Rural Community (New Brunswick)
Local governments in New Brunswick may be incorporated under the Local Governance Act of 2017. Local governments include municipalities – cities, towns, and villages – as well as rural communities and regional municipalities. Municipal governments are led by elected councils and are responsible for the delivery of services such as civic administration, land use planning, emergency measures, policing, road, and garbage collection.
In 1785, Saint John became the first community in what would eventually become Canada to be incorporated as a city. Moncton is New Brunswick's largest municipality by population, with 79,470 residents, and Saint John is the largest urban municipality by land area, at 315.59 km (121.85 sq mi). As of 2021, approximately one-third of the residents of New Brunswick did not live in municipalities but resided in local service districts, which were unincorporated communities administered by the Minister of Environment and Local Government and had no local government of their own.
Beginning in 2021, the government of New Brunswick launched a local governance reform, which eventually saw the local service districts dissolved in 2023, with their territory assigned to cities, towns, villages, rural communities or rural districts. The same reforms reduced the number of municipalities to 77.
Prior to the reforms, New Brunswick had 8 cities, 26 towns, 61 villages, 1 regional municipality, and 8 rural communities. Following the reforms, New Brunswick has 8 cities, 30 towns, 21 villages, 17 rural communities, and 1 regional municipality.
Cities
The Lieutenant-Governor in Council may incorporate an area as a city under the Local Governance Act if it has a population of at least 10,000. Cities already in existence on January 1, 1967, continue to be incorporated regardless of population. New Brunswick had eight cities that had a cumulative population of 293,928 in the 2021 Census. Moncton is New Brunswick's largest city by population with 79,470 residents and Saint John is the largest by land area 315.59 km (121.85 sq mi) respectively. Campbellton is New Brunswick's smallest city by population and land area with 7,047 residents and 18.57 km (7.17 sq mi).
Towns
The Lieutenant-Governor in Council may incorporate an area as a town under the Local Governance Act if it has a population of at least 1,500 and provides a level of services that the Minister of Local Government and Local Governance Reform considers appropriate. Towns already in existence on January 1, 1967, continue to be incorporated regardless of population.
Prior to implementation of the 2023 local governance reforms, New Brunswick had 26 towns that had a cumulative population of 133,350 in the 2021 Census. New Brunswick's largest town by population is Riverview with 20,584 residents and largest town by area was Sackville with a land area of 73.91 km (28.54 sq mi). New Brunswick's smallest town by population was Hartland with 933 residents and the smallest by land area was Saint-Quentin at 4.24 km (1.64 sq mi). The number of towns increased to 30 in 2023 upon implementation of the local governance reforms.
Villages
Prior to implementation of the 2023 local governance reforms, New Brunswick's 61 villages had a cumulative population of 71,186 as of the 2021 Census. New Brunswick's largest village by population was Memramcook with 5,029 residents and largest village by area was Belledune with a land area of 189.18 km (73.04 sq mi). New Brunswick's smallest village by population was Meductic with 180 residents and the smallest by land area was Saint-Louis de Kent at 1.98 km (0.76 sq mi). The number of villages decreased to 21 in 2023 upon implementation of the local governance reforms.
Regional municipalities
The Lieutenant-Governor in Council may incorporate an area as a regional municipality under the Local Governance Act if there is a population of at least 15,000 and at least one existing municipality. New Brunswick's first and only regional municipality was incorporated on May 12, 2014. The Regional Municipality of Tracadie was formed through the amalgamation of the former Town of Tracadie–Sheila, eighteen local service districts and portions of two other local service districts. Regional municipalities must have a population greater than 15,000 and a community grouping that includes at least one municipality. Regional municipalities elect a local council but are responsible only for community administration, planning and emergency measures services, and all services previously provided by any former municipality that is now part of the regional municipality. The Province of New Brunswick is responsible for police protection and road services, unless the regional municipality chooses to assume these responsibilities.
