Sackville, New Brunswick facts for kids
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Sackville
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Town
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Sackville Waterfowl Park
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| Motto(s):
Where You Belong
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| County | Westmorland |
| Parish | Sackville Parish |
| Established | 1762 |
| Incorporated | January 4, 1903 |
| Electoral Districts Federal |
Beauséjour |
| Provincial | Tantramar |
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| • Type | Town Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 74.32 km2 (28.70 sq mi) |
| Elevation | Sea level to 32 m (0 to 105 ft) |
| Population
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| • Total | 5,558 |
| • Density | 74.8/km2 (194/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Sackvillean |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (Atlantic (AST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Canadian Postal code |
E4L
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| Area code(s) | 506 |
| Telephone Exchange | 364, 536, 939 |
| NTS Map | 021H16 |
| GNBC Code | DAEAM |
| Website | http://www.sackville.com/ |
Sackville (2016 population: 5,331) is a town in southeastern New Brunswick, Canada. It is home to Mount Allison University, a primarily undergraduate liberal arts university. Historically based on agriculture, shipbuilding, and manufacturing, the economy is now driven by the university and tourism. Initially part of the French colony of Acadia, the settlement became part of the British colony of Nova Scotia in 1755 following the Expulsion of the Acadians.
Images for kids
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Waterfowl Park
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Historic home of Christopher Boultenhouse is maintained as the Boultenhouse Heritage Centre to commemorate the region's shipbuilders
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The Sackville railway station was completed in 1907
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