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Aerial view of Lamèque
Aerial view of Lamèque
Official seal of Lamèque
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Lamèque is located in New Brunswick
Lamèque
Lamèque
Location in New Brunswick
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
County Gloucester
Parish Shippagan
Town Île-de-Lamèque
Founded 1790
Incorporated (Village) November 6, 1966
Incorporated (Town) September 1, 1982
Area
 • Land 12.40 km2 (4.79 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total 1,301
 • Density 104.9/km2 (272/sq mi)
 • Change (2016–21)
Increase 1.2%
 • Dwellings
606
Time zone UTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-3 (ADT)
Postal code(s)
E8T
Area code(s) 506
Highways
Route 113

Route 310
Route 313

Lamèque 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.

History

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.

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. Lamèque's name remains in official use as a community.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lamèque had a population of 1,301 living in 577 of its 606 total private dwellings, a change of 1.2% from its 2016 population of 1,285. With a land area of 12.4 km2 (4.8 sq mi), it had a population density of 104.9/km2 (272/sq mi) in 2021.

Canada census – Lamèque community profile
2016 2011 2006
Population: 1,285 (-10.3% from 2011) 1,432 (+0.7% from 2006) 1,422 (-10.0% from 2001)
Land area: 12.51 km2 (4.83 sq mi) 12.45 km2 (4.81 sq mi) 12.45 km2 (4.81 sq mi)
Population density: 102.8/km2 (266/sq mi) 115.1/km2 (298/sq mi) 114.3/km2 (296/sq mi)
Median age: 54.0 (M: 53.7, F: 54.3) 49.9 (M: 49.5, F: 50.4) 44.8 (M: 44.7, F: 44.8)
Total private dwellings: 619 615 604
Median household income: $58,880 $45,362 $42,917
References: 2016 2011 2006 earlier
Historical Census Data - Lamèque, New Brunswick
Year Pop. ±%
1991 1,687 —    
1996 1,671 −0.9%
Year Pop. ±%
2001 1,580 −5.4%
2006 1,422 −10.0%
Year Pop. ±%
2011 1,432 +0.7%
2016 1,285 −10.3%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Lamèque, New Brunswick
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
1,370
1,360 Increase 2.3% 99.27% 10 Increase n/a% 0.73% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00%
2006
1,330
1,330 Decrease 10.1% 100.00% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00%
2001
1,495
1,480 Decrease 5.1% 99.00% 15 Decrease 50.0% 1.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00%
1996
1,590
1,560 n/a 98.11% 30 n/a 1.89% 0 n/a 0.00% 0 n/a 0.00%

Economy

Lamèque's economy is tied to the fishing and peat industries.

Ecological Park of the Acadian Peninsula
Ecological Park of the Acadian Peninsula in Lamèque

Attractions

The Lamèque Eco-Parc offers numerous flora and fauna features representative of the Acadian Peninsula.

Notable people

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