Demoiselle Creek is a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 rural community in Albert County

Albert County, New Brunswick

Albert County is located in southeastern New Brunswick, Canada on the Chignecto Bay of the Bay of Fundy. Prior to the abolition of county government in 1967, the county seat was Hopewell Cape...

, New Brunswick

New Brunswick

New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

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Located in Hillsborough Parish (source), the community derives its name from the creek that runs through it. With approximately 50 residents, the community is bordered by the communities of Curryville

Curryville, New Brunswick

Curryville is a Canadian community near the eastern edge of Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada. Situated along the Albert Mines Road and its intersections with Chemical Road and Grub Road, the village is bordered by Demoiselle Creek in the north and Cape Station in the south. Population is...

 and Albert Mines

Albert Mines, New Brunswick

Albert Mines is a community in the southeastern corner of the Canadian province of New Brunswick. It is due south of the Village of Hillsborough and bordered by the communities of Demoiselle Creek and Edgett's Landing...

. The cave known as the "Underground Lake" is also located in this community. The cave is 141 m long and 13.1 m deep.

History

The community was originally called Cape Demoiselle (or one of about 6 variations of the name "Demoiselle") and now covers an area of approximately 4 square miles (10.4 km²). The actual geographic feature known as Cape Demoiselle was renamed Hopewell Cape.

The name "Demoiselle" means "little girl" in French. It was named by a ship captain for a rock formation that resembled a young woman's figure. Like many small communities, Demoiselle is a sparsely populated rural

Rural

Rural areas or the country or countryside are areas that are not urbanized, though when large areas are described, country towns and smaller cities will be included. They have a low population density, and typically much of the land is devoted to agriculture...

community.