Nigadoo, New Brunswick
Encyclopedia
Nigadoo is a Canadian
village in Gloucester County
, New Brunswick
.
The village is located at the mouth of the Nigadoo River on Chaleur Bay
, 15 km northwest of Bathurst
and adjacent to Beresford
.
Approximately 87% of residents are francophone
Acadians.
In the Mi'kmaq
language "nigadoo" roughly translates as "place to hide."
Mother tongue language (2006)
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...
village in Gloucester County
Gloucester County, New Brunswick
Gloucester County is located in the northeastern corner of New Brunswick, Canada. Fishing, mining and forestry are the major industries in the county...
, 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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The village is located at the mouth of the Nigadoo River on Chaleur Bay
Chaleur Bay
frame| Satellite image of Chaleur Bay . Chaleur Bay is the large bay opening to the east;the [[Gaspé Peninsula]] appears to the north and the [[Gulf of St...
, 15 km northwest of Bathurst
Bathurst, New Brunswick
Bathurst is a Canadian city in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.Bathurst is situated on Bathurst Harbour, an estuary at the mouth of the Nepisiguit River at the southernmost part of Chaleur Bay....
and adjacent to Beresford
Beresford, New Brunswick
Beresford is a Canadian town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.It is situated on the shore of Chaleur Bay immediately north of the city of Bathurst...
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Approximately 87% of residents are francophone
Francophone
The adjective francophone means French-speaking, typically as primary language, whether referring to individuals, groups, or places. Often, the word is used as a noun to describe a natively French-speaking person....
Acadians.
In the Mi'kmaq
Mi'kmaq language
The Mi'kmaq language is an Eastern Algonquian language spoken by nearly 9,100 Mi'kmaq in Canada and the United States out of a total ethnic Mi'kmaq population of roughly 20,000. The word Mi'kmaq is a plural word meaning 'my friends' ; the adjectival form is Míkmaw...
language "nigadoo" roughly translates as "place to hide."
Demographics
Population trend| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 927 | 3.2% |
| 2001Adj | 958 | 0.3% |
| 2001 | 983 | 2.3% |
| 1996 | 961 | 1.2% |
| 1991 | 950 | N/A |
Mother tongue language (2006)
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|---|---|
| French only | 865 | 94.02% |
| English only | 55 | 5.98% |
| Other languages | 0 | 0.00% |
| Both English and French | 0 | 0.00% |