Charlo, New Brunswick
Charlo (/ˈʃɑːrloʊ/ SHAR-loh;[2] is a community in Heron Bay, New Brunswick, Canada.[3] It held village status prior to 2023.
Charlo | |
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Unincorporated community (former village) | |
![]() Former municipal building | |
![]() Seal | |
Motto(s): "Sur la Baie"(French) By the Bay" (English) | |
![]() ![]() Charlo Location within New Brunswick. | |
Coordinates: 48.00°N 66.32°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | New Brunswick |
County | Restigouche |
Parish | Colborne |
Settled | 1799 |
Village Status | 1966 |
Electoral Districts Federal | Madawaska—Restigouche |
Provincial | Campbellton-Dalhousie |
Area | |
• Land | 31.45 km2 (12.14 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 1,323 |
• Density | 42.1/km2 (109/sq mi) |
• Change 2016–21 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 724 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code | 506 |
Highways ![]() ![]() | ![]() |
Median Income* | $63,659 CDN |
Website | www.villagecharlo.com |
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History
Situated on the south shore of Chaleur Bay, the community was first settled by Acadians in 1799 (except for the Thompson family who emigrated from Ireland through the port of New York who settled 1784-1790 and was granted land by the crown in 1824 next to the church property) and incorporated in 1966. River Charlo is one of its neighbourhoods.
On 1 January 2023, Charlo amalgamated with the town of Dalhousie and all or part of five local service districts to form the new town of Heron Bay.[4][5] The community's name remains in official use.[6]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Charlo had a population of 1,323 living in 632 of its 724 total private dwellings, a change of 1% from its 2016 population of 1,310. With a land area of 31.45 km2 (12.14 sq mi), it had a population density of 42.1/km2 (109.0/sq mi) in 2021.[7]
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LanguageMother tongue (2016)[10]
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Climate
Climate data for Charlo Airport (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high humidex | 11.9 | 15.6 | 17.6 | 28.9 | 39.4 | 39.3 | 42.3 | 43.4 | 39.2 | 28.6 | 22.3 | 13.5 | 43.4 |
Record high °C (°F) | 11.7 (53.1) |
14.4 (57.9) |
17.8 (64.0) |
28.8 (83.8) |
33.4 (92.1) |
34.8 (94.6) |
35.2 (95.4) |
34.4 (93.9) |
32.3 (90.1) |
24.3 (75.7) |
19.4 (66.9) |
12.2 (54.0) |
35.2 (95.4) |
Average high °C (°F) | −7.6 (18.3) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
0.1 (32.2) |
6.4 (43.5) |
14.9 (58.8) |
20.4 (68.7) |
23.4 (74.1) |
22.8 (73.0) |
17.4 (63.3) |
10.2 (50.4) |
2.8 (37.0) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
8.5 (47.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −12.6 (9.3) |
−10.9 (12.4) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
1.9 (35.4) |
9.0 (48.2) |
14.6 (58.3) |
17.9 (64.2) |
17.2 (63.0) |
12.1 (53.8) |
5.7 (42.3) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−7.9 (17.8) |
3.4 (38.1) |
Average low °C (°F) | −17.5 (0.5) |
−16.2 (2.8) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
2.9 (37.2) |
8.7 (47.7) |
12.4 (54.3) |
11.5 (52.7) |
6.7 (44.1) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−12.1 (10.2) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
Record low °C (°F) | −36.5 (−33.7) |
−32.2 (−26.0) |
−30.1 (−22.2) |
−20.3 (−4.5) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
3.3 (37.9) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−20.6 (−5.1) |
−31.7 (−25.1) |
−36.5 (−33.7) |
Record low wind chill | −51.1 | −45.3 | −38.7 | −26.6 | −16.6 | −5.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | −7.9 | −14.9 | −26.8 | −42.4 | −51.1 |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 84.5 (3.33) |
66.9 (2.63) |
77.4 (3.05) |
71.7 (2.82) |
84.8 (3.34) |
85.1 (3.35) |
102.1 (4.02) |
90.1 (3.55) |
79.3 (3.12) |
84.0 (3.31) |
92.3 (3.63) |
79.6 (3.13) |
997.6 (39.28) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 10.3 (0.41) |
6.5 (0.26) |
20.3 (0.80) |
42.1 (1.66) |
80.7 (3.18) |
84.7 (3.33) |
102.1 (4.02) |
90.1 (3.55) |
79.3 (3.12) |
81.0 (3.19) |
61.4 (2.42) |
27.4 (1.08) |
685.6 (26.99) |
Average snowfall cm (inches) | 88.7 (34.9) |
75.3 (29.6) |
64.4 (25.4) |
31.7 (12.5) |
3.8 (1.5) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
3.1 (1.2) |
34.3 (13.5) |
63.6 (25.0) |
364.9 (143.7) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 14.4 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 13.1 | 14.3 | 13.3 | 14.7 | 13.0 | 12.1 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.7 | 161.3 |
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 2.2 | 2.0 | 4.4 | 9.9 | 14.2 | 13.3 | 14.7 | 13.0 | 12.1 | 14.1 | 9.2 | 4.1 | 113.3 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 14.2 | 11.5 | 10.3 | 6.0 | 0.77 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.86 | 7.5 | 12.8 | 63.8 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 64.8 | 61.9 | 60.5 | 59.9 | 56.7 | 57.8 | 61.0 | 60.6 | 63.3 | 64.1 | 70.4 | 69.6 | 62.5 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 117.7 | 133.1 | 155.9 | 171.9 | 219.2 | 246.8 | 254.7 | 243.1 | 170.3 | 131.9 | 84.9 | 98.8 | 2,028.4 |
Percent possible sunshine | 42.8 | 46.3 | 42.3 | 42.1 | 46.7 | 51.5 | 52.7 | 54.9 | 45.0 | 39.1 | 30.4 | 37.7 | 44.3 |
Source: Environment Canada[11][12] |
Infrastructure
The Charlo Airport, the only airport in the region, offered scheduled air service between 1963-2001. In October 2012, Provincial Airlines began trial flights at the Charlo Airport.[13] In January 2013, after deeming that there was sufficient demand, they made the trial flights permanent. They currently provide direct flights between Charlo, New Brunswick and Wabush, Newfoundland and Halifax, Nova Scotia.[14]
Notable people
See also
References

- "Census Profile of Charlo". Statistics Canada. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- The Canadian Press (2017), The Canadian Press Stylebook (18th ed.), Toronto: The Canadian Press
- "Charlo". New Brunswick Provincial Archives.
- "Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act". Government of New Brunswick. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- "RSC 2 Restigouche Regional Service Commission". Government of New Brunswick. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- "Proposed entity names reflect strong ties to nature and history" (Press release). Irishtown, New Brunswick: Government of New Brunswick. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
- Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 8, 2012). "Statistics Canada: 2011 Census Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca.
- "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Charlo, Village [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
- "Charlo A, new Brunswick". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010. Environment Canada. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- "Charlo A, New Brunswick". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010. Environment Canada. Archived from the original on 2020-10-31. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- "Charlo Airport lands permanent flights to Wabush | CBC News".
- https://www.provincialairlines.ca/fly-pal/where-we-fly/