Hartland, New Brunswick
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Hartland is a town in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada.
On 1 January 2023, Hartland annexed all or part of seven local service districts, greatly expanding its area and population.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="GovRefMapRSC12">Template:Cite web</ref> The annexed communities' names remain in official use.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref> Revised census figures have not been released.
Geography
Hartland is situated on the Saint John River in the central-western portion of the province in the agricultural heartland of Carleton County.
History
Template:See also The first settler in the area of what would become Hartland was William Orser (b.1762) and his son William Jr.<ref name="Ketchum2008">Template:Cite book</ref> William traveled there from New York with his wife and six children. His wife died of an illness and he remarried to a widow, Mary Blake, who also had six children. The pair later conceived an additional six children. The land was settled in 1797, and granted in 1809.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
The town was named Hartland in 1874, to honour James R. Hartley, a surveyor and MLA.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
It is the hometown of two of New Brunswick's premiers during the 20th century: Hugh John Flemming and Richard Hatfield. U.S. Congressmen Isaac & Samuel Stephenson and Prince Edward Island's Lieutenant-Governor Barbara Oliver Hagerman are also from Hartland. Renowned Canadian poet Alden Nowlan also lived in the town for several formative years while working for the Hartland Observer newspaper.
The town is best known for being the site of the Hartland Bridge, the longest covered bridge in the world. Originally opened on July 4, 1901, the 1,282 foot (390.75 m) bridge is a national historic site. The bridge was covered as part of major repairs in 1921, and the pedestrian walkway added in 1945.
Prior to the building of the Mactaquac Dam, Hartland was also famous for its salmon pools,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> located slightly upstream of the Hartland Bridge.
Hartland is the headquarters of the North American trucking company Day & Ross, itself a subsidiary of McCain Foods, as well as home to the New Brunswick Bible Institute. Template:Clear
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Hartland had a population of Template:Val living in Template:Val of its Template:Val total private dwellings, a change of Template:Percentage from its 2016 population of Template:Val. With a land area of Template:Convert, it had a population density of Template:Pop density in 2021.<ref name=census2021 /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Disasters
Fires
July 15, 1907
An arsonist started a fire which consumed a large part of the town.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The town was rebuilt.
October 24, 1946
The town's dehydration plant, used to dehydrate potatoes, was destroyed by fire.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The adjacent glucose and starch plants were also consumed.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
August 25, 1980
A fire destroyed many businesses on Main Street.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Floods
Being built close to the Saint John River, the town is usually affected by the annual spring freshet. Ice jams threaten the Hartland Bridge,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> it being a choke point for loose ice.
Notable people
See also
References
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