New Carlisle is a town in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of Quebec, Canada. It best known as the boyhood home of René Lévesque although he was born in Campbellton, New Brunswick. Its population is approximately 1,336, approximately two-thirds of whom are anglophone and the remainder francophone. New Carlisle is located on the Baie des Chaleurs.
New Carlisle | |
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 Location within Bonaventure RCM | |
  New Carlisle Location in eastern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 48°01′N 65°20′W / 48.017°N 65.333°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Gaspésie– Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| RCM | Bonaventure |
| Settled | 1784 |
| Constituted | February 1, 1877 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Daniel Thibault |
| • Federal riding | Gaspésie— Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| • Prov. riding | Bonaventure |
| Area | |
• Total | 68.09 km2 (26.29 sq mi) |
| • Land | 67.99 km2 (26.25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 45.00 m (147.64 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 1,336 |
| • Density | 19.6/km2 (51/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) |  3.7% |
| • Dwellings | 668 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-132 |
| Website | www |
New Carlisle is the seat of Bonaventure Regional County Municipality, the judicial district of Bonaventure,[5] and the regional base for the Ministry of Transports Quebec, which has an operations centre on the outskirts of town. New Carlisle has a post office, primary and high schools, five different churches and many services. Via Rail mothballed its operations between Matapédia and New Carlisle sometime [when?] around 2010.
History
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Originally a Mi'kmaq site called Antagoetjoitog, meaning "at the Black's", the site of the town was selected in 1784 by the Lieutenant-Governor of the jurisdictional District of Gaspe, Nicholas Cox. The town as is thought to have been named after Cox's home town, possibly Carlisle in England. Soon after the name was changed from "Carlisle" to "New Carlisle". The original settlers of 1784 were discharged soldiers of British Army regiments and Loyalists claimants. In 1842, the geographic Cox Township was proclaimed.[6] It was also known as Petit-Paspébiac in the 19th century.[1]
The area was first incorporated as the Township Municipality of Cox in 1845, dissolved in 1847, but reestablished again in 1855. On February 1, 1877, the Township Municipality of Cox was dissolved and divided into the Municipalities of New Carlisle and Paspébiac.[7]
The town was the scene of the capture of German spy Werner von Janowski, who was dropped from a nearby U-boat in November, 1942.[8]
Geography
editClimate
edit| Climate data for New Carlisle | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 8.9 (48.0) |
9.5 (49.1) |
15 (59) |
27 (81) |
30.6 (87.1) |
31.1 (88.0) |
33 (91) |
32.2 (90.0) |
29 (84) |
22.2 (72.0) |
16.5 (61.7) |
10.5 (50.9) |
33 (91) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −6.4 (20.5) |
−5 (23) |
0.4 (32.7) |
5.8 (42.4) |
13 (55) |
19.2 (66.6) |
22.6 (72.7) |
21.8 (71.2) |
16.6 (61.9) |
10.3 (50.5) |
3.8 (38.8) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
8.3 (46.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −11.3 (11.7) |
−10 (14) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
1.6 (34.9) |
8.1 (46.6) |
14 (57) |
17.6 (63.7) |
17.2 (63.0) |
12 (54) |
6 (43) |
0.3 (32.5) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
3.7 (38.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −16.1 (3.0) |
−15 (5) |
−9 (16) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
3.1 (37.6) |
8.8 (47.8) |
12.6 (54.7) |
12.5 (54.5) |
7.3 (45.1) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−11.6 (11.1) |
−1 (30) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −31.5 (−24.7) |
−29 (−20) |
−25 (−13) |
−17 (1) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
5 (41) |
3.3 (37.9) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−18.3 (−0.9) |
−27 (−17) |
−31.5 (−24.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 89.5 (3.52) |
56.5 (2.22) |
80.8 (3.18) |
83.5 (3.29) |
96.1 (3.78) |
99.2 (3.91) |
97.8 (3.85) |
108.2 (4.26) |
88.4 (3.48) |
105.5 (4.15) |
91.3 (3.59) |
99.5 (3.92) |
1,096.2 (43.16) |
| Source: Environment Canada[4] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
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Population
edit| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 1,336 (-3.7% from 2016) | 1,388 (+2.2% from 2011) | 1,358 (-0.9% from 2006) |
| Land area | 67.99 km2 (26.25 sq mi) | 67.77 km2 (26.17 sq mi) | 67.57 km2 (26.09 sq mi) |
| Population density | 19.6/km2 (51/sq mi) | 20.5/km2 (53/sq mi) | 20.1/km2 (52/sq mi) |
| Median age | 53.2 (M: 51.6, F: 54.4) | 49.9 (M: 49.2, F: 50.7) | 51.4 (M: 49.6, F: 52.8) |
| Private dwellings | 668 (total) 603 (occupied) | 666 (total) | 594 (total) |
| Median household income | $59,200 | $44,608 | $40,766 |
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Language
editMother tongue (2021):[3]
- English as first language: 56.6%
- French as first language: 39.1%
- English and French as first language: 3.9%
- Other as first language: 0.4%
Notable people
edit- René Lévesque
- Théodore Robitaille, senator who was elected as a member from Bonaventure County and commissioned the Words and music for O Canada in 1885
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "New Carlisle (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
- ^ a b "New Carlisle". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ a b c "New Carlisle, Quebec (Code 2405040) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
- ^ a b Environment Canada - Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 23 July 2010
- ^ Territorial Division Act. Revised Statutes of Quebec D-11.
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Cox (canton)". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
- ^ "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Cox (township) 1.7.1845 - 1.9.1847 ● 1.7.1855 - 1.2.1877". www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ Beeby, Dean (1995). Cargo of lies : the true story of a Nazi double-agent in Canada. Canada: University of Toronto Press. pp. 3–5. ISBN 0-8020-0731-7.
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
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