DalhousieNew Brunswick

On health, Dalhousie falls short of 97% of Canadian towns

Across the region, 36% of adults say their health is very good or excellent; New Brunswick as a whole reaches 44%. Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect nearly a quarter of the region’s adults on average, above both New Brunswick’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%). People in the region live to 79.0 on average: 82.3 for women and 75.3 for men in 2022/2024. The region has more smokers than New Brunswick, 15% of adults to 14%.

Trips to work from Dalhousie are shorter than from New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: 17 min on average

By car: that was how 94% of commuters travelled at the census.

Radon is Dalhousie’s main hazard: 24% of tested homes in its area top Health Canada’s guideline

Measured across the Region 5 health region: radon tests

Burn scars are few around Dalhousie, with 0.1% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.004% a year). Flood mapping exists: a study by Service New Brunswick - GeoNB.

The police who cover Dalhousie record more serious crime than New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: a Crime Severity Index of 89

No police detachment reports under Dalhousie’s name, so these are the nearest detachment’s figures, not the town’s own · Shared with the rest of the Campbellton detachment area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

Violent incidents in its police area came to 19.7 per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both New Brunswick’s towns (14.9) and Canadian towns (12). For violence alone, its police area’s index was 100, above New Brunswick’s towns (82) and Canadian towns (86) alike.

Dalhousie has cooler summers than New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 23.8°C

On a January night, the temperature in Dalhousie falls to about −16.2°C. Snow totals 337 cm over the year, above both New Brunswick’s towns (310 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). The frost-free season runs from 18 May to 1 October, 135 days. Most of the snow comes in January, about 71 cm.

For cost of living, Dalhousie gets a B+

Owners make up 72% of households, about level with Canadian towns (74%) and below New Brunswick’s towns (86%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 13% of households, above New Brunswick’s towns (9%) but below Canadian towns (18%).

An older town: 37% of people in Dalhousie are 65 or over, more than in New Brunswick’s towns and across Canadian towns

One measure of family life: just over one in ten residents are under 15. Nearly one in ten residents have an Indigenous identity, higher than both New Brunswick’s towns (2.8%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).

Dalhousie in November: highs near 4°C, lows near −4°C

Next comes December, with normal highs of −3°C and lows of −11°C. Snowfall in a normal November: 22 cm. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 87 mm. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 24°C and January nights −16°C.

Dalhousie sends Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault (Liberal Party of Canada) to the Commons from Madawaska—Restigouche

No provincial riding is named for Dalhousie, as no open boundary file exists for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick that we could find.

Dalhousie’s public library is Dalhousie Centennial Library

It sits 0.4 km from the centre of Dalhousie.

Protected land around Dalhousie beats 9 in 10 Canadian towns

Eel River Bar is the one beach within 5 km. The closest provincial park is Miguasha National Park (Québec), 2.5 km from the edge of town. Within 10 km are 11 protected areas. National parks are all over 100 km off.

In and around Dalhousie, 5 schools: 2 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade

Dalhousie keeps its older homes: 47% from before 1961

A further one sits a short way past the edge of town.