Rural communities
Prior to implementation of the 2023 local governance reforms, New Brunswick had eight rural communities that had a cumulative population of 24,842 in the 2021 Census. New Brunswick's largest and smallest rural communities were Beaubassin East and Campobello Island with populations of 6,718 and 949 respectively. The number of rural communities increased to seventeen in 2023 upon implementation of the local governance reforms.
Rural communities elect local councils and are responsible for the delivery of some local services, including administrative services, community planning and emergency measures. The province of New Brunswick ensures the delivery of other services including solid waste collection and recreation services unless the rural community chooses to take on these responsibilities. Rural communities that include a former village or town are an exception, as they are responsible to provide all services that were previously provided by their former municipality.
Lists of municipalities
Pre-2023 local governance reform
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Skyline of Moncton, New Brunswick's largest municipality
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Skyline of Saint John, New Brunswick's second largest municipality
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Skyline of Fredericton, New Brunswick's capital city and third-largest municipality
Name | Municipal type | County | Incorporation date |
2021 Census of Population | ||||
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Population (2021) |
Population (2016) |
Change |
Land area (km) |
Population density (/km) | ||||
Bathurst | City | Gloucester | 1912 | 12,157 | 11,897 | +2.2% | 91.62 | 132.7 |
Campbellton | City | Restigouche | 1888 | 7,047 | 6,883 | +2.4% | 18.57 | 379.5 |
Dieppe | City | Westmorland | 1952 | 28,114 | 25,384 | +10.8% | 77.02 | 365.0 |
Edmundston | City | Madawaska | 1952 | 16,437 | 16,580 | −0.9% | 106.84 | 153.8 |
Fredericton | City | York | 1848 | 63,116 | 58,721 | +7.5% | 133.93 | 471.3 |
Miramichi | City | Northumberland | 1995 | 17,692 | 17,537 | +0.9% | 178.98 | 98.8 |
Moncton | City | Westmorland | 1890 | 79,470 | 71,889 | +10.5% | 140.67 | 564.9 |
Saint John | City | Saint John | 1785 | 69,895 | 67,575 | +3.4% | 315.59 | 221.5 |
Tracadie | Regional municipality | Gloucester | 2014 | 16,043 | 16,114 | −0.4% | 516.55 | 31.1 |
Beaubassin East | Rural community | Westmorland | 1995 | 6,718 | 6,376 | +5.4% | 291.02 | 23.1 |
Campobello Island | Rural community | Charlotte | 2010 | 949 | 872 | +8.8% | 39.59 | 24.0 |
Cocagne | Rural community | Kent | 2014 | 2,757 | 2,649 | +4.1% | 69.23 | 39.8 |
Hanwell | Rural community | York | 2014 | 4,743 | 4,700 | +0.9% | 152.06 | 31.2 |
Haut-Madawaska | Rural community | Madawaska | 2017 | 3,720 | 3,714 | +0.2% | 611.55 | 6.1 |
Kedgwick | Rural community | Restigouche | 2012 | 1,986 | 1,964 | +1.1% | 649.36 | 3.1 |
