Saint-Hilaire, New Brunswick
# Saint-Hilaire, New Brunswick

Saint-Hilaire (2016 population: 252) is a former Canadian village in Madawaska County, New Brunswick. It is now part of Haut-Madawaska.

The legal spelling of the name was St. Hilaire but this was used only sporadically by the provincial government.

The largest employer is a composting plant.

## History and geography

The municipality was constituted on 2 October 1967. It consists of a mayor and three councillors.

The Saint John river valley is cut between two sets of peaks. The town is roughly 200m above sea level, while a peak of roughly 1000m is seen nearby. Frenchville, Maine is across the river. The steel truss Clair – Fort Kent Bridge is upriver about five miles, while downstream the next border crossing is the Edmundston–Madawaska Bridge (also a steel truss).

## Economy

The nearest post office is upriver in Baker Brook. A railway and NB Route 120 go through town, as well as the Saint John River. The elementary school closed in 1996 due to lack of students. The Caisse Populaire Trois-Rives maintains a branch. The nearest Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachment is in Clair, New Brunswick, while the nearest hospital is located in Edmundston.

## Demographics

### Population

| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| - | - | - |
| 1991 | 273 | — |
| 1996 | 255 | −6.6% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 2001 | 237 | −7.1% |
| 2006 | 231 | −2.5% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 2011 | 303 | +31.2% |
| 2016 | 252 | −16.8% |

### Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Hilaire, New Brunswick 2011 language data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons. :

| Census | Total | French | French | French | English | English | English | French & English | French & English | French & English | Other | Other | Other |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % |
| 2016 | 240 | 235 | | 95.92% | 5 | | 2.04% | 0 | | 0.00% | 5 | | 2.04% |
| 2011 | n/a | n/a | 0.0% | 0.00% | n/a | 0.0% | 0.00% | n/a | 0.0% | 0.00% | n/a | 0.0% | 0.00% |
| 2006 | 250 | 250 | 16.3% | 100.00% | 0 | 100.0% | 0.00% | 0 | 100.0% | 0.00% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% |
| 2001 | 235 | 215 | 10.4% | 91.49% | 10 | n/a% | 4.26% | 10 | 0.0% | 4.26% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% |
| 1996 | 250 | 240 | n/a | 96.00% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | 10 | n/a | 4.00% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% |
