Bathurst | |
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Looking north at Bathurst waterfront, with Holy Family church in background. | |
Motto: See What Awaits You | |
Coordinates: 47°37′N 65°39′W / 47.62°N 65.65°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | New Brunswick |
County | Gloucester |
Parish | Bathurst |
Settled | 1600s |
Town | 1912 |
City | 1966 |
Electoral Districts Federal | Acadie—Bathurst |
Provincial | Bathurst East-Nepisiguit-Saint-Isidore Bathurst West-Beresford |
Government | |
• Type | City Council |
• Mayor | Kim Chamberlain |
• Councillors | List of Members
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Area | |
• Land | 91.62 km2 (35.37 sq mi) |
• Urban | 69.85 km2 (26.97 sq mi) |
• Metro | 2,087.97 km2 (806.17 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 62 m (203 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• City | 12,157 |
• Density | 132.7/km2 (344/sq mi) |
• Urban | 18,154 |
• Urban density | 260/km2 (700/sq mi) |
• Metro | 30,424 |
• Metro density | 15/km2 (40/sq mi) |
• Change 2016-2021 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 6,445 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
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NTS Map | 21P12 Bathurst |
GNBC Code | DAFQX[3] |
Website | bathurst |
Bathurst (/ˈbætərst/) is a city in northern New Brunswick with a population of 12,157 [4] and the 4th largest metropolitan area in New Brunswick as defined by Census Canada with a population of 31,387 as of 2021.[5] The City of Bathurst overlooks Nepisiguit Bay, part of Chaleur Bay and is at the estuary of the Nepisiguit River.[6]
On January 1, 2023, Bathurst annexed parts of the local service districts of the parish of Bathurst, Big River, New Bandon-Salmon Beach,[a] and North Tetagouche.[7][8] The names of communities in the annexed areas remain in use for address purposes. Revised census figures based on the 2023 local governance reforms have not been released.
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