Salisbury, New Brunswick

Town in New Brunswick, Canada

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Nickname:

"Home of the Silver Fox"

46°02′00″N 65°03′00″W / 46.033333°N 65.05°W / 46.033333; -65.05CountryCanadaProvinceNew BrunswickCountyWestmorland CountyParishSalisbury ParishFounded1782Incorporated Village1966Town2023Electoral Districts
Federal
Fundy RoyalProvincialPetitcodiacGovernment

• MayorRob Campbell • MLAMike Holland (PC) • MPRob Moore (CPC)Area

^[1]

• Land13.56 km² (5.24 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total2,387 • Density176.1/km² (456/sq mi) • Change (2016–21)

4.5% Population of former village limitsTime zoneUTC-4 (Atlantic (AST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)Canadian Postal code

E4J

Area code506 & 428Telephone Exchange215 372Websitesalisburynb.ca

Salisbury is a town located in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.

Previously a village for 57 years from 1966 to 2023, in January 2023 Salisbury was amalgamated with parts of four local service districts to become a new town with the same name.^[2]^[3]

History

Salisbury first became a permanent settlement when settlers from Yorkshire, England, settled there in 1774 (History, Village of Salisbury Website).

It grew quickly as a fox farming community, a special mutation of fox with grey/white fur, which was imported, was commonly bred in the many fox farms in Salisbury. This is where the saying "Home of the Silver Fox" comes from. While no fox farms are known to operate locally some wild foxes now share these genes.

Geography

Salisbury is situated on the north bank of the Petitcodiac River, approximately 25 KM West of Moncton / Riverview, and 5 KM East of River Glade, New Brunswick.

Services

The town has elementary, middle, and high schools and an outdoor swimming pool. Several family-owned shops and churches serve the surrounding area. There is also a Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron, 580 A/M Hugh Campbell Squadron.

Salisbury is a local service centre for several farming communities in the Petitcodiac River AKA Three Rivers, New Brunswick area. The town and many surrounding communities are served by Ambulance New Brunswick, Salisbury Fire & Rescue.

One of the first acts of the new council was to approve construction of a new fire hall.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, at this time the Village of Salisbury had a population of 2,387 living in 972 of its 996 total private dwellings, a change of 4.5% from its 2016 population of 2,284. With a land area of 13.56 km² (5.24 sq mi), it had a population density of 176.0/km² (455.9/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

Population trend^[4]^[5]^[6]

Census	Population	Change (%)
2016	2,284	3.4%
2011	2,208	8.4%
2006	2,036	4.2%
2001	1,954	3.8%
1996	1,878	4.0%
1991	1,805	3.5%
1986	1,742	4.2%
1981	1,672	N/A

Income (2015)^[6]

Income type	By CAD
Median total income per capita	$29,536
Median Household Income	$58,478
Median Family Income	$69,461

Mother tongue (2016) ^[6]

Language	Population	Pct (%)
English	2,095	92.5%
French	95	4.2%
Other languages	55	2.4%
English and French	20	0.9%

According to the 2022 Election Results^[7] a total of 327 citizens voted in the last Municipal election for the region.

Position	Official Representative	Votes Received	Total Voters
Mayor	Robert CAMPBELL	0	Accl.
Councillor at Large	Jason GALLANT	0	Accl.
Ward 1	John Wiebe DYKSTRA	85	181
Ward 2	Phyllis BANNISTER	0	Accl.
Ward 3 (Former Village)	Sarah COLWELL, Nathan O'BLENIS, & Stephanie THORNE	0	Accl. X 3
Ward 4	Joseph (Joe) D'ETTORE	94	146

Education

JMA Armstrong High School (9–12)
Salisbury Middle School (5–8)
Salisbury Elementary School (K–4)

Notable people

Hugh Campbell, former Canadian air marshal.
Austin Claude Taylor, farmer, merchant and political figure.
Claude Taylor, former Air Canada President
Stacy Wilson, former women's hockey player.

Bordering communities

Boundary Creek, New Brunswick
Gallagher Ridge, New Brunswick
Price, New Brunswick
Lewis Mountain, New Brunswick
Moncton, New Brunswick
Second North River, New Brunswick
Kay Settlement
Upper Coverdale
River Glade, New Brunswick
Middlesex, New Brunswick

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Census Profile of Salisbury, Village (VL)". Statistics Canada. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
^ "Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act". Government of New Brunswick. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
^ "RSC 7 Southeast Regional Service Commission". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
^ "2011 Census Profile: Salisbury, New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Census Profile, 2016 Census:Salisbury, Village [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
^ Elections New Brunswick, Canada (2014-02-28). "Municipal, Education and Health Elections Publications". electionsnb.ca. Retrieved 2023-05-01.