Harcourt, New Brunswick

Harcourt is a Canadian unincorporated community, located in Kent County, New Brunswick. The community is situated in southeastern New Brunswick, Between Moncton and Rogersville. Population, according to Statistics Canada Census 2011, is 390. Average age of population is 50. Harcourt is located around the intersection of Route 116 and Route 126.

Harcourt

Weldford
Village
Harcourt
Location of Harcourt in New Brunswick
Coordinates: 46.469917°N 65.245744°W / 46.469917; -65.245744
CountryCanada
ProvinceNew Brunswick
CountyKent County
ParishHarcourt Parish
Settlement Established1869
Name changed to Harcourt1894
Elevation
60.00 m (196.85 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total390
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Canadian Postal code
E4T
Area code(s)506

Education

Most students go to Harcourt School.[1]

History

A settlement called Weldford was first established on this site in 1869 when the railway was constructed. By 1871 the population was 150. In 1894 the settlement was renamed Harcourt and by 1898 the population had grown to 250 and had become the site of a station on the Intercolonial Railway. Harcourt was a farming and lumbering settlement with 7 stores, 2 hotels, 1 tannery, 1 sawmill, 1 hemlock bark extract factory, 1 carriage factory, 3 churches.[2]

The plane carrying T. Babbitt Parlee crashed near here in 1957.[3]

See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in Kent County, New Brunswick

Bordering communities

Notable people
Main article: List of people from Kent County, New Brunswick
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See also

References
  1. Government of New Brunswick Harcourt School.
  2. Provincial Archives of New Brunswick
  3. "Missing Plane Found; 3 Dead". The Post-Standard. Syracuse, New York. 18 May 1957. p. 2. Retrieved 19 July 2015 – via Newspapers.com.


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