Salisbury, New Brunswick

Salisbury, New Brunswick is a village located in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada. The village's population meets the requirements for "town" status under the Municipalities Act of the Province of New Brunswick; however, its municipal status has not been changed.

This article is about the village. For the parish, see Salisbury Parish, New Brunswick.
Salisbury
Village
The Silver Fox
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Nickname(s): 
"Home of the Silver Fox"
Salisbury
The location of Salisbury within New Brunswick
Coordinates: 46.033333°N 65.05°W / 46.033333; -65.05
CountryCanada
ProvinceNew Brunswick
CountyWestmorland County
ParishSalisbury Parish
Founded1782
Incorporated Village1966
Electoral Districts     
Federal
Fundy Royal
ProvincialPetitcodiac
Government
 • MayorTerry Keating
 • MLASherry Wilson (PC)
 • MPAlaina Lockhart (L)
Area
 • Land13.54 km2 (5.23 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total2,284
 • Density168.7/km2 (437/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-4 (Atlantic (AST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Canadian Postal code
E4J
Area code(s)506
Telephone Exchange215 372
Websitesalisburynb.ca

History
See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in Westmorland County, New Brunswick

Salisbury first became a permanent settlement when settlers from Yorkshire, England, settled there in 1774 (History, Village of Salisbury Website).

Geography

Salisbury is situated on the north bank of the Petitcodiac River, approximately 25 km west of Moncton and Riverview. Salisbury is called the "Home of the Silver Fox", in reference to its role in adopting Silver Fox farming during the early 20th century (as was Alberton in Prince Edward Island).

Services
Salisbury post office.

The village features elementary, middle, and high schools, an outdoor swimming pool, as well as several family-owned shops and churches servicing the surrounding area. There is also a Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron, 580 A/M Hugh Campbell Squadron.

Salisbury is a local service centre for several farming communities which are being transformed into commuter communities in the Petitcodiac River valley. The village is served by Ambulance New Brunswick, Salisbury Fire & Rescue.

Demographics

Education

Notable people
Main article: List of people from Westmorland County, New Brunswick

Bordering communities

See also

References
  1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census:Salisbury, Village [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  2. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  3. "2011 Census Profile: Salisbury, New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.


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