Saint-André | Rural community | Madawaska | 2006 | 1,794 | 1,901 | −5.6% | 136.19 | 13.2 |
Upper Miramichi | Rural community | Northumberland | 2008 | 2,175 | 2,218 | −1.9% | 1,832.97 | 1.2 |
Beresford | Town | Gloucester | 1967 | 4,294 | 4,288 | +0.1% | 19.24 | 223.2 |
Bouctouche | Town | Kent | 1966 | 2,513 | 2,361 | +6.4% | 18.33 | 137.1 |
Caraquet | Town | Gloucester | 1961 | 4,285 | 4,248 | +0.9% | 68.13 | 62.9 |
Dalhousie | Town | Restigouche | 1905 | 3,223 | 3,126 | +3.1% | 15.12 | 213.2 |
Florenceville-Bristol | Town | Carleton | 2008 | 1,573 | 1,604 | −1.9% | 15.74 | 99.9 |
Grand Bay-Westfield | Town | Kings | 1998 | 4,967 | 4,964 | +0.1% | 59.82 | 83.0 |
Grand Falls | Town | Victoria | 1890 | 5,220 | 5,326 | −2.0% | 18.04 | 289.4 |
Hampton | Town | Kings | 1966 | 4,395 | 4,289 | +2.5% | 20.97 | 209.6 |
Hartland | Town | Carleton | 1918 | 933 | 957 | −2.5% | 9.50 | 98.2 |
Lamèque | Town | Gloucester | 1966 | 1,301 | 1,285 | +1.2% | 12.40 | 104.9 |
Nackawic | Town | York | 1976 | 962 | 941 | +2.2% | 7.68 | 125.3 |
Oromocto | Town | Sunbury | 1956 | 9,045 | 9,223 | −1.9% | 22.36 | 404.5 |
Quispamsis | Town | Kings | 1966 | 18,768 | 18,245 | +2.9% | 56.97 | 329.4 |
Richibucto | Town | Kent | 1966 | 1,411 | 1,266 | +11.5% | 11.90 | 118.6 |
Riverview | Town | Albert | 1973 | 20,584 | 19,667 | +4.7% | 34.10 | 603.6 |
Rothesay | Town | Kings | 1988 | 11,977 | 11,659 | +2.7% | 34.59 | 346.3 |
Sackville | Town | Westmorland | 1903 | 6,099 | 5,331 | +14.4% | 73.91 | 82.5 |
Saint Andrews | Town | Charlotte | 1903 | 2,048 | 1,786 | +14.7% | 8.35 | 245.3 |
Saint-Léonard | Town | Madawaska | 1920 | 1,322 | 1,300 | +1.7% | 5.34 | 247.6 |
Saint-Quentin | Town | Restigouche | 1947 | 2,141 | 2,194 | −2.4% | 4.24 | 505.0 |
Shediac | Town | Westmorland | 1903 | 7,535 | 6,664 | +13.1% | 64.00 | 117.7 |
Shippagan | Town | Gloucester | 1947 | 2,672 | 2,580 | +3.6% | 9.96 | 268.3 |
St. George | Town | Charlotte | 1904 | 1,579 | 1,517 | +4.1% | 16.17 | 97.6 |
St. Stephen | Town | Charlotte | 1973 | 4,510 | 4,415 | +2.2% | 13.72 | 328.7 |
Sussex | Town | Kings | 1904 | 4,440 | 4,282 | +3.7% | 8.90 | 498.9 |
Woodstock | Town | Carleton | 1856 | 5,553 | 5,228 | +6.2% | 14.96 | 371.2 |
Alma | Village | Albert | 1966 | 282 | 213 | +32.4% | 47.64 | 5.9 |
Aroostook | Village | Victoria | 1966 | 313 | 306 | +2.3% | 2.23 | 140.4 |
Atholville | Village | Restigouche | 1966 | 3,290 | 3,570 | −7.8% | 119.58 | 27.5 |
Balmoral | Village | Restigouche | 1972 | 1,603 | 1,674 | −4.2% | 43.33 | 37.0 |
Bas-Caraquet | Village | Gloucester | 1966 | 1,311 | 1,305 | +0.5% | 30.93 | 42.4 |
Bath | Village | Carleton | 1966 | 440 | 476 | −7.6% | 2.00 | 220.0 |
Belledune | Village | Restigouche | 1968 | 1,325 | 1,417 | −6.5% | 189.18 | 7.0 |
Bertrand | Village | Gloucester | 1968 | 1,153 | 1,166 | −1.1% | 57.01 | 20.2 |
Blacks Harbour | Village | Charlotte | 1972 | 907 | 894 | +1.5% | 9.02 | 100.6 |
Blackville | Village | Northumberland | 1966 | 914 | 958 | −4.6% | 20.97 | 43.6 |
