Madawaska County (2001 population 35,611), also known as the "New Brunswick Panhandle", is located in northwestern New Brunswick, Canada. Over 90% of the county's population speaks French. Forestry is the major industry in the county.

History

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The area was named after the First Nations Madoueskaks tribe, that inhabited the whole of the Saint John River valley from Grand Falls, New Brunswick to Sept-Îles, Quebec. The earliest European settlers were the Acadian who moved to the area to escape the British. The area was ground-zero of the Aroostook War, a border dispute led by businessman and political activist John Baker.

List of towns in Madawaska County

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The numbers in brackets represent the population as of 2001.

• Edmundston (17,373)
• Saint-Leonard (1,385)
• Ste-Anne-de-Madawaska (1,168)
• Clair (863)
• Riviere-Verte (856)
• Baker Brook (599)
• St-Francois-de-Madawaska (572)
• Saint-Andre (415)
• Notre-Dame-des-Lourdes (306)
• Siegas (272)
• St-Hilaire (237)
• Lac-Baker (226)

See also

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• Republic of Madawaska

External links

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• http://www.transmission.bpa.gov/cigresc14/Compendium/MADAWAS.htm
• http://www.transmission.bpa.gov/cigresc14/Compendium/Madawas%20Pictures.pdf

Counties of New Brunswick | Panhandles

Comté de Madawaska