Rivière-Verte, New Brunswick

This article is about the community. For the geographic parish, former local service district, and rural census subdivision, see Rivière-Verte Parish, New Brunswick.

Rivière-Verte
Neighbourhood
Rivière-Verte Location within New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 47°19′N 68°09′W
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Madawaska
Parish	Rivière-Verte
City	Edmundston
Village Status	1966
Electoral Districts    Federal	Madawaska—Restigouche
Provincial	Restigouche-La-Vallée
Area [1]
• Land	6.91 km^2 (2.67 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	744
• Density	107.7/km^2 (279/sq mi)
• Change (2016–21)	2.8%
• Dwellings	373
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Postal code(s)	E7C
Area code	506
Highways	Route 2 (TCH) Route 144
Website	www.riviere-verte.ca

Rivière-Verte (French pronunciation: [ʁivjɛʁ vɛʁt]) is a neighbourhood in Edmundston. It held village status prior to 2023.

It is 15 kilometres southeast of downtown Edmundston along the Saint John River and the Green River. The Green River's official French name is Rivière Verte,^[2] from which the village takes name.

History

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

On 1 January 2023, Rivière-Verte was annexed by the city of Edmundston.^[3] The community's name remains in official use.^[4]

Demographics

Historical Census Data - Rivière-Verte, New Brunswick

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	988	—
1996	929	−6.0%
2001	856	−7.9%
2006	798	−6.8%
2011	744	−6.8%
2016	724	−2.7%
2021	744	+2.8%
Source: [5][6][1]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Rivière-Verte had a population of 744 living in 359 of its 373 total private dwellings, a change of 2.8% from its 2016 population of 724. With a land area of 6.91 km² (2.67 sq mi), it had a population density of 107.7/km² (278.9/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

Canada census – Rivière-Verte community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	744 (+2.8% from 2016)	724 (-2.7% from 2011)	744 (-6.8% from 2006)
Land area	6.91 km^2 (2.67 sq mi)	6.70 km^2 (2.59 sq mi)	7.00 km^2 (2.70 sq mi)
Population density	107.7/km^2 (279/sq mi)	108.0/km^2 (280/sq mi)	106.3/km^2 (275/sq mi)
Median age	50.8 (M: 52, F: 50.4)	50.1 (M: 52.0, F: 48.5)	48.9 (M: 48.4, F: 49.2)
Private dwellings	360 (total)	358 (total)	354 (total)
Median household income		$45,440	$34,297

References: 2021^[7] 2016^[8] 2011^[9]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Rivière-Verte, New Brunswick[5]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2016		710		680		95.8%		25		3.5%		5		0.7%		0	0.0%	0.00%
2011		730		710	6.0%	97.26%		20	33.3%	2.74%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%
2006		785		755	7.4%	96.18%		30	50.0%	3.82%		0	100.0%	0.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%
2001		845		815	8.9%	96.45%		20	33.3%	2.37%		10	0.0%	1.18%		0	0.0%	0.00%
1996		920		895	n/a	97.28%		15	n/a	1.63%		10	n/a	1.09%		0	n/a	0.00%

Notable people

Main article: List of people from Madawaska County, New Brunswick

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick
• Little Main Restigouche River

References

1. "Census Profile of Rivière-Verte, Village (VL)". Statistics Canada. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
2. "Green River / Rivière Verte". Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB). Retrieved 21 January 2023.
3. "Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act". Government of New Brunswick. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
4. "Proposed entity names reflect strong ties to nature and history" (Press release). Irishtown, New Brunswick: Government of New Brunswick. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
6. "Census Profile, 2016 Census Rivière-Verte, Village [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
7. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
8. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
9. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-04-19.