User:Auric/Richmond Corner, New Brunswick
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Richmond Corner | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Richmond Corner | |
| Coordinates: 46°08′44″N 67°42′19″W / 46.145648°N 67.70515°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Provinces of Canada | New Brunswick |
| County | Carleton County |
| Founded | 1822 (as Scotch Corner) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| Elevation | 190 m (620 ft) |
| Population (1898) From Statistics Canada | |
• Total | 150 |
| • Change 1871-98 |  −1.06% |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Canadian Postal code | E7M |
| Area code | 506 |
| Telephone Exchange | 328 |
Richmond Corner is a Canadian village (previously a post village) located in Richmond Parish in Carleton County, New Brunswick. It is located 8.99 km west of Woodstock, centered around the intersection of Route 540 and Route 555.
History
[edit]It was previously known as Scotch Corner in 1822.[2]
A railway line was ran to here in 1862, intended to reach Quebec via Maine but the work stopped when the company ran out of money. The track was eventually abandoned.[3]
It also contained the communities of North Richmond and Woodstock Road Station, a flag station on the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Population
[edit]Richmond Corner is not counted on modern census'.
In 1871 it had a population of 200.[4]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1871 | 200 | — |
| 1898 | 150 | −1.06% |
Notable people
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ White, James (1901). Altitudes in the Dominion of Canada. S. E. Dawson. p. 162.
- ^ "Carleton County History". CCHS. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- ^ "02 - St. Andrews and Quebec Railway".
- ^ Lovell's Gazetteer of British North America. J. Lovell. 1873. p. 275.
External links
[edit]- Richmond Corner at Where is Home? New Brunswick Communities Past and Present - Provincial Archives of New Brunswick
- Journals of the House of Assembly of the Province of New Brunswick. G.E. Fenety. 1863. pp. 2–.