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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
editIt 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
editRichmond 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
editSee also
editReferences
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–.