private dwellings, a change of 1.7% from its 2016 population of 781. With a land area of 10.49 km^2 (4.05 sq mi), it had a population density of 75.7/km^2 (196.0/sq mi) in 2021.[6]

Population trend[7][8][2] Census Population Change (%) 2016 781 8.9% 2011 857 1.1% 2006 848 1.7% 2001 863 4.6% 1996 905 0.2% 1991 903 N/A

Mother tongue language (2016)[2] Language Population Pct (%) French only 705 90.4% English only 70 9.0% Other languages 0 0% Both English and French 5 0.6%

Attractions

The local Roman Catholic church houses noted religious artwork, including stained-glass windows from the workshop of Belgian artist José Gaterrath and the Stations of the Cross by the famous Spanish ceramist Jordi Bonet.

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick

References

1. "Clair - Community Profile". 11 June 2011. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011.
2. "Census Profile, 2016 Census Clair, Village [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
3. "Provincial Archives of New Brunswick". archives.gnb.ca.
4. "Miramichi picks Adam Lordon as new mayor". CBC. November 14, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
5. "New Brunswick Regulation 2017-3 under the Municipalities Act". Government of New Brunswick. March 20, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
6. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
7. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census, 2011 census
8. "Census profile". www12.statcan.ca. Archived from the original on January 16, 2013.

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