thank you for the accurate correction, mu point was NB has not grown this qickly in a long time. IO still remember the number my teacher gave us was much higher than the actual census
First time in my life that NB has shown any sort of reasonable growth. Not sure what to do with my hands!
It would be nice to see more cities in New Brunswick reach 100,000 ipopulation my guess is we'll see Greater Moncton be to NB as Halifax is to NS and a town probably a city someday Riverview will be like Dartmouth
The big three (Freddy, SJ, Moncton) are all well on the way to 100k (or well past it). Considering we're a province of under a Million, having 3 cities over 100k is impressive.
The other 4 cities are not much more than large towns, and will take a long time (not to mention a lot more growth in the North) to even start thinking of the 100k milestone. It would be nice to see them get there, but it will be a long, long, long time coming.
The Census had NB's population around ~675,000 for that year.
That said, yes, from the 90s to the 10s NB's population basically stalled for a number of reasons, a few of which having since been resolved.
The same was true everywhere in the Maritimes. There was a big article in The National Post in... 2015? about Nova Scotia's impending demographic disaster.
The big three (Freddy, SJ, Moncton) are all well on the way to 100k (or well past it). Considering we're a province of under a Million, having 3 cities over 100k is impressive.
The other 4 cities are not much more than large towns, and will take a long time (not to mention a lot more growth in the North) to even start thinking of the 100k milestone. It would be nice to see them get there, but it will be a long, long, long time coming.
Those other 4 I'm guessing would be Bathurst, Miramichi, Sussex and Edmunston?
Of the other cities that I could see reaching 100K, Miramichi and Bathurst I could see reaching it first. Miramichi is just so spread out, there is so much room for growth!
Moncton, Saint John and Fredericton are all there, all with CMA populations greater than 100,000.
Three CMAs in a province the size of NB is actually quite remarkable. While other cities may experience growth into the future, I doubt we will see another CMA in the province.
The most likely regional candidate is Charlottetown, which may achieve CMA status in 20-30 years. The only other possible candidate is Sydney, but CBRM lacks a proper POPCTR, and demographic trends are against Sydney.........
Of the other cities that I could see reaching 100K, Miramichi and Bathurst I could see reaching it first. Miramichi is just so spread out, there is so much room for growth!
I don't think either of them reach it any time soon. I'd put more money on Sussex, or Woodstock, IMO, but we're talking so far into the future that it's hardly something that anyone could predict.
Woodstock would be a tough haul to get to City status. It's at the very edge of the Southern NB growth zone, and has only trickle grown over the past decade (though it is growing a lot considering). If Woodstock is growing to the multple 10k's size, then the Northern Cities will also be growing significantly (especially Edmundston at that point).
Sussex is right in the heart of the southern growth zone. I don't think it's numbers have really shown its growth potential, but I could see it getting some growthspurts and becoming a 4th southern city eventually. But that will still be multiple decades away.
New Brunswick is going to hit 800,000 on the population clock in a matter of days. Currently at 799,711 at 10am Atlantic Time. Never thought I'd see it tbh.
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New Brunswick is going to hit 800,000 on the population clock in a matter of days. Currently at 799,711 at 10am Atlantic Time. Never thought I'd see it tbh.
It is a very cool thing for those of us that grew up being told that we lived Ina dying wasteland of opportunity. NB is in a much better place now than 10 years ago.
On the one hand 1M NBers seems like an incredible goal. But with the growth we're seeing in the Maritimes and the shifting demographics and technologies, it certainly seems a lot more feasible than not.
Especially having 3 CMA's that are decently run with lots of elbow room to grow and a well connected tech base in general.
It is a very cool thing for those of us that grew up being told that we lived Ina dying wasteland of opportunity. NB is in a much better place now than 10 years ago.
Definitely does not feel like it's a dying wasteland of opportunity these days! Here's too 800k and another step closer to 1Mil!
Well, at present, NB is growing by about 13,000 souls per year. If this growth rate is continued unchanged into the future, then we should hit a provincial population of 1,000,000 in slightly over 15 year (July 2037).
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