Saint-François-de-Madawaska

Saint-François-de-Madawaska
Village
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Madawaska
Parish	Saint-François
Village Status	1966
Electoral Districts    Federal	Madawaska—Restigouche
Provincial	Madawaska-les-Lacs
Government
• Type	Village Council
• Mayor	Raoul Cyr
• Councillors	List of Members Lise Landry O'Neil Lebel Benoît Milliard Sylvain St-Onge
Area
• Total	6.34 km2 (2.45 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	585
• Density	92.3/km2 (239/sq mi)
• Change 2001-06	2.3%
• Census Ranking	2,806 of 5,008
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code	506
Dwellings	267
Median Income*	$42,685 CDN
Access Routes	Route 205 Route 215
Median household income, 2005 (all households)

Saint-François-de-Madawaska (2006 pop.: 585) is a Canadian village in Madawaska County, New Brunswick.

The village is known as the province's "Chicken Capital", referring to its role in the poultry industry. Former and merged names for the community include Webster's Creek and Winding Ledges.

Nearby attractions include Glazier Lake and the Forges Jos B. Michaud, a blacksmith museum.

The largest employers of the village include a poultry slaughtering factory and processing plant owned by Maple Lodge, two chicken-raising companies owned by Jean-Paul Ouellette and Westco.

Demographics

Population trend

Census	Population	Change (%)
2006	585	2.3%
2001	572	9.4%
1996	631	4.5%
1991	661	N/A

Mother tongue language (2006)

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	550	94.02%
English only	25	4.27%
Both English and French	10	1.71%
Other languages	0	0.00%

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick