Charlo (/ˈʃɑːrloʊ/ SHAR-loh)[2] is a community in Heron Bay in Restigouche County, New Brunswick.[3] It was a village from 1966 to 2023, when it was amalgamated with Dalhousie to form the town of Heron Bay.
Charlo | |
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| Village of Charlo | |
 Charlo Municipal Building, 2012 | |
 Seal | |
| Motto(s): By the Bay French: Sur la Baie | |
  Charlo Location within New Brunswick. | |
| Coordinates: 48°00′N 66°19′W / 48.00°N 66.32°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| County | Restigouche |
| Parish | Colborne |
| Town | Heron Bay |
| 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) |  1.0% |
| • Dwellings | 724 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Postal code | |
| Area code | 506 |
Highways Route 11 Route 134 |  Route 280 |
| Median income | CA$63,659 (2015) |
| Website | www |
History
editSituated 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 January 1, 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
editIn 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]
Climate
edit| Climate data for Charlo Airport, 1991−2020 normals, extremes 1966−present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.2 (57.6) |
14.4 (57.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
28.8 (83.8) |
33.6 (92.5) |
36.7 (98.1) |
35.8 (96.4) |
34.4 (93.9) |
33.4 (92.1) |
27.8 (82.0) |
23.0 (73.4) |
17.2 (63.0) |
36.7 (98.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −7.0 (19.4) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
0.0 (32.0) |
6.5 (43.7) |
14.8 (58.6) |
20.5 (68.9) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.2 (73.8) |
18.2 (64.8) |
10.7 (51.3) |
3.5 (38.3) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
8.8 (47.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −11.7 (10.9) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
2.0 (35.6) |
9.2 (48.6) |
14.8 (58.6) |
18.4 (65.1) |
17.7 (63.9) |
12.8 (55.0) |
6.4 (43.5) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
3.9 (39.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −16.2 (2.8) |
−15.6 (3.9) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
3.4 (38.1) |
9.2 (48.6) |
13.0 (55.4) |
12.1 (53.8) |
7.3 (45.1) |
2.1 (35.8) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
| 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) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 71.3 (2.81) |
65.2 (2.57) |
78.7 (3.10) |
69.1 (2.72) |
91.8 (3.61) |
90.2 (3.55) |
104.2 (4.10) |
81.6 (3.21) |
101.0 (3.98) |
94.3 (3.71) |
87.3 (3.44) |
76.2 (3.00) |
1,010.9 (39.80) |
| 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) | 15.6 | 14.9 | 16.5 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 15.8 | 18.7 | 16.0 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 15.9 | 190.8 |
| 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 (%) (at 15:00 LST) | 67.3 | 63.9 | 61.3 | 58.9 | 56.0 | 59.0 | 60.7 | 59.9 | 62.0 | 65.2 | 69.5 | 72.7 | 63.0 |
| 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 (snow, sun 1981–2010)[11][12][13][14] | |||||||||||||
Infrastructure
editThe Charlo Airport, the only airport in the region, offered scheduled air service between 1963 and 2001. In October 2012, Provincial Airlines began trial flights at the Charlo Airport.[15] 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, Wabush, Newfoundland, and Halifax, Nova Scotia.[16]
VIA Rail's train, The Ocean, makes stops on request at the Charlo station, a flag stop platform.[17] The station shelter was demolished, along with nearby Jacquet River station, in October 2021.[18]
Notable people
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Census Profile of Charlo". Statistics Canada. December 6, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 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. October 12, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
- ^ "RSC 2 Restigouche Regional Service Commission". Government of New Brunswick. January 31, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- ^ "Proposed entity names reflect strong ties to nature and history" (Press release). Irishtown, New Brunswick: Government of New Brunswick. May 25, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 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.
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Charlo, Village [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
- ^ "Charlo A, new Brunswick". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010. Environment Canada. January 30, 2024. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
- ^ "Charlo". Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020. Environment Canada. January 30, 2024. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
- ^ "Daily Data Report for May 2023". Canadian Climate Data. Environment Canada. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
- ^ "Daily Data Report for December 2023". Canadian Climate Data. Environment Canada. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
- ^ "Charlo Airport lands permanent flights to Wabush | CBC News".
- ^ "Where We Fly". Archived from the original on February 25, 2016.
- ^ "Charlo train station". VIA Rail Canada. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
- ^ "Vanishing Stations", The Bulleton, Transport Action Atlantic, Spring-Summer 2001]
