Balmoral, New Brunswick


Balmoral is a community in the village of Bois-Joli in Restigouche County, New Brunswick. It held village status prior to 2023 and is now part of the village of Bois-Joli. It is approximately 10 kilometres south of Dalhousie. Balmoral also contains the neighbourhoods of Blair Athol, Saint-Maure, Selwood, and Upper Balmoral.

History

The area was settled in the 1850s by Joseph Drapeau. When a later contingent of settlers from Scotland arrived, they gave the community its present name after Balmoral Castle.
On 1 January 2023, Balmoral amalgamated with the neighbouring village of Eel River Crossing and all or part of five local service districts to form the new village of Bois-Joli. The community's name remains in official use.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Balmoral had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.
Population trend
CensusPopulationChange
20211,603 4.2%
20161,674 2.6%
20111,719 0.8%
20061,709 7.1%
20011,836 7.0%
19961,975 1.3%
19911,949N/A

Language

Mother tongue
LanguagePopulationPct
French only1,54592.51%
English only1056.29%
Both English and French201.20%

Economy

Forestry is the most important industry in the village.