Cambridge-Narrows | Village | Queens | 1966 | 715 | 562 | +27.2% | 106.79 | 6.7 |
Canterbury | Village | York | 1966 | 320 | 336 | −4.8% | 5.32 | 60.2 |
Cap-Pelé | Village | Westmorland | 1969 | 2,503 | 2,425 | +3.2% | 22.96 | 109.0 |
Centreville | Village | Carleton | 1966 | 508 | 557 | −8.8% | 2.67 | 190.3 |
Charlo | Village | Restigouche | 1966 | 1,323 | 1,310 | +1.0% | 31.45 | 42.1 |
Chipman | Village | Queens | 1966 | 1,201 | 1,104 | +8.8% | 19.00 | 63.2 |
Doaktown | Village | Northumberland | 1966 | 808 | 792 | +2.0% | 29.09 | 27.8 |
Dorchester | Village | Westmorland | 1966 | 906 | 1,096 | −17.3% | 5.71 | 158.7 |
Drummond | Village | Victoria | 1967 | 729 | 737 | −1.1% | 8.88 | 82.1 |
Eel River Crossing | Village | Restigouche | 1966 | 1,844 | 1,953 | −5.6% | 65.26 | 28.3 |
Fredericton Junction | Village | Sunbury | 1966 | 719 | 704 | +2.1% | 23.85 | 30.1 |
Gagetown | Village | Queens | 1966 | 787 | 711 | +10.7% | 49.32 | 16.0 |
Grand Manan | Village | Charlotte | 1995 | 2,595 | 2,360 | +10.0% | 150.56 | 17.2 |
Grande-Anse | Village | Gloucester | 1968 | 731 | 899 | −18.7% | 24.27 | 30.1 |
Harvey | Village | York | 1966 | 402 | 358 | +12.3% | 2.46 | 163.4 |
Hillsborough | Village | Albert | 1966 | 1,348 | 1,277 | +5.6% | 12.81 | 105.2 |
Lac Baker | Village | Madawaska | 1967 | 685 | 690 | −0.7% | 37.24 | 18.4 |
Le Goulet | Village | Gloucester | 1986 | 749 | 793 | −5.5% | 5.40 | 138.7 |
Maisonnette | Village | Gloucester | 1986 | 535 | 495 | +8.1% | 12.91 | 41.4 |
McAdam | Village | York | 1966 | 1,173 | 1,151 | +1.9% | 14.19 | 82.7 |
Meductic | Village | York | 1966 | 180 | 215 | −16.3% | 6.26 | 28.8 |
Memramcook | Village | Westmorland | 1995 | 5,029 | 4,778 | +5.3% | 186.64 | 26.9 |
Millville | Village | York | 1966 | 274 | 273 | +0.4% | 12.14 | 22.6 |
Minto | Village | Queens | 1966 | 2,234 | 2,305 | −3.1% | 31.36 | 71.2 |
Neguac | Village | Northumberland | 1967 | 1,692 | 1,684 | +0.5% | 26.72 | 63.3 |
New Maryland | Village | York | 1991 | 4,153 | 4,174 | −0.5% | 21.25 | 195.4 |
Nigadoo | Village | Gloucester | 1967 | 997 | 963 | +3.5% | 7.65 | 130.3 |
Norton | Village | Kings | 1966 | 1,410 | 1,382 | +2.0% | 75.35 | 18.7 |
Paquetville | Village | Gloucester | 1966 | 718 | 720 | −0.3% | 9.26 | 77.5 |
Perth-Andover | Village | Victoria | 1966 | 1,574 | 1,590 | −1.0% | 8.96 | 175.7 |
Petitcodiac | Village | Westmorland | 1966 | 1,476 | 1,383 | +6.7% | 17.18 | 85.9 |
Petit-Rocher | Village | Gloucester | 1966 | 1,954 | 1,897 | +3.0% | 4.52 | 432.3 |
Plaster Rock | Village | Victoria | 1966 | 1,002 | 1,023 | −2.1% | 3.01 | 332.9 |
Pointe-Verte | Village | Gloucester | 1966 | 865 | 886 | −2.4% | 13.76 | 62.9 |
Port Elgin | Village | Westmorland | 1922 | 381 | 408 | −6.6% | 2.65 | 143.8 |
Rexton | Village | Kent | 1966 | 874 | 830 | +5.3% | 6.29 | 139.0 |
Riverside-Albert | Village | Albert | 1966 | 348 | 350 | −0.6% | 3.39 | 102.7 |
Rivière-Verte | Village | Madawaska | 1966 | 744 | 724 | +2.8% | 6.91 | 107.7 |
