Quispamsis
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Quispamsis Town Hall
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| Nickname(s): Quispam', Q-Dot, Q-Pam | |||||
| Motto: "Quispamsis Floreat" (Latin) "Quispamsis Flourish" |
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| Coordinates: 45°25′56″N 65°56′46″W / 45.43216°N 65.94621°WCoordinates: 45°25′56″N 65°56′46″W / 45.43216°N 65.94621°W | |||||
| Country | Canada | ||||
| Province | New Brunswick | ||||
| County | Kings County | ||||
| Parish | Rothesay Parish | ||||
| Incorporated (village) | 1966 | ||||
| Incorporated (town) | December 22, 1982 | ||||
| Electoral Districts Federal |
Fundy Royal |
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| Provincial | Quispamsis | ||||
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| • Type | Town Council | ||||
| • Mayor | Gary Clark | ||||
| • Deputy Mayor | Libby O'Hara | ||||
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List of Members
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| • MLA | Blaine Higgs (PC) | ||||
| • MP | Alaina Lockhart (L) | ||||
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| • Land | 57.06 km2 (22.03 sq mi) | ||||
| Population (2011) | |||||
| • Total | 17,886 | ||||
| • Density | 313.5/km2 (812/sq mi) | ||||
| Time zone | AST (UTC-4) | ||||
| • Summer (DST) | ADT (UTC-3) | ||||
| Canadian postal code | E2E, E2G, E2S | ||||
| Area code(s) | 506 | ||||
| Telephone Exchanges | 847, 848, 849 | ||||
| NTS Map | 021H05 | ||||
| GNBC Code | DAVTW | ||||
| Website | www.quispamsis.ca | ||||
Quispamsis (/kwɪs.pæm.sɪs/, sometimes shortened to /kwɪsˈpæm/; 2011 population: 17,886) is a Kings County suburb of Saint John, New Brunswick, located 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the northeast in the lower Kennebecasis River valley.
The original inhabitants of the area were the Maliseet First Nation, part of the Algonquin Federation. The name, "Quispamsis" was translated from the Maliseet language and means, "little lake in the woods", the lake being present-day Ritchie Lake. Acadians, British pre-Loyalists and Loyalists settled in the area around 1783, with many receiving land grants along the Kennebecasis and Hammond Rivers.
Quispamsis amalgamated in 1998 with the nearby communities of Gondola Point and Wells to form the present town, covering an area of 60 km² and bordering the town of Rothesay to the southwest with the Hammond River along its northeastern boundary. Quispamsis is the fastest growing town in the province of New Brunswick.
Quispamsis has a number of schools from grades K-12, these schools are:
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