Campobello Island
Island in Campobello, New Brunswick, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Campobello Island (/ˌkæmpəˈbɛloʊ/,[2][3] also US: /-poʊˈ-/)[4] is the largest and only inhabited island in Campobello, a geographic parish in southwestern New Brunswick, Canada,[5] near the border with Maine, United States.[6] The island's permanent population in 2021 was 949.[1] It is the site of the Roosevelt Campobello International Park, Head Harbour Lighthouse, and of Herring Cove Provincial Park.
Campobello Island
Île Campobello | |
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Rural community | |
Coordinates: 44°53′N 66°56′W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | New Brunswick |
County | Charlotte County |
Erected | 1803 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Harvey Matthews |
• Councillor | Alex Carroll |
• Councillor | Kyle Fletcher |
• Councillor | Dianna Parker, And Elizabeth Butler |
Area | |
• Land | 39.59 km2 (15.29 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 90 m (300 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 949 |
• Density | 24/km2 (60/sq mi) |
• Pop 2016-2021 | 8.8% |
• Pop 2016-2021 density | 24/km2 (60/sq mi) |
• Dwellings | 612 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
It has been an incorporated rural community since 2010 and is a member of the Southwest New Brunswick Service Commission (SNBSC).[7] Despite the name, the rural community also includes all other islands in the parish.
The island is part of Charlotte County, which was formed in 1784 when New Brunswick was partitioned from Nova Scotia.[8]