Rivière-Verte, New Brunswick

This article is about the community. For the geographic parish, former local service district, and rural census subdivision, see Rivière-Verte Parish, New Brunswick.

Rivière-Verte (French pronunciation: [ʁivjɛʁ vɛʁt]) is a neighbourhood in Edmundston. It held village status prior to 2023.

Rivière-Verte
Neighbourhood
Rivière-Verte Location within New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 47°19′N 68°09′W
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Madawaska
Parish	Rivière-Verte
City	Edmundston
Village Status	1966
Electoral Districts    Federal	Madawaska—Restigouche
Provincial	Restigouche-La-Vallée
Area [1]
• Land	6.91 km2 (2.67 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	744
• Density	107.7/km2 (279/sq mi)
• Change (2016–21)	2.8%
• Dwellings	373
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Postal code(s)	E7C
Area code	506
Highways	Route 2 (TCH) Route 144
Website	www.riviere-verte.ca

It is 15 kilometres southeast of downtown Edmundston along the Saint John River and the Green River. The Green River's official French name is Rivière Verte,^[2] from which the village takes name.

History

See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in Madawaska County, New Brunswick

On 1 January 2023, Rivière-Verte was annexed by the city of Edmundston.^[3] The community's name remains in official use.^[4]

Demographics

Historical Census Data - Rivière-Verte, New Brunswick

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	988	—
1996	929	−6.0%
2001	856	−7.9%
2006	798	−6.8%
2011	744	−6.8%
2016	724	−2.7%
2021	744	+2.8%
Source: [5][6][1]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Rivière-Verte had a population of 744 living in 359 of its 373 total private dwellings, a change of 2.8% from its 2016 population of 724. With a land area of 6.91 km² (2.67 sq mi), it had a population density of 107.7/km² (278.9/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

	2021	2016	2011
Population	744 (+2.8% from 2016)	724 (-2.7% from 2011)	744 (-6.8% from 2006)
Land area	6.91 km2 (2.67 sq mi)	6.70 km2 (2.59 sq mi)	7.00 km2 (2.70 sq mi)
Population density	107.7/km2 (279/sq mi)	108.0/km2 (280/sq mi)	106.3/km2 (275/sq mi)
Median age	50.8 (M: 52, F: 50.4)	50.1 (M: 52.0, F: 48.5)	48.9 (M: 48.4, F: 49.2)
Private dwellings	360 (total)	358 (total)	354 (total)
Median household income		$45,440	$34,297

Canada census – Rivière-Verte community profile

References: 2021^[7] 2016^[8] 2011^[9]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Rivière-Verte, New Brunswick[5]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2016		710		680		95.8%		25		3.5%		5		0.7%		0	0.0%	0.00%
2011		730		710	6.0%	97.26%		20	33.3%	2.74%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%
2006		785		755	7.4%	96.18%		30	50.0%	3.82%		0	100.0%	0.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%
2001		845		815	8.9%	96.45%		20	33.3%	2.37%		10	0.0%	1.18%		0	0.0%	0.00%
1996		920		895	n/a	97.28%		15	n/a	1.63%		10	n/a	1.09%		0	n/a	0.00%

Notable people

Main article: List of people from Madawaska County, New Brunswick

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick
• Little Main Restigouche River