Atholville, New Brunswick
Atholville is a community in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023 but is now part of the city of Campbellton.
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Atholville Location of Atholville in New Brunswick | |
| Coordinates: 47.989444°N 66.7125°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| County | Restigouche |
| City | Campbellton |
| Incorporated | 1966 |
| Annexed | 2023 |
| Electoral Districts Federal | Madawaska—Restigouche |
| Provincial | Restigouche West |
| Government | |
| • Type | City Council |
| • Mayor | Ian Comeau |
| • MP | René Arseneault (Lib.) |
| • MLA | Gilles LePage (Lib.) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 119.58 km2 (46.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 3,290 |
| • Density | 119.58/km2 (309.7/sq mi) |
| • Change 2016–21 | 7.8% |
| • Dwellings | 1,550 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Postal code(s) | E3N
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| Area code | 506 |
| Access Routes Route 11 | Route 134 Route 275 |
| Median Income* | $54,128 CDN |
| Website | www.atholville.ca |
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The first inhabitants of the area were the Mi'kmaq who settled there in the 6th century BC and were then called Tjikog. With 400 people, it was their biggest village and the only one permanently inhabited in the region. The Acadians arrived in 1750. It was at this time that the Mi'kmaq left the area and went to Listuguj in Quebec. The French defeat at the Battle of Restigouche on July 8, 1760, was damaging to the development of the settlement. The Intercolonial Railway, however, was inaugurated in 1876 and Anglophone merchants developed the forestry industry in the early 20th century. The village then experienced significant growth and was incorporated as a municipality in 1966. A shopping centre frequented by people from the whole region was established there from 1974. The forestry industry still plays an important role in the local economy.