Lac Baker, New Brunswick


Lac Baker is a Canadian community in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, formerly an incorporated village but now part of the town of Haut-Madawaska.
It is adjacent to the shore of Lake Baker, which derives its name from that of John Baker, founder of Baker Brook.

History

On 1 January 2023, Lac Baker amalgamated with the rural community of Haut-Madawaska to form the new town of Haut-Madawaska. The community's name remains in official use.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lac Baker 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
20166904.0 %
20117192.0 %
2006705 25.2%
20012260.0%
19962261.3%
1991229N/A

Mother tongue
LanguagePopulationPct
French only63092.7%
English only355.1%
Both English and French101.5%
Other languages50.7%