Lamèque
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Lamèque
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| image_skyline = Ilelameque.jpg
| image_caption = Aerial view of Lamèque
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| image_seal = Lameque NB logo.png
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| map_caption = Location within New Brunswick
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Lamèque
| coordinates = {{coord|47.79246|-64.65317|region:CA-NB|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Canada
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = New Brunswick
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Gloucester
| subdivision_type3 = Parish
| subdivision_name3 = Shippagan
| subdivision_type4 = Town
| subdivision_name4 = Île-de-Lamèque
| established_title = Founded
| established_date = 1790
| established_title2 = Incorporated (Village)
| established_date2 = November 6, 1966
| established_title3 = Incorporated (Town)
| established_date3 = September 1, 1982
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| area_land_km2 = 12.40
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| population_total = 1,301
| population_as_of = 2021
| population_density_km2 = 104.9
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| population_blank1_title = Change (2016–21)
| population_blank1 = {{increase}} 1.2%
| population_blank2_title = Dwellings
| population_blank2 = 606
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| timezone = AST
| utc_offset = -4
| timezone_DST = ADT
| utc_offset_DST = -3
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| postal_code = E8T
| area_code = 506
| blank_name = Highways
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| website = {{URL|www.lameque.ca}}
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Lamèque ({{IPA|fr|lamɛk}}) is a former town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held town status prior to 2023 and is now part of the town of Île-de-Lamèque.
Of Amerindian rather than French origin, "Lamèque" comes from the Micmac Elmugwadasik, a descriptive reference to the fact that "the head of the tidal river is turned to one side". The name of the island approved by the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names in 1974, the result of a local petition replaced the earlier Shippegan.{{Cite book|last=Hamilton|first=William|title=The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names|publisher=Macmillan|year=1978|isbn=0-7715-9754-1|location=Toronto|pages=78}}
History
{{See also|History of New Brunswick|List of historic places in Gloucester County, New Brunswick}}
A Francophone community, it is situated on Lamèque Island, off the northeastern tip of the Acadian Peninsula. Lamèque has hosted an annual baroque music festival every summer since 1975.Frommers. [http://www.frommers.com/destinations/acadianpeninsula/2978010025.html Acadian Peninsula]
On 1 January 2023, Lamèque amalgamated with the village of Sainte-Marie-Saint-Raphaël and annexed the local service districts making up the remainder of Lamèque Island to form the new town of Île-de-Lamèque.{{cite web |title=Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act |url=https://laws.gnb.ca/en/showfulldoc/cr/2022-50 |website=Government of New Brunswick |access-date=11 January 2023 |date=12 October 2022}}{{cite web |title=RSC 4 Acadian Peninsula Regional Service Commission |url=https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/corporate/promo/local-governance/maps/RSC4.html |website=Government of New Brunswick |access-date=17 January 2023}} Lamèque's name remains in official use as a community.{{cite press release |title=Proposed entity names reflect strong ties to nature and history |url=https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/news/news_release.2022.05.0267.html |location=Irishtown, New Brunswick |publisher=Government of New Brunswick |date=25 May 2022 |access-date=20 January 2023}}
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lamèque had a population of {{val|1301|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|577|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|606|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:1301-1285}}|1285|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|1285|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|12.4|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|1301|12.4|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.
{{Canada census
|location = Lamèque
|2021_population=1,301 | 2021_pop_delta=+1.2 | 2021_land_area=12.40 | 2021_pop_density=104.9
|2021_median_age=56.0 | 2021_median_age_m=53.6 | 2021_median_age_f=57.6
|2021_total_pvt_dwell=606 |2021_occ_pvt_dwell=577 |2021_mean_hh_income=61,600
|2021_geocode=2021A00051315032 | 2021_access_date=2023-10-19
| 2016_population = 1,285 |2016_pop_delta=-10.3 |2016_land_area=12.51 |2016_pop_density=102.8
| 2016_median_age = 54.0 |2016_median_age_m=53.7 |2016_median_age_f=54.3
| 2016_total_pvt_dwell = 619 |2016_mean_hh_income=58,880 |2016_access_date=2019-08-15
| 2011_population = 1,432 |2011_pop_delta=+0.7 |2011_land_area=12.45 |2011_pop_density=115.1
| 2011_median_age = 49.9 |2011_median_age_m=49.5 |2011_median_age_f=50.4
| 2011_total_pvt_dwell = 615 |2011_mean_hh_income=45,362 |2011_access_date=2014-04-05
| 2006_population = 1,422 | 2006_pop_delta=-10.0 | 2006_land_area=12.45 | 2006_pop_density=114.3
| 2006_median_age = 44.8 | 2006_median_age_m=44.7 | 2006_median_age_f=44.8
| 2006_total_pvt_dwell = 604 | 2006_mean_hh_income=42,917 | 2006_access_date=2014-04-05
| 2001_population = 1,580 | 2001_pop_delta=-5.4 | 2001_land_area=12.45 | 2001_pop_density=127.0
| 2001_median_age = 39.7 | 2001_median_age_m=39.3 | 2001_median_age_f=40.0
| 2001_total_pvt_dwell = 609 |2001_mean_hh_income=37,275 | 2001_access_date=2014-04-05
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{{Historical populations|width=60%
| title = {{small|Historical Census Data - Lamèque, New Brunswick}}Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census{{cite web |title=Census Profile, 2016 Census: Lamèque, New Brunswick |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=1315032&Geo2=PR&Code2=13&SearchText=Lameque&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 |publisher=Statistics Canada |accessdate=August 15, 2019}}
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| 1991 |1687
| 1996 |1671
| 2001 |1580
| 2006 |1422
| 2011 |1432
| 2016 |1285
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Economy
Attractions
The Lamèque Eco-Parc offers numerous flora and fauna features representative of the Acadian Peninsula.
Notable people
{{Main|List of people from Gloucester County, New Brunswick}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{in lang|fr}} [http://www.lameque.ca Ville de Lameque]
{{Subdivisions of New Brunswick|towns=yes|state=expanded}}
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Category:Communities in Gloucester County, New Brunswick
Category:Former towns in New Brunswick