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Quispamsis

Quispamsis
Town
Quispamsis Town Hall
Quispamsis Town Hall
Flag of Quispamsis
Flag
Official seal of Quispamsis
Seal
Coat of arms of Quispamsis
Coat of arms
Nickname(s): Quispam', Q-Dot, Q-Pam
Motto: "Quispamsis Floreat"  (Latin)
"Quispamsis Flourish"
Quispamsis is located in New Brunswick
Quispamsis
Quispamsis
Coordinates: 45°25′56″N 65°56′46″W / 45.43216°N 65.94621°W / 45.43216; -65.94621Coordinates: 45°25′56″N 65°56′46″W / 45.43216°N 65.94621°W / 45.43216; -65.94621
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
County Kings County
Parish Rothesay Parish
Incorporated (village) 1966
Incorporated (town) December 22, 1982
Electoral Districts     
Federal

Fundy Royal
Provincial Quispamsis
Government
 • Type Town Council
 • Mayor Gary Clark
 • Deputy Mayor Libby O'Hara
 • Councillors
 • MLA Blaine Higgs (PC)
 • MP Alaina Lockhart (L)
Area
 • 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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