Clair, New Brunswick

Coordinates: 47°15′09″N 68°36′18″W / 47.25250°N 68.60500°W

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Clair
Village
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Motto: "Quousque Possumus"
Location of Clair, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 47°15′09″N 68°36′18″W / 47.2525°N 68.605°W / 47.2525; -68.605
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Madawaska
Parish	Clair
Village Status	1966
Electoral Districts Federal	Madawaska—Restigouche
Provincial	Madawaska-les-Lacs
Government ^[1]
• Type	Village Council
• Mayor	Pierre Michaud
• Councillors	List of Members Patrick P. Long Marc R. Long Carl Sawyer
Area ^[2]
• Total	10.61 km² (4.10 sq mi)
Population (2016)^[2]
• Total	781
• Density	73.6/km² (191/sq mi)
• Change 2011-16	8.9%
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code	506
Dwellings	409
Median Household Income*	$44,544 CDN
Access Routes	Route 161 Route 205
Median household income, 2015 (all households)

Clair (2016 population: 781^[2]) is a former Canadian village in Madawaska County, New Brunswick.^[3]

History

Situated on the Saint John River opposite Fort Kent, Maine. The name Clair finds its roots in the community named for County Clare in Ireland. The name of the village is the result of the railroad station being located near the General store of James T. Clair. The station was called Clair's and was a regular stop of the Temiscouata Railway on its way up to the Connors station. Over time, the name stuck and was shortened to the family name of Clair. The original name of the location was actually "La Petite Décharge" named after the discharge of the small "ruisseau des Lang" into the Saint John River.

Forestry is the basis of the local economy.

The Clair – Fort Kent Bridge crosses the International Boundary to link both communities.

Demographics

Population trend^[4]^[5]^[2]

Census	Population	Change (%)
2016	781	8.9%
2011	857	1.1%
2006	848	1.7%
2001	863	4.6%
1996	905	0.2%
1991	903	N/A

Mother tongue language (2016)^[2]

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	705	90.4%
English only	70	9.0%
Other languages	0	0%
Both English and French	5	0.6%

Attractions

The local Roman Catholic church houses noted religious artwork, including stained-glass windows from the workshop of Belgian artist José Gaterrath and the Stations of the Cross by the famous Spanish ceramist Jordi Bonet.

Notable people

References

^ "Clair - Community Profile". 11 June 2011. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Census Profile, 2016 Census Clair, Village [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
^ "Provincial Archives of New Brunswick". archives.gnb.ca.
^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census, 2011 census
^ "File not found". www12.statcan.ca.^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

Places adjacent to Clair, New Brunswick

Lac-Baker

Saint-François-de-Madawaska

Clair

Baker Brook

Fort Kent, Maine

United States

v t e Subdivisions of New Brunswick
Cities	Bathurst Campbellton Dieppe Edmundston Fredericton Miramichi Moncton Saint John
Towns	Beaurivage Belle-Baie Cap-Acadie Caraquet Carleton North Champdoré Grand Bay–Westfield Grand Falls Grand-Bouctouche Hampton Hartland Hautes-Terres Heron Bay Île-de-Lamèque Oromocto Quispamsis Riverview Rivière-du-Nord Rothesay Saint-Quentin Salisbury Shediac Shippagan St. Andrews St. Stephen Sussex Tantramar Vallée-des-Rivières Woodstock
Villages	Arcadia Belledune Bois-Joli Doaktown Five Rivers Fredericton Junction Fundy Albert Fundy-St. Martins Grand Lake Grand Manan Lakeland Ridges McAdam Memramcook Neguac New Maryland Nouvelle-Arcadie Southern Victoria Three Rivers Tobique Valley Tracy Valley Waters
Regional municipality	Tracadie
Rural communities	Alnwick Butternut Valley Campobello Island Central York Eastern Charlotte Fundy Shores Hanwell Harvey Haut-Madawaska Kedgwick Maple Hills Miramichi River Valley Nackawic-Millville Nashwaak Strait Shores Sunbury-York South Upper Miramichi
Rural districts	Acadian Peninsula Capital Region Chaleur Fundy Greater Miramichi Kent Kings Northwest Restigouche Southeast Southwest Western Valley
Regional service commissions	Acadian Peninsula Capital Region Chaleur Fundy Greater Miramichi Kent Kings Northwest Restigouche Southeast Southwest Western Valley
School districts	Anglophone North Anglophone South Anglophone East Anglophone West Nord-Est Nord-Ouest Sud
Indian reserves	Big Hole Tract 8 (North Half) Big Hole Tract 8 (South Half) Buctouche 16 Buctouche Micmac Band Extension Devon 30 Eel Ground 2 Eel River 3 Esgenoôpetitj Fort Folly 1 Indian Island 28 Indian Point 1 Indian Ranch Kingsclear 6 Metepenagiag Urban Reserve 3 Metepenagiag Urban Reserve 8 Metepenagiag Uta'nk Moose Meadows 4 Oinpegitjoig Oromocto 26 Pabineau 11 Pokemouche 13 Red Bank 4 Red Bank 7 Renous 12 Richibucto 15 Soegao No. 35 St Basile 10 St. Mary's 24 Tabusintac 9 The Brothers 18 Tobique 20 Woodstock 23
Non-administrative divisions	Counties Civil parishes Local service districts
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47°15′09″N 68°36′18″W / 47.25250°N 68.60500°W / 47.25250; -68.60500 (Clair)

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