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New Carlisle
Municipality
Statue of René Lévesque
Statue of René Lévesque
Location within Bonaventure RCM.
Location within Bonaventure RCM.
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionGaspésie–
Îles-de-la-Madeleine
RCMBonaventure
Settled1784
ConstitutedFebruary 1, 1877
Government
[1]
 • MayorCyrus Journeau
 • Federal ridingGaspésie—
Îles-de-la-Madeleine
 • Prov. ridingBonaventure
Area
[1][2]
 • Total
67.90 km2 (26.22 sq mi)
 • Land67.57 km2 (26.09 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
45.00 m (147.64 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
1,358
 • Density20.1/km2 (52/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Decrease 0.9%
 • Dwellings
594
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0C 1Z0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-132
Websitewww.new-carlisle.com

New Carlisle, Quebec is a small town in the Gaspé region of Quebec, Canada, best known as the boyhood home of René Lévesque; although he was born at Campbellton, New Brunswick. The population is approximately 1430, half English-speaking and half French-speaking.

New Carlisle is the seat of Bonaventure Regional County Municipality and the judicial district of Bonaventure.[5]

History

Port of New Carlisle, circa 1890

The site of the town was selected in 1784 by the Lieutenant-Governor of the jurisdictional District of Gaspe, Nicholas Cox, named Cox Township. The town as is thought to have been named after Cox's home town, possibly Carlisle in England, soon after, the name was changed from "Carlisle" to "New Carlisle". The original settlers of 1784 were discharged soldiers of British Army regiments and Loyalists claimants. In 1877, the place was incorporated when the Township Municipality of Cox was dissolved into the Municipalities of New Carlisle and Paspébiac.[4]

The town was the scene of the capture of German spy Werner von Janowski, who was dropped from a U-boat nearby in May, 1942.[6]

Demographics

Population

Canada census – New Carlisle, Quebec community profile
2011
Population1,358 (-0.9% from 2006)
Land area67.57 km2 (26.09 sq mi)
Population density20.1/km2 (52/sq mi)
Median age51.4 (M: 49.6, F: 52.8)
Private dwellings594 (total) 
Median household income
References: 2011[2] earlier[7][8]
Historical Census Data - New Carlisle, Quebec[9]
YearPop.±%
1991 1,568—    
1996 1,538−1.9%
YearPop.±%
2001 1,431−7.0%
2006 1,370−4.3%
YearPop.±%
2011 1,358−0.9%

Language

Mother tongue:[10]

  • English as first language: 62.8%
  • French as first language: 34.9%
  • English and French as first language: 1.1%
  • Other as first language: 1.1%

Climate

Climate data for New Carlisle
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 8.9
(48.0) 		9.5
(49.1) 		15
(59) 		27
(81) 		30.6
(87.1) 		31.1
(88.0) 		33
(91) 		32.2
(90.0) 		29
(84) 		22.2
(72.0) 		16.5
(61.7) 		10.5
(50.9) 		33
(91)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −6.4
(20.5) 		−5
(23) 		0.4
(32.7) 		5.8
(42.4) 		13
(55) 		19.2
(66.6) 		22.6
(72.7) 		21.8
(71.2) 		16.6
(61.9) 		10.3
(50.5) 		3.8
(38.8) 		−3.1
(26.4) 		8.3
(46.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) −11.3
(11.7) 		−10
(14) 		−4.3
(24.3) 		1.6
(34.9) 		8.1
(46.6) 		14
(57) 		17.6
(63.7) 		17.2
(63.0) 		12
(54) 		6
(43) 		0.3
(32.5) 		−7.3
(18.9) 		3.7
(38.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −16.1
(3.0) 		−15
(5) 		−9
(16) 		−2.6
(27.3) 		3.1
(37.6) 		8.8
(47.8) 		12.6
(54.7) 		12.5
(54.5) 		7.3
(45.1) 		1.7
(35.1) 		−3.2
(26.2) 		−11.6
(11.1) 		−1
(30)
Record low °C (°F) −31.5
(−24.7) 		−29
(−20) 		−25
(−13) 		−17
(1) 		−6.1
(21.0) 		−2.5
(27.5) 		5
(41) 		3.3
(37.9) 		−1.7
(28.9) 		−9.4
(15.1) 		−18.3
(−0.9) 		−27
(−17) 		−31.5
(−24.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 89.5
(3.52) 		56.5
(2.22) 		80.8
(3.18) 		83.5
(3.29) 		96.1
(3.78) 		99.2
(3.91) 		97.8
(3.85) 		108.2
(4.26) 		88.4
(3.48) 		105.5
(4.15) 		91.3
(3.59) 		99.5
(3.92) 		1,096.2
(43.16)
Source: Environment Canada[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "New Carlisle". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
  2. ^ a b c "New Carlisle census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-12-29. Cite error: The named reference "cp2011" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Environment Canada - Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 23 July 2010
  4. ^ a b "New Carlisle (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
  5. ^ Territorial Division Act. Revised Statutes of Quebec D-11.
  6. ^ Beeby, Dean (1995). Cargo of lies : the true story of a Nazi double-agent in Canada. Canada: University of Toronto Press. pp. 3–5. ISBN 0-8020-0731-7.
  7. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  8. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  9. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  10. ^ "New Carlisle community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-12-29.



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