Rogersville | Village | Northumberland | 1966 | 1,193 | 1,166 | +2.3% | 7.19 | 165.9 |
Saint-Antoine | Village | Kent | 1966 | 1,791 | 1,733 | +3.3% | 6.32 | 283.4 |
Sainte-Anne-de-Madawaska | Village | Madawaska | 1966 | 891 | 957 | −6.9% | 8.97 | 99.3 |
Sainte-Marie-Saint-Raphaël | Village | Gloucester | 1966 | 820 | 879 | −6.7% | 15.84 | 51.8 |
Saint-Isidore | Village | Gloucester | 1978 | 810 | 764 | +6.0% | 22.94 | 35.3 |
Saint-Léolin | Village | Gloucester | 1966 | 615 | 647 | −4.9% | 19.73 | 31.2 |
Saint-Louis de Kent | Village | Kent | 1986 | 981 | 856 | +14.6% | 1.98 | 495.5 |
Salisbury | Village | Westmorland | 1966 | 2,387 | 2,284 | +4.5% | 13.56 | 176.0 |
St. Martins | Village | Saint John | 1966 | 320 | 276 | +15.9% | 2.35 | 136.2 |
Stanley | Village | York | 1966 | 397 | 412 | −3.6% | 16.93 | 23.4 |
Sussex Corner | Village | Kings | 1966 | 1,458 | 1,461 | −0.2% | 9.32 | 156.4 |
Tide Head | Village | Restigouche | 1966 | 951 | 938 | +1.4% | 19.34 | 49.2 |
Tracy | Village | Sunbury | 1966 | 610 | 608 | +0.3% | 29.44 | 20.7 |
Sub-total cities | 293,928 | 276,466 | +6.3% | 1,063.22 | 276.5 | |||
Sub-total regional municipalities | 16,043 | 16,114 | −0.4% | 516.55 | 31.1 | |||
Sub-total rural communities | 24,842 | 24,394 | +1.8% | 3,781.97 | 6.6 | |||
Sub-total towns | 133,350 | 128,746 | +3.6% | 644.44 | 206.9 | |||
Sub-total villages | 71,248 | 70,855 | +0.6% | 1,769.24 | 40.3 | |||
Total municipalities | 539,411 | 516,575 | +4.4% | 7,775.42 | 69.4 | |||
Province of New Brunswick | 775,610 | 747,101 | +3.8% | 71,248.50 | 10.9 |
Post-2023 local governance reform
Name | Municipal type | Regional service commission | Incorporation |
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Alnwick | Rural community | Greater Miramichi | 2023 |
Arcadia | Village | Capital Region | 2023 |
Bathurst | City | Chaleur | 1912 |
Beaurivage | Town | Kent | 2023 |
Beausoleil | Rural community | Kent | 2023 |
Belle-Baie | Town | Chaleur | 2023 |
Belledune | Village | Chaleur | 1968 |
Bois-Joli | Village | Restigouche | 2023 |
Butternut Valley | Rural community | Kings | 2023 |
Campbellton | City | Restigouche | 1888 |
Campobello Island | Rural community | Southwest | 2010 |
Cap-Acadie | Town | Southeast | 2023 |
Caraquet | Town | Acadian Peninsula | 1961 |
Carleton North | Town | Western Valley | 2023 |
Central York | Rural community | Capital Region | 2023 |
Champdoré | Town | Kent | 2023 |
Dieppe | City | Southeast | 1952 |
Doaktown | Village | Greater Miramichi | 1966 |
Eastern Charlotte | Rural community | Southwest | 2023 |
Edmundston | City | Northwest | 1952 |
Five Rivers | Village | Kent | 2023 |
Fredericton | City | Capital Region | 1848 |
Fredericton Junction | Village | Capital Region | 1966 |
Fundy Albert | Village | Southeast | 2023 |
Fundy Shores | Rural community | Southwest | 2023 |
Fundy-St. Martins | Village | Fundy | 2023 |
Grand Bay-Westfield | Town | Fundy | 1998 |
Grand-Bouctouche | Town | Kent | 1966 |
