Saint-Léonard, New Brunswick

Saint-Léonard is a former town in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada.[2] It held town status prior to 2023 and is now part of the town of Vallée-des-Rivières.

This article is about the former town. For the civil parish, former local service district, and rural census subdivision, see Saint-Léonard Parish, New Brunswick.

Saint-Léonard
St. Leonard
Coat of arms of Saint-Léonard
Coat of arms
Saint-Léonard is located in New Brunswick
Saint-Léonard
Saint-Léonard
Location of Saint-Léonard in New Brunswick
Coordinates: 47.1625°N 67.925°W / 47.1625; -67.925
CountryCanada
ProvinceNew Brunswick
CountyMadawaska
ParishSaint-Léonard
TownVallée-des-Rivières
Settled1789
Town Status1920
Electoral Districts   
Federal
Madawaska—Restigouche
ProvincialRestigouche-La-Vallée
Area
[1]
 • Land5.34 km2 (2.06 sq mi)
Elevation
150 to 171 m (492 to 561 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total1,322
 • Density247.8/km2 (642/sq mi)
 • Change 2016–21
Increase 1.7%
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Postal code(s)
E7E
Area code
  • Area exchanges: 421 423
Dwellings603
Median Income*$48,512CDN
NTS Map021O04
GNBC CodeDAADY
Websitewww.saint-leonard.ca
  • Median household income, 2005 (all households)
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History
See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in Madawaska County, New Brunswick

Saint-Léonard was once a popular town during Prohibition in the United States as it was easy to smuggle alcohol to Van Buren.

The town's economy is driven by potato farming and a J.D. Irving Limited sawmill. Saint-Léonard is officially bilingual but it is predominantly a Francophone community.

On June 30, 2008, a truck carrying 12 million bees overturned near Saint-Léonard. This accident was the first of its kind in New Brunswick.[3]

On 1 January 2023, Saint-Léonard amalgamated with the village of Sainte-Anne-de-Madawaska and parts of four local service districts to form the new town of Vallée-des-Rivières.[4][5] The community's name remains in official use.[6]

Geography

It is located on the east bank of the Saint John River opposite Van Buren, Maine, to which it is connected via the Saint Leonard–Van Buren Bridge.

Climate

The town has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen: Dfb), even for this type of climate the warm season can be milder for a non-coastal city like Saint John, because the Great Lakes and Appalachians hold much of the heat. that come from the Gulf of Mexico and the interior of the United States. But winters are substantially cold with spring and fall with pleasant temperatures.[7]

