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Aroostook, New Brunswick

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Aroostook
Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church
Aroostook Location of Aroostook in New Brunswick
Coordinates: 46°48′04″N 67°43′28″W / 46.8011°N 67.72436°W / 46.8011; -67.72436
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Victoria
Parish	Andover
Municipality	Southern Victoria
Area ^[1]
• Land	2.23 km² (0.86 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]
• Total	313
• Density	140.2/km² (363/sq mi)
• Change 2016–21	2.3%
• Dwellings	163
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Postal code(s)	E3N 0A7 3V9 3W1-3W6 3Z2-3Z9 4A1-4A6, 4A8-4A9 4B1-4B9 4C1-4C9 4E1-4E9 4G1-4G2, 4G4 4H1 4J2-4J3 4K5 4L3 4N3 4P4 4R4, 4R6 4S1-4S9 4T1-4T2, 4T6 5B7 5C2-5C3, 5C5-5C6
Area code	506
Access Routes Route 11	Route 134
Website	www.atholville.net

Aroostook (/əˈruːstʊk/ ə-ROO-stuuk)^[4] is a former village in Victoria County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023. It is now part of the village of Southern Victoria.

Geography

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The community is located on the west bank of the Saint John River at the mouth of the Aroostook River. It is approximately 11 kilometres north of Perth-Andover.

History

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Aroostook was founded in 1852 and became an important railway centre in 1878 with the completion of the New Brunswick Railway from Fredericton to Edmundston and the Aroostook River Railway from Aroostook to Caribou, Maine. Both railways were leased by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) in 1890 and a large rail yard and locomotive roundhouse was constructed in the village to service CPR trains operating in northwestern New Brunswick and northern Maine.

The construction of taxpayer-funded highways during the 20th century saw railways decline in use following World War II. CPR abandoned service through Aroostook in March 1987 following the loss of 2 bridges to ice jams downstream from the village.

On 1 January 2023, Aroostook amalgamated with Perth-Andover and parts of two local service districts to form the new village of Southern Victoria.^[5]^[6] The community's name remains in official use.^[7]

Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Aroostook had a population of 313 living in 148 of its 163 total private dwellings, a change of 2.3% from its 2016 population of 306. With a land area of 2.23 km² (0.86 sq mi), it had a population density of 140.4/km² (363.5/sq mi) in 2021.^[2] Revised census figures based on the 2023 local governance reforms have not been released.

Historical Census Data - Aroostook, New Brunswick
Year	Pop.	±%
2006	346	—
2011	351	+1.4%
2016	306	−12.8%
2021	313	+2.3%
Source: ^[8]^[1]^[2]

Notable people

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References

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^ ^a ^b "Census Profile, 2016 Census Aroostook, Village [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Census Profile of Aroostook". Statistics Canada. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
^ Government of New Brunswick website: Aroostock Archived June 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
^ The Canadian Press (2017), The Canadian Press Stylebook (18th ed.), Toronto: The Canadian Press
^ "Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act". Government of New Brunswick. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
^ "RSC 12 - Western Valley Regional Service Commission". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
^ "Proposed entity names reflect strong ties to nature and history" (Press release). Irishtown, New Brunswick: Government of New Brunswick. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
^ "2011 Census Profile: Aroostook, New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 1, 2019.

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