- Source: Beaubassin East, New Brunswick
Beaubassin East was an incorporated rural community in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held rural community status prior to 2023 and is now part of the town of Cap-Acadie.
History
The rural community was incorporated on May 8, 1995 from the Local Service Districts of Boudreau West, Grand Barachois, Haute-Aboujagane, and Saint-André & LeBlanc Office, and portions of the parishes of Botsford, Sackville, and Shediac. It completely surrounded the village of Cap-Pelé.
Beaubassin East was divided into six wards, numbered counterclockwise from its eastern boundary.
Ward 1 included Bas-Cap-Pelé, Petit-Cap, Portage, and Shemogue
Ward 2 included Saint-André-LeBlanc
Ward 3 included Grand-Barachois
Ward 4 included Boudreau-Ouest
Ward 5 included Haute-Aboujagane
Ward 6 included Cormier-Village
In 2006, Trois-Ruisseaux became part of Beaubassin East.
On 1 January 2023, Beaubassin East amalgamated with Cap-Pelé to form the new town of Cap-Acadie. The constituent communities' names remain in official use.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Beaubassin East had a population of 6,718 living in 2,855 of its 3,368 total private dwellings, a change of 5.4% from its 2016 population of 6,376. With a land area of 291.02 km2 (112.36 sq mi), it had a population density of 23.1/km2 (59.8/sq mi) in 2021.
Notable people
See also
List of rural communities in New Brunswick
Greater Shediac
References
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