Flatlands | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Location of Flatlands, New Brunswick | |
Coordinates: 47°59′00″N 66°53′00″W / 47.983333°N 66.883333°WCoordinates: 47°59′00″N 66°53′00″W / 47.983333°N 66.883333°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | New Brunswick |
County | Restigouche |
Parish | Addington |
Electoral Districts Federal |
Madawaska—Restigouche |
Provincial | Campbellton-Restigouche Centre |
Government | |
• Type | Local service district |
Time zone | AST (UTC-4) |
• Summer (DST) | ADT (UTC-3) |
Postal code(s) |
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Area code(s) | 506 |
Access Routes | Route 11 |
Flatlands is an unincorporated community in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada. The Duncan family of Aberdeen, Scotland were the original settlers of Flatlands and Campbellton. In 1866 Flatlands was a farming and lumbering settlement with approximately 27 resident families. In 1871, it had a population of 150. In 1898 Flatlands was a station on the Intercolonial Railway and had one post office, three stores, a shingle mill, a church and a population of about 400.