Beaubassin East was an incorporated rural community in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held rural community status prior to 2023 and is now part of the town of Cap-Acadie.
History
The rural community was incorporated on May 8, 1995 from the Local Service Districts of Boudreau West, Grand Barachois, Haute-Aboujagane, and Saint-André & LeBlanc Office, and portions of the parishes of Botsford, Sackville, and Shediac. It completely surrounded the village of Cap-Pelé.
Beaubassin East was divided into six wards, numbered counterclockwise from its eastern boundary. Ward 1 included Bas-Cap-Pelé, Petit-Cap, Portage, and Shemogue Ward 2 included Saint-André-LeBlanc Ward 3 included Grand-Barachois Ward 4 included Boudreau-Ouest Ward 5 included Haute-Aboujagane Ward 6 included Cormier-Village
In 2006, Trois-Ruisseaux became part of Beaubassin East.Government of Canada, 2006 Amalgamation.
On 1 January 2023, Beaubassin East amalgamated with Cap-Pelé to form the new town of Cap-Acadie. The constituent communities' names remain in official use.
Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Beaubassin East had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Canada 2016 Census Population % of Total Population Visible minority groupSource: South Asian 0 Chinese 10 Black 0 Filipino 40 Latin American 25 Arab 10 Southeast Asian 10 West Asian 0 Korean 0 Japanese 0 Other visible minority 10 Mixed visible minority 15 Total visible minority population 115 Aboriginal groupSource: First Nations 55 Métis 40 Inuit 10 Other Aboriginal 10 Total Aboriginal population 115 European 6,260 Total population 6,376 100%
Notable people
See also List of rural communities in New Brunswick Greater Shediac
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