Florenceville, New Brunswick
| Florenceville-Bristol | ||
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The Florenceville Bridge across the Saint John River is partly covered.
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| Motto: French Fry Capital of the World | ||
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| Coordinates: 46°26′36″N 67°36′55″W / 46.443472°N 67.615222°W | ||
| Country | Canada | |
| Province | New Brunswick | |
| County | Carleton County | |
| Amalgamated | July 1, 2008 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Town Council | |
| • Mayor | Karl E. Curtis | |
| • MP | TJ Harvey | |
| • MLA | Andrew Harvey | |
| • Councillors | Elizabeth D. Campbell, Daniel W. Guest, Janice M. Kinney, Nancy Whyte McCauley, Rick Pryde, Thomas J. Davidson | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 15.61 km2 (6.03 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 150 m (492 ft) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 1,639 | |
| • Density | 105.0/km2 (272/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | AST (UTC-4) | |
| • Summer (DST) | ADT (UTC-3) | |
| Canadian Postal code | E7L | |
| Area code(s) | 506 | |
| Telephone Exchange(s) | 221, 245, 246, 276, 278, 391, 392, 595 | |
| Website | http://www.florencevillebristol.ca/ | |
Florenceville-Bristol is a town in the northwest part of New Brunswick, Canada. The town is located on the banks of the Saint John River in Carleton County. As of 2011, the population was 1,639.
Florenceville was originally known as Buttermilk Creek. In 1855 it was renamed Florenceville to honour Florence Nightingale, the famous Crimean War nurse. Florenceville was on the west side of the Saint John River and there the first post office and commercial section of the village was situated. In later years East Florenceville, previously known as Buckwheat Flats, became the commercial centre with five grocery stores and several other small businesses. There is a small strip mall along with several convenience stores and restaurants. The former village of Bristol is located on the Saint John River, in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada, approximately 5 kilometers north of Florenceville.
Present-day Bristol was the site of a battle between Micmac and Maliseet peoples. The area was originally named Shiktehawk, from the Maliseet for "where he killed him". The name was changed when the New Brunswick Railway was constructed and railway officials were unable to pronounce the name correctly. Bristol is located where the Big Shiktehawk and Little Shiktehawk Streams empty into the Saint John River. This was an important stopping point for Native peoples as it was the start of the cross province route. They would canoe up the Big Shiktehawk Stream to Divide where they would portage a short distance to the Miramichi River and make their way to the eastern coast of New Brunswick.
The Town of Florenceville-Bristol is New Brunswick's newest town, amalgamating July 1, 2008. The new town has 1,539 residents as of 2006 and consists of the two former villages of Florenceville and Bristol.
Florenceville-Bristol is home to the corporate headquarters for McCain Foods, the largest producer of French fries in the world. McCain also operates the Florenceville Airport, with a single paved runway located amid agricultural fields on the west side of the river.
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