Saint-Antoine, New Brunswick

Saint-Antoine (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿ɑ̃twan]) is a former village in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada. It is 35 km north of Moncton and 18 km Southwest of Bouctouche. Saint-Antoine is on Route 115 and Route 525. It is now part of the town of Champdoré.

Saint-Antoine
Louis J. Robichaud memorial
Coat of arms
Motto:  "P'tite ville en campagne"
Saint-Antoine The location of Saint-Antoine within New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 46.36286°N 64.75260°W / 46.36286; -64.75260
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Kent County
Town	Champdoré
Founded	1832
Incorporated	November 9, 1966
Area [1]
• Land	6.32 km2 (2.44 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	1,791
• Density	283.6/km2 (735/sq mi)
• Change (2016–21)	3.3%
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−3 (ADT)
Area code	506

History

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

The village is named in honour of Anthony the Great. From 1966, it was called St. Anthony until it was changed to Saint-Antoine in 1969. The village was originally called Higho Settlement. Saint-Antoine was the birthplace of Louis Robichaud, Canada's first elected Acadian provincial premier.

On 1 January 2023, Saint-Antoine amalgamated with all or part of six local service districts to form the new town of Champdoré.^[2][3] The community's name remains in official use.^[4]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Antoine had a population of 1,791 living in 743 of its 779 total private dwellings, a change of 3.3% from its 2016 population of 1,733. With a land area of 6.32 km² (2.44 sq mi), it had a population density of 283.4/km² (734.0/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

Population trend [5][6] Census Population Change (%) 2016 1,733 -2.1% 2011 1,770 14.5% 2006 1,546 4.8% 2001 1,472 0.6% 1996 1,463 5.7% 1991 1,380 3.9% 1986 1,328 8.2% 1981 1,219 N/A

Religious make-up (2001) Religion Population Pct (%) Catholic 1,385 97.53% Protestant 10 0.70% No religious affiliation 30 2.11%

Income (2006) Income type By CAD Per capita income $23,718 Median Household Income $49,790 Median Family Income $56,941

Mother tongue (2016)[7] Language Population Pct (%) French 1,435 86.97% English 195 11.82% Multiple responses 20 1.21%

Notable people

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

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick