New Maryland is a village

Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

 in central 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...

, Canada

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...

; located directly south of Fredericton. As of 2006 the population was 4,248. Its population meets the requirements for "town" status under the Municipalities Act of the Province of New Brunswick, but as yet has not been officially proclaimed a "Town"

The name "New Maryland" has been used to describe a farming community and parish

New Maryland Parish, New Brunswick

New Maryland is a Canadian parish in York County, New Brunswick.Its population in the 2006 Census was 2,348.-Population:Population trend-Language:Mother tongue language -References:...

for over 100 years, but in the 1970s and 1980s several suburban subdivisions were constructed in the area. New Maryland was officially incorporated as a village in 1991. Virtually all the village's residents now commute to Fredericton.

As of May 2008, the Council of the Village of New Maryland consists of the following individuals:

Frank Dunn - Mayor

Judi Wilson Shee - Deputy Mayor

Gisèle McCaie-Burke - Councillor

Paul LeBlanc, CET - Councillor

Tim Scammell, PTech - Councillor

Scott Sparks - Councillor

External links

• Village of New Maryland