Baker-Brook, New Brunswick

Village of Baker-Brook
Village
Madawaska-les-Lacs
Government [1]
• Type	Village Council
• Mayor	Francine Caron
• Councillors	List of Members Cynthia Bélanger Michel Bouffard Roland Caron
Area 506
Dwellings	235
Median Household Income*	$54,400 CDN
Access Routes	Route 120
Median household income, 2015 (all households)

Baker-Brook (2016 population: 564^[2]) is a former village in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada.^[3]

Geography

It is located on the

The village takes its name from 19th-century sawmill businessman John Baker.

In 1818, Baker, a native of Maine, settled in the area, along with several other American families. He was dissatisfied with the official borders, and in 1827 declared the village to be capital of the "Republic of Madawaska", a self-proclaimed unrecognized sovereign state being part neither of the United States nor of British America (Canada) although comprising portions of both. Baker was subsequently briefly jailed by the British for treason. A US citizen by birth, John Baker continued to live on his settlement as a somewhat reluctant British subject after Baker Brook was officially declared part of New Brunswick.

Demographics

Population trend[4][5][2] Census Population Change (%) 2016 564 3.6% 2011 585 11.4% 2006 525 12.4% 2001 599 4.8% 1996 629 3.1% 1991 649 N/A

Mother tongue (2016)[2] Language Population Pct (%) French only 460 93.9% English only 20 4.1% Both English and French 10 2.0% Other languages 0 0%

Attractions

The local Roman Catholic church, houses noted religious artwork, including stained-glass windows from the workshop of Belgian artist José Gaterrath and the Stations of the Cross by the famous Spanish ceramist Jordi Bonet.

Notable people

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick

References