Grand Falls | Town | Northwest | 1890 |
Grand Lake | Village | Capital Region | 2023 |
Grand Manan | Village | Southwest | 1995 |
Hampton | Town | Fundy | 1966 |
Hanwell | Rural community | Capital Region | 2014 |
Hartland | Town | Western Valley | 1918 |
Harvey | Rural community | Capital Region | 1966 |
Haut-Madawaska | Town | Northwest | 2017 |
Hautes-Terres | Town | Acadian Peninsula | 2023 |
Heron Bay | Town | Restigouche | 2023 |
Île-de-Lamèque | Town | Acadian Peninsula | 2023 |
Kedgwick | Rural community | Restigouche | 2012 |
Lakeland Ridges | Village | Western Valley | 2023 |
Maple Hills | Rural community | Southeast | 2023 |
McAdam | Village | Southwest | 1966 |
Memramcook | Village | Southeast | 1995 |
Miramichi | City | Greater Miramichi | 1995 |
Miramichi River Valley | Rural community | Greater Miramichi | 2023 |
Moncton | City | Southeast | 1890 |
Nackawic-Millville | Rural community | Capital Region | 2023 |
Nashwaak | Rural community | Capital Region | 2023 |
Neguac | Village | Acadian Peninsula | 1967 |
New Maryland | Village | Capital Region | 1991 |
Nouvelle-Arcadie | Village | Kent | 2023 |
Oromocto | Town | Capital Region | 1956 |
Quispamsis | Town | Fundy | 1966 |
Riverview | Town | Southeast | 1973 |
Rivière-du-Nord | Town | Acadian Peninsula | 2023 |
Rothesay | Town | Fundy | 1988 |
Saint Andrews | Town | Southwest | 1903 |
Saint John | City | Fundy | 1785 |
Saint-Quentin | Town | Northwest | 1947 |
Salisbury | Town | Southeast | 1966 |
Shediac | Town | Southeast | 1903 |
Shippagan | Town | Acadian Peninsula | 1947 |
Southern Victoria | Village | Western Valley | 2023 |
St. Stephen | Town | Southwest | 1973 |
Strait Shores | Rural community | Southeast | 2023 |
Sunbury-York South | Rural community | Capital Region | 2023 |
Sussex | Town | Kings | 1904 |
Tantramar | Town | Southeast | 2023 |
Three Rivers | Village | Southeast | 2023 |
Tobique Valley | Village | Western Valley | 2023 |
Tracadie | Regional municipality | Acadian Peninsula | 2014 |
Tracy | Village | Capital Region | 1966 |
Upper Miramichi | Rural community | Greater Miramichi | 2008 |
Vallée-des-Rivières | Town | Northwest | 2023 |
Valley Waters | Village | Kings | 2023 |
Woodstock | Town | Western Valley | 1856 |
See also
- 2023 New Brunswick local governance reform
- Demographics of New Brunswick
- Geography of New Brunswick
- List of census agglomerations in Atlantic Canada
- List of communities in New Brunswick
- List of designated places in New Brunswick
- List of local service districts in New Brunswick
- List of municipal amalgamations in New Brunswick
- List of parishes in New Brunswick
- List of population centres in New Brunswick
- New Brunswick municipal elections, 2016
Notes
- ^ St. Stephen was incorporated as a town in 1871 and amalgamated with Milltown in 1973 to form St. Stephen-Milltown; the name reverted to St. Stephen in 1975.
- ^ Incorporated as St. Anthony but the name was changed to Saint-Antoine in 1969.
