Lac-Baker, New Brunswick

Lac-Baker (2016 population: 690[2]) is a Canadian village in Madawaska County, New Brunswick.[3]

Lac-Baker
Village
View of Lake Baker from Lac-Baker
Location of Lac-Baker, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 47.335°N 68.64°W
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Madawaska
Parish	Lac-Baker
Village Status	1967
Electoral Districts    Federal	Madawaska—Restigouche
Provincial	Madawaska-les-Lacs
Government [1]
• Type	Village Council
• Mayor	Jean-Marc Nadeau
• Councillors	List of Members Adrien Banville Alpha Nadeau Guildo Nadeau
Area [2]
• Total	37.18 km^2 (14.36 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	690
• Density	18.6/km^2 (48/sq mi)
• Change 2011-16	4.0%
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code(s)	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

Demographics

Population trend[4][5][6][2] 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)[2] 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

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick

References

1. Government of New Brunswick website: Lac-Baker Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine
2. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Lac Baker, Village [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
3. "Lac-Baker". New Brunswick Provincial Archives.
4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
5. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Lac-Baker, New Brunswick
6. 2011 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Lac-Baker, New Brunswick

External links