Climate data for Saint-Léonard (Saint-Léonard Aerodrome), elevation: 241 m or 791 ft, 1981-2010 normals, extremes 1985-present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high humidex 12.2 13.0 16.8 29.1 33.8 41.3 42.3 41.9 38.6 30.6 21.9 13.4 42.3
Record high °C (°F) 11.7
(53.1)		 14.4
(57.9)		 17.7
(63.9)		 28.1
(82.6)		 34.6
(94.3)		 34.0
(93.2)		 34.2
(93.6)		 34.6
(94.3)		 33.4
(92.1)		 26.7
(80.1)		 18.7
(65.7)		 13.17
(55.71)		 34.6
(94.3)
Average high °C (°F) −7.1
(19.2)		 −5.5
(22.1)		 0.7
(33.3)		 8.1
(46.6)		 16.6
(61.9)		 21.6
(70.9)		 24.0
(75.2)		 23.1
(73.6)		 18.0
(64.4)		 10.3
(50.5)		 3.0
(37.4)		 −3.9
(25.0)		 9.1
(48.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) −12.6
(9.3)		 −11.3
(11.7)		 −4.9
(23.2)		 2.9
(37.2)		 10.0
(50.0)		 15.1
(59.2)		 18.0
(64.4)		 16.8
(62.2)		 12.0
(53.6)		 5.4
(41.7)		 −1.2
(29.8)		 −8.6
(16.5)		 3.5
(38.2)
Average low °C (°F) −18.1
(−0.6)		 −17.0
(1.4)		 −10.4
(13.3)		 −2.5
(27.5)		 3.4
(38.1)		 8.6
(47.5)		 11.9
(53.4)		 10.4
(50.7)		 5.8
(42.4)		 0.4
(32.7)		 −5.3
(22.5)		 −13.2
(8.2)		 −2.2
(28.1)
Record low °C (°F) −38.8
(−37.8)		 −33.4
(−28.1)		 −33.6
(−28.5)		 −19.3
(−2.7)		 −5.6
(21.9)		 −2.6
(27.3)		 2.7
(36.9)		 −0.2
(31.6)		 −6.3
(20.7)		 −9.6
(14.7)		 −23.2
(−9.8)		 −33.9
(−29.0)		 −38.8
(−37.8)
Record low wind chill −46 −43 −42 −30 −11 −4 0 0 −8 −13 −28 −42 −46
Average precipitation mm (inches) 91.5
(3.60)		 67.5
(2.66)		 77.5
(3.05)		 77.1
(3.04)		 87.4
(3.44)		 98.2
(3.87)		 119.3
(4.70)		 101.4
(3.99)		 94.9
(3.74)		 100.4
(3.95)		 98.3
(3.87)		 90.5
(3.56)		 1,104
(43.47)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 24.3
(0.96)		 9.4
(0.37)		 20.9
(0.82)		 50.2
(1.98)		 84.7
(3.33)		 98.2
(3.87)		 119.3
(4.70)		 101.4
(3.99)		 94.9
(3.74)		 92.4
(3.64)		 65.0
(2.56)		 31.5
(1.24)		 792.2
(31.2)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 78.2
(30.8)		 64.4
(25.4)		 59.6
(23.5)		 26.0
(10.2)		 2.2
(0.9)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 6.7
(2.6)		 32.3
(12.7)		 65.5
(25.8)		 334.9
(131.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 16.1 12.5 13.0 13.9 15.0 14.7 15.9 13.9 13.2 15.2 14.8 15.3 173.5
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) 3.3 1.8 4.6 9.5 14.7 14.7 15.9 13.9 13.2 14.1 8.6 4.3 118.6
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) 15.3 12.1 10.7 6.3 0.85 0 0 0 0.04 2.1 8.4 13.9 69.69
Average relative humidity (%) 74.7 71.3 67.8 57.7 50.2 55.4 59.8 58.7 60.6 64.3 75.6 77.8 64.5
Source: Environment Canada[8]
  • Saint-Léonard, 1918
    Saint-Léonard, 1918
  • Saint-Leonard railroad station
    Saint-Leonard railroad station

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Léonard had a population of 1,322 living in 567 of its 625 total private dwellings, a change of 1.7% from its 2016 population of 1,300. With a land area of 5.34 km2 (2.06 sq mi), it had a population density of 247.6/km2 (641.2/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

Education

It has a single school, École Grande-Rivière.

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

See also

References
  1. "Census Profile of Saint-Léonard, Town (TV)". Statistics Canada. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  2. New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Saint-Léonard
  3. "Lorry carrying 12m bees overturns". BBC News Online. 2008-07-01. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
  4. "Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act". Government of New Brunswick. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  5. "RSC 1 Northwest Regional Service Commission". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  6. "Proposed entity names reflect strong ties to nature and history" (Press release). Irishtown, New Brunswick: Government of New Brunswick. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  7. "St. Leonard, New Brunswick Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)". Weatherbase. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
  8. "Canadian Climate Normals 1981-2010 Station Data - Climate - Environment and Climate Change Canada". climate.weather.gc.ca. Environment and Climate Change Canada. 2013-09-25. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
  9. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  10. , Census 1941-1951
  11. Statistics Canada Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses
  12. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Saint-Léonard, Town". Statistics Canada. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  13. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Léonard, New Brunswick
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