Lac Baker, New Brunswick

This article is about the former village. For the geographic parish, rural census subdivision, and former local service district, see Lac Baker Parish, New Brunswick. For the lake, see Lac Baker (New Brunswick).

Lac Baker is a Canadian community in Madawaska County, New Brunswick,^[2] formerly an incorporated village but now part of the town of Haut-Madawaska.

Lac Baker
View of Lake Baker from Lac Baker
Location of Lac Baker, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 47.335°N 68.64°W / 47.335; -68.64
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Madawaska
Parish	Lac Baker
Town	Haut-Madawaska
Incorporated	1967
Electoral Districts    Federal	Madawaska—Restigouche
Provincial	Madawaska-les-Lacs
Area
• Land	37.24 km2 (14.38 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	685
• Density	18.4/km2 (48/sq mi)
• Change (2016–21)	0.7%
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code	506
Dwellings	505
Median Household Income*	$54,443 CDN
Access Routes	Route 120
Median household income, 2015 (all households)

It is adjacent to the shore of Lake Baker, which derives its name from that of John Baker, founder of Baker Brook.

History

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

On 1 January 2023, Lac Baker amalgamated with the rural community of Haut-Madawaska to form the new town of Haut-Madawaska.^[3] The community's name remains in official use.^[4]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lac Baker had a population of 685 living in 336 of its 459 total private dwellings, a change of -0.7% from its 2016 population of 690. With a land area of 37.24 km² (14.38 sq mi), it had a population density of 18.4/km² (47.6/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

Population trend[5][6][7][8] Census Population Change (%) 2016 690 4.0 % 2011 719 2.0 % 2006 705 (Adjusted) 25.2% 2001 226 0.0% 1996 226 1.3% 1991 229 N/A

Mother tongue (2016)[8] Language Population Pct (%) French only 630 92.7% English only 35 5.1% Both English and French 10 1.5% Other languages 5 0.7%

Notable people

Main article: List of people from Madawaska County, New Brunswick

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick