Esgenoôpetitj 14New Brunswick

Health in Esgenoôpetitj 14 trails 98% of Canadian towns

Measured from where people live, the