Elgin 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...

.

It is situated in the western part of the county, approximately 14 kilometres south of Petitcodiac

Petitcodiac, New Brunswick

Petitcodiac is a Canadian village in Westmorland County, New Brunswick.It is named after the Petitcodiac River, which begins in the village at the junction of the North and Anagance rivers...

 on Highway 905.

Elgin's economy is centred on agriculture and forestry, including dairy and beef production, as well as maple sugar and wild blueberry production.

History

The Elgin area was settled by John Geldart in 1811. Upon his arrival on the Pollet River, there were no roads and extremely dense forest.

The community was named after James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin

James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin

Sir James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin and 12th Earl of Kincardine, KT, GCB, PC , was a British colonial administrator and diplomat...

 who was the Governor of the United Province of Canada.

In 1874 the Elgin, Petitcodiac and Havelock Railway was incorporated and a branch line was constructed south from the Intercolonial Railway mainline at Petitcodiac to Elgin, along with a branch line north from Petitcodiac to Havelock

Havelock, New Brunswick

Havelock, New Brunswick is a Canadian rural community in Kings County, New Brunswick.Havelock was named after Sir Henry Havelock and was previously known as Butternut Ridge.Havelock is at the junction of Route 885 and Route 880...

. The railway was reincorporated as the Elgin and Havelock Railway in 1894. Construction to Elgin was assisted by the community, which borrowed $13,000 (1874 value) from the county as an incentive.

Demographics

These general statistics are the newest ones available from 1996
Elgin ~ New Brunswick
Population in 1996 1,027 ~ 738,133

Population Break-Down for the Parish of Elgin
Total ~ Male ~ Female
Total - All persons 1,030 ~ 530 ~ 500

Language(s) first learned and still understood
Total ~ Male ~ Female
Total - All persons 1,025 ~ 530 ~ 500
English 975 ~ 500 ~ 475
French 20 ~ 10 ~ 5
Both Bilingual 5 ~ 0 ~ 0
Other languages (5) ~ 25 ~ 10

Geography
Land area (Km²) 433.44

Industry
1. All Persons in local industries
2. Persons in agriculture and other resource-based industries (primary)
3. Persons in manufacturing and construction industries (secondary)
4. Persons in service industries (tertiary
Total ~ Male ~ Female
Total - All persons 445 ~ 300 ~ 150
85 ~ 60 ~ 25
95 ~ 85 ~ 10
265 ~ 150 ~ 115