- ^ The 2023 local governance reform only involved the annexation of adjacent unincorporated lands to Bathurst.
- ^ The 2023 local governance reform only involved the annexation of adjacent unincorporated lands to Cocagne and its renaming to Beausoleil.
- ^ The 2023 local governance reform did not affect Saint John.
- ^ The 2023 local governance reform did not affect Campobello Island.
- ^ The 2023 local governance reform only involved the annexation of adjacent unincorporated lands to Dieppe.
- ^ The 2023 local governance reform only involved the annexation of adjacent unincorporated lands to Doaktown.
- ^ The 2023 local governance reform only involved the annexation of adjacent unincorporated lands to Rexton and its renaming to Five Rivers.
- ^ The 2023 local governance reform only involved the annexation of adjacent unincorporated lands to Fredericton.
- ^ The 2023 local governance reform did not affect Ferdericton Junction.
- ^ The 2023 local governance reform only involved the annexation of adjacent unincorporated lands to St. Martins and its renaming to Fundy-St. Martins.
- ^ The 2023 local governance reform only involved the annexation of adjacent unincorporated lands to Grand Bay-Westfield.
- ^ The 2023 local governance reform only involved the annexation of adjacent unincorporated lands to Bouctouche and its renaming to Grand-Bouctouche.
- ^ The 2023 local governance reform did not affect Grand Manan.
- ^ The 2023 local governance reform only involved the annexation of adjacent unincorporated lands to Hampton.
- ^ The 2023 local governance reform only involved the annexation of adjacent unincorporated lands to Hanwell.
- ^ The 2023 local governance reform only involved the annexation of adjacent unincorporated lands to Hartland.
- ^ The 2023 local governance reform only involved the annexation of adjacent unincorporated lands to Kedgwick.
- ^ The 2023 local governance reform did not affect McAdam.
- ^ The 2023 local governance reform did not affect Memramcook.
- ^ The 2023 local governance reform only involved the annexation of adjacent unincorporated lands to Miramichi.
- ^ The 2023 local governance reform only involved the annexation of adjacent unincorporated lands to Moncton.
- ^ The 2023 local governance reform did not affect Neguac.
- ^ The 2023 local governance reform did not affect New Maryland.
- ^ The 2023 local governance reform only involved the annexation of adjacent unincorporated lands to Rogersville and its renaming to Nouvelle-Arcadie.
- ^ The 2023 local governance reform only involved the annexation of adjacent unincorporated lands to Oromocto.
- ^ The 2023 local governance reform did not affect Quispamsis.
- ^ The 2023 local governance reform only involved the annexation of adjacent unincorporated lands to Riverview.
- ^ The 2023 local governance reform did not affect Rothesay.
- ^ The 2023 local governance reform only involved the annexation of adjacent unincorporated lands to Saint Andrews.
- ^ The 2023 local governance reform did not affect Saint John.
- ^ The 2023 local governance reform only involved the annexation of adjacent unincorporated lands to Saint-Quentin.
- ^ The 2023 local governance reform only involved the annexation of adjacent unincorporated lands to Shediac.
- ^ The 2023 local governance reform only involved the annexation of adjacent unincorporated lands to St. Stephen and the change of its official legal name from Town of St. Stephen to Municipal District of St. Stephen.
- ^ The 2023 local governance reform only involved the annexation of adjacent unincorporated lands to Petitcodiac and its renaming to Three Rivers.
- ^ The 2023 local governance reform only involved the annexation of adjacent unincorporated lands to Plaster Rock and its renaming to Tobique Valley.
- ^ The 2023 local governance reform did not affect Tracadie.
- ^ The 2023 local governance reform did not affect Tracy.
- ^ The 2023 local governance reform did not affect Upper Miramichi.
- ^ The 2023 local governance reform only involved the annexation of adjacent unincorporated lands to Norton and its renaming to Valley Waters.
- ^ The 2023 local governance reform only involved the annexation of adjacent unincorporated lands to Woodstock.
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