Saint-François-de-Madawaska, New Brunswick
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Saint-François-de-Madawaska (2006 pop.: 585) is a Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 village in Madawaska County
Madawaska County, New Brunswick
Madawaska County , also known as the "New Brunswick Panhandle", is located in northwestern New Brunswick, Canada. Over 90% of the county's population speaks French...

, New Brunswick
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

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The village is known as the province's "Chicken Capital", referring to its role in the poultry industry. Former and merged names for the community include Webster's Creek and Winding Ledges.

Nearby attractions include Glazier Lake and the Forges Jos B. Michaud, a blacksmith museum.

The largest employers of the village include a poultry slaughtering factory and processing plant owned by Maple Lodge, two chicken-raising companies owned by Jean-Paul Ouellette and Westco.

Demographics

Population trend
Census Population Change (%)
2006 585 2.3%
2001 572 9.4%
1996 631 4.5%
1991 661 N/A


Mother tongue language (2006)
Language Population Pct (%)
French only 550 94.02%
English only 25 4.27%
Both English and French 10 1.71%
Other languages 0 0.00%
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