St. George, New Brunswick

St. George
Town
Magaguadavic River gorge in St. George
Seal
Nickname:  A Community Strong
St. George Location within New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 45°08′N 66°49′W
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Charlotte County
Settled	1783
Incorporated	October 17, 1904
Government
• Type	Town Council
• Mayor	Crystal Cook
• Deputy Mayor	Faith Avery
Area
• Total	16.13 km2 (6.23 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,543
• Density	95.7/km2 (248/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	17.9%
• Dwellings	673
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Postal code(s)	E5C
Area code	506
Highways Route 1 Route 172	Route 760 Route 770
Website	www.town.stgeorge.nb.ca

St. George is a Canadian town in Charlotte County, New Brunswick.

Geography

St. George is nicknamed the "Granite Town" and is located on the Magaguadavic River between Passamaquoddy Bay and Lake Utopia. It is 70 km west of Saint John. The Magaguadavic River flows through the town and into a large gorge and the St. George Dam at St. George, with cliffs on either side, there are also 5 or 6 caves.

History

The town was founded by Peter Clinch, a United Empire Loyalist who emigrated from the United States in 1784. From the late 1800s to the early 1900s, the town was the center for the regional granite industry. Famous for its red granite, a number quarries operated in the area from the 1870s to the 1950s when the last quarry company closed. The town of St. George was incorporated on October 17, 1904. During the Second World War, two military bases were opened near the town: A Canadian Army training base known as "Camp Utopia" and a RCAF/RAF Air base at Pennfield Ridge. By the late 1950s, both bases were closed; Camp Utopia relocated to form Camp Gagetown, later CFB Gagetown, and the airfield at Pennfield Ridge served as the first commercial airport for the city of Saint John. From 1983 to 1985, a tungsten/molybdenum mine operated 40 km north of the town, at Mount Pleasant, and provided a relatively brief economic boost to the community. The mine is currently operated by Adex Mining Inc. but remains in an idle state. In December 2010, the town receive national attention with the Magaguadavic River flooded causing damage to structures in and around the town. Today, primary employers are aquaculture companies such as Cooke's/True North Salmon and a lumber mill, Lake Utopia Paper, owner/operated by JD Irving.

See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in Charlotte County, New Brunswick

Demographics

Population

Canada census – St. George, New Brunswick community profile

	2011
Population	1,543 (+2.1% from 2006)
Land area	16.13 km2 (6.23 sq mi)
Population density	95.6/km2 (248/sq mi)
Median age	42.3 (M: 40.6, F: 43.4)
Private dwellings	673 (total)
Median household income	$58,391

Notes: Includes corrections and updates for 2006 data
References: 2011 earlier

Historical Census Data - St. George, New Brunswick

Year Pop. ±% 1901 733 —     1911 988 +34.8% 1921 1,110 +12.3% 1931 1,087 −2.1% 1941 1,169 +7.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1951 1,263 +8.0% 1961 1,133 −10.3% 1981 1,195 +5.5% 1986 1,305 +9.2% 1991 1,345 +3.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1996 1,414 +5.1% 2001 1,509 +6.7% 2006 1,309 −13.3% 2006A 1,512 +15.5% 2011 1,543 +2.1%
(A) population and dwelling count amendments

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - St. George, New Brunswick 2006 language data inaccurate due to unresolved census errors
Census		Total		English				French				English & French				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		1,525		1,395	13.9%	91.48%		40	27.3%	2.62%		5	n/a%	0.33%		85	183.3%	5.57%
2006		1,310		1,225	13.7%	93.51%		55	31.2%	4.20%		0	0.0%	0.00%		30	200.0%	2.29%
2001		1,510		1,420	6.0%	94.04%		80	23.1%	5.30%		0	0.0%	0.00%		10	n/a%	0.66%
1996		1,405		1,340	n/a	95.37%		65	n/a	4.63%		0	n/a	0.00%		0	n/a	0.00%

Government

Mayors of the Town of St. George (with corresponding year elected):

1. Frederick “Fred” Dewar (1904)
2. C. Hazen McGee (1909)
3. Emery A. Grearson (1912)
4. James Bogue (1914)
5. Thomas R. Kent (1915)
6. Hugh Lawrence (1916)
7. Edward F. McGrattan (1918)
8. Emery A. Grearson (1919)
9. Edward F. McGrattan (1922)
10. Arthur W. Stewart (1930)
11. Lawrence W. Murray (1932)
12. Louis Rubin (1934)
13. Allan C. Grant (1935)
14. William Campbell (1940)
15. Riley D. Smith (1945)
16. Arthur V. Callaghan (1948)
17. Delbert J. Thorne (1950)
18. G. W. H. Dinsmore (1952)
19. Cecil S. Leland (1969)
20. Nathan "Nate" J. Rubin (1971)
21. Vernon C. Stewart (1977)
22. Nathan "Nate" J. Rubin (1980)
23. Vance E. Craig (1986)
24. Stanley J. “Stan” Smith (1992)
25. Sharon Tucker (2007)
26. Daniel “Danny” J. Henry (2012)
27. Sharon Tucker (2013)
28. Crystal D. Cook (2016)

The Town of St. George is within the Provincial electoral district of Fundy-The Isles-Saint John West and the Federal riding of New Brunswick Southwest.

Transportation

The town is centered mainly between Route 1 to the North, Route 172 to the south-east along the most southern portion of Route 770.

External links

• St. George Power Dam