Flatlands, New Brunswick

Unincorporated community in New Brunswick, Canada

Flatlands

Unincorporated community

Location of Flatlands, New Brunswick

Coordinates: 47°59′00″N 66°53′00″W﻿ / ﻿47.983333°N 66.883333°W﻿ / 47.983333; -66.883333
Country|  Canada
Province|  New Brunswick
County| Restigouche
Parish| Addington
Electoral Districts
Federal|
Madawaska—Restigouche
Provincial| Restigouche West
Government

• Type| Local service district
Area

• Land| 18.94 km2 (7.31 sq mi)
Population

(2016)

• Total

| 143
• Density| 7.55/km2 (19.6/sq mi)
• Pop 2011-2016

|  15.9%
• Dwellings

| 83
Time zone| UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-3 (ADT)
Postal code(s)|

E3N

* 0A5, 0A8
* 4X2-4X3, 4X5-4X6
* 5A4

Area code| 506
Access Routes|  Route 11

Flatlands was a local service district in Addington Parish, Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada.[1] The Duncan family of Aberdeen, Scotland were the original settlers of Flatlands and Campbellton.[citation needed] In 1866 Flatlands was a farming and lumbering settlement with approximately 27 resident families.[2] In 1871, it had a population of 150.[2] In 1898 Flatlands was a station on the Intercolonial Railway and had one post office, three stores, a shingle mill, a church and a population of about 400.[2]

The population as of 2016 is 143 people.[3][4]

## Location

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Flatlands is located along the Restigouche River, opposite the Province of Quebec. It is approximately 5 km from Matapédia, Quebec, a 5-minute drive, and about 15 km from downtown Campbellton, New Brunswick, a 20-minute drive.[5][6] Route 11 is the major highway running through the community, with a posted speed limit of 80 km/h.[7]

## References

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1. ^ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Flatlands
2. ^ a b c "Flatlands". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
3. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census Flatlands part A, Local service district [Designated place], New Brunswick and New Brunswick [Province]". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
4. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census Flatlands part B, Local service district [Designated place], New Brunswick and New Brunswick [Province]". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
5. ^ "Google Maps | Get Directions - Flatlands NB to Matapédia QC". Google Maps. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
6. ^ "Google Maps | Get Directions - Flatlands NB to Campbellton NB". Google Maps. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
7. ^ "Google Maps | Street View - Route 11 Flatlands NB". Google Maps. Retrieved April 21, 2019.

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Places adjacent to Flatlands, New Brunswick

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Matapédia, Quebec |

Flatlands

| Tide Head
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Mann Mountain Settlement | Glen Levit |

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Subdivisions of New Brunswick

Cities|

* Bathurst
* Campbellton
* Dieppe
* Edmundston
* Fredericton
* Miramichi
* Moncton
* Saint John

Towns|

* Beaurivage
* Belle-Baie
* Cap-Acadie
* Caraquet
* Carleton North
* Champdoré
* Grand Bay–Westfield
* Grand Falls
* Grand-Bouctouche
* Hampton
* Hartland
* Hautes-Terres
* Heron Bay
* Île-de-Lamèque
* Oromocto
* Quispamsis
* Riverview
* Rivière-du-Nord
* Rothesay
* Saint-Quentin
* Salisbury
* Shediac
* Shippagan
* St. Andrews
* St. Stephen
* Sussex
* Tantramar
* Vallée-des-Rivières
* Woodstock

Villages|

* Arcadia
* Belledune
* Bois-Joli
* Doaktown
* Five Rivers
* Fredericton Junction
* Fundy Albert
* Fundy-St. Martins
* Grand Lake
* Grand Manan
* Lakeland Ridges
* McAdam
* Memramcook
* Neguac
* New Maryland
* Nouvelle-Arcadie
* Southern Victoria
* Three Rivers
* Tobique Valley
* Tracy
* Valley Waters

Regional municipality|

* Tracadie

Rural communities|

* Alnwick
* Butternut Valley
* Campobello Island
* Central York
* Eastern Charlotte
* Fundy Shores
* Hanwell
* Harvey
* Haut-Madawaska
* Kedgwick
* Maple Hills
* Miramichi River Valley
* Nackawic-Millville
* Nashwaak
* Strait Shores
* Sunbury-York South
* Upper Miramichi

Rural districts|

* Acadian Peninsula
* Capital Region
* Chaleur
* Fundy
* Greater Miramichi
* Kent
* Kings
* Northwest
* Restigouche
* Southeast
* Southwest
* Western Valley

Regional service commissions|

* Acadian Peninsula
* Capital Region
* Chaleur
* Fundy
* Greater Miramichi
* Kent
* Kings
* Northwest
* Restigouche
* Southeast
* Southwest
* Western Valley

School districts|

* Anglophone North
* Anglophone South
* Anglophone East
* Anglophone West
* Nord-Est
* Nord-Ouest
* Sud

Indian reserves|

* Big Hole Tract 8 (North Half)
* Big Hole Tract 8 (South Half)
* Buctouche 16
* Buctouche Micmac Band Extension
* Devon 30
* Eel Ground 2
* Eel River 3
* Esgenoôpetitj
* Fort Folly 1
* Indian Island 28
* Indian Point 1
* Indian Ranch
* Kingsclear 6
* Metepenagiag Urban Reserve 3
* Metepenagiag Urban Reserve 8
* Metepenagiag Uta'nk
* Moose Meadows 4
* Oinpegitjoig
* Oromocto 26
* Pabineau 11
* Pokemouche 13
* Red Bank 4
* Red Bank 7
* Renous 12
* Richibucto 15
* Soegao No. 35
* St Basile 10
* St. Mary's 24
* Tabusintac 9
* The Brothers 18
* Tobique 20
* Woodstock 23

Non-administrative divisions|

*   * Counties
* Civil parishes
* Local service districts

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