New Maryland, New Brunswick

New Maryland is a suburban bedroom village of Fredericton in central New Brunswick, Canada; located directly south of Fredericton, south of Route 2 and Route 101. As of 2016, the population was 4,174,[2] which means it is large enough to become a "town". New Maryland is one of the wealthiest communities in New Brunswick as it has a median household income of over $110,000, the highest of any municipality in the province.

New Maryland
Village
Flag
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Progressio Et Concordia
New Maryland
Location of New Maryland in New Brunswick
Coordinates: 45.89500°N 66.68212°W / 45.89500; -66.68212
CountryCanada
ProvinceNew Brunswick
CountyYork
Metropolitan AreaGreater Fredericton
IncorporatedJune 1, 1991
Government
 • TypeVillage Council[1]
 • MayorJudy Wilson-Shee
 • Deputy MayorAlex Scholten
 • CouncillorsTim Scammell, Gisèle McCaie-Burke, Mike Pope, Paul LeBlanc
Area
 • Total21.33 km2 (8.24 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total4,174
 • Density195.7/km2 (507/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Canadian Postal code
E3C
Area code(s)506
Websitehttp://www.vonm.ca

The name "New Maryland" has been used to describe a farming community and parish for over 100 years, but in the 1970s and 1980s, several large suburban subdivisions were constructed in the area. New Maryland was officially incorporated as a village in 1991. Today the village is home to many businesses including a pub, pizza shop, pharmacy, post office, hairdressers, a vehicle repair shop, and two gas stations along with several more small businesses. New Maryland is also home to an elementary school and multiple daycares which serve the village and its outlying areas. Virtually all of the residents now commute to Fredericton.

History
See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in York County, New Brunswick

The village gets its name from settlers who traveled to the area from the state of Maryland in 1817. New Maryland is the site of the last fatal gun duel in New Brunswick which occurred between George Frederick Street and George Ludlow Wetmore in 1821. This proclamation appears on the sign for New Maryland on the adjacent TransCanada Highway, Route 2.

Demographics
Historical populations:
New Maryland, NB
YearPop.±%
20014,284—    
20064,248−0.8%
20114,232−0.4%
20164,174−1.4%
[3][2]

See also

Reference
  1. "Mayor and Village Council". Village of New Maryland. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  2. "Census Profile, 2016 Census New Maryland, Village [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  3. "2006 Community Profiles: New Maryland, NB". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 5, 2019.

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