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Atholville is a
CanadianCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
village in
Restigouche County A4LRestigouche County is located in north-central New Brunswick, Canada. The county is named for the Restigouche River which flows through the county and is famous for its salmon pools, which have attracted wealthy American and Canadian tourists to the region's summer colonies for decades...
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New BrunswickNew Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
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It is located on the south bank of the
Restigouche RiverThe Restigouche River is a river that flows across the northwestern part of the province of New Brunswick and the southeastern part of Quebec....
upstream and west of the city of
CampbelltonCampbellton is a Canadian city in Restigouche County, New Brunswick.Situated on the south bank of the Restigouche River opposite Pointe-à-la-Croix, Quebec, Campbellton was officially incorporated in 1889 and achieved city status in 1958.Forestry and tourism are major industries in the regional...
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The entrance to
Sugarloaf Provincial ParkSugarloaf Provincial Park is a all-season park located in Campbellton, New Brunswick. It is situated on the north side of Sugarloaf Mountain, part of the Northern Appalachian Mountains and an extinct late Devonian volcano. The park is accessible by two roads, one which goes up the mountain and the...
is located in Atholville, although the
mountainSugarloaf Mountain is a mountain in the northern Appalachian Mountains in Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada. The mountain is within Sugarloaf Provincial Park and lies within city limits, just south of the urban area...
is in Campbellton. The village is also home to the largest retail development in the region, centred on the Sugarloaf Mall.
Demographics
Population trend
| Census |
Population |
Change (%) |
| 2006 |
1,317 |
4.6% |
| 2001 |
1,381 |
0.4% |
| 1996 |
1,376 |
6.6% |
| 1991 |
1,474 |
N/A |
Mother tongue language (2006)
| Language |
Population |
Pct (%) |
| French only |
905 |
71.26% |
| English only |
305 |
24.01% |
| Both English and French |
50 |
3.94% |
| Other languages |
10 |
0.79% |
Economy
The largest employer in Atholville is the
AV Cell pulp millA pulp mill is a manufacturing facility that converts wood chips or other plant fibre source into a thick fibre board which can be shipped to a paper mill for further processing. Pulp can be manufactured using mechanical, semi-chemical or fully chemical methods...
, owned by the
Aditya Birla GroupThe Aditya Birla Group is an Indian multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Mumbai, India. It operates in 33 countries with more than 133,000 employees worldwide...
.
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