Arcadia
Cambridge-Narrows / Gagetown (formerly) | |
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Village | |
![]() Gagetown village post office | |
![]() ![]() Arcadia Location within New Brunswick | |
Coordinates: 45°47′N 66°04′W / 45.79°N 66.07°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | New Brunswick |
County | Queens |
Regional service commission | Capital Region |
Incorporated | January 1, 2023 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
Area code | 506 |
Access Routes | ![]() |
Arcadia is a village in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. It was formed through the 2023 New Brunswick local governance reforms.
History

St. John River Campaign: A View of the Plundering and Burning of the City of Grimross (present day Arcadia, New Brunswick) by Thomas Davies in 1758. This is the only contemporaneous image of the Expulsion of the Acadians
Arcadia was incorporated on January 1, 2023 via the amalgamation of the former villages of Cambridge-Narrows and Gagetown as well as the concurrent annexation of adjacent unincorporated areas.[1]
Climate
Arcadia has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) with warm summers, cold winters and plenty of precipitation year-round. Snowfall is frequent in winter.
Climate data for Arcadia, New Brunswick (1981–2010 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 14.5 (58.1) |
19.5 (67.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
28.5 (83.3) |
34.5 (94.1) |
34.5 (94.1) |
36.1 (97.0) |
37.2 (99.0) |
33.3 (91.9) |
28.3 (82.9) |
21.1 (70.0) |
16.0 (60.8) |
37.4 (99.3) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −4.1 (24.6) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
2.6 (36.7) |
9.3 (48.7) |
16.6 (61.9) |
21.9 (71.4) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.4 (75.9) |
19.7 (67.5) |
13.0 (55.4) |
6.0 (42.8) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
11.0 (51.8) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −8.6 (16.5) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
4.8 (40.6) |
11.3 (52.3) |
16.4 (61.5) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.2 (66.6) |
14.7 (58.5) |
8.6 (47.5) |
2.5 (36.5) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
6.3 (43.3) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −13.0 (8.6) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
0.2 (32.4) |
5.8 (42.4) |
10.8 (51.4) |
14.2 (57.6) |
13.9 (57.0) |
9.7 (49.5) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
1.6 (34.9) |
Record low °C (°F) | −34.4 (−29.9) |
−37.8 (−36.0) |
−31.1 (−24.0) |
−15.0 (5.0) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
4.4 (39.9) |
3.3 (37.9) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−20.6 (−5.1) |
−33.3 (−27.9) |
−37.8 (−36.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 104.6 (4.12) |
77.3 (3.04) |
100.7 (3.96) |
89.4 (3.52) |
105.8 (4.17) |
86.1 (3.39) |
96.9 (3.81) |
86.5 (3.41) |
86.1 (3.39) |
105.7 (4.16) |
101.8 (4.01) |
98.4 (3.87) |
1,139.2 (44.85) |
Average snowfall cm (inches) | 67.4 (26.5) |
44.8 (17.6) |
52.2 (20.6) |
14.5 (5.7) |
0.4 (0.2) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.6 (0.2) |
13.5 (5.3) |
41.1 (16.2) |
234.5 (92.3) |
Average precipitation days | 13.8 | 11.4 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 14.6 | 14.1 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 13.7 | 15.3 | 13.8 | 167.6 |
Source: Environment Canada[2] |
Notable people
- John Montgomery was born in Gagetown. He owned the tavern (Montgomery's Tavern in Toronto, Ontario) which served as a base for the rebels during the Upper Canada Rebellion. His parents were loyalists who fled from New York following the American revolution.
- Annie Babbitt Bulyea (1863-1934) was born in Gagetown. She was a Canadian temperance leader.
See also
References
- ↑ "Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act". Government of New Brunswick. August 30, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
- ↑ "Climate normals for Gagetown 1981–2010". Environment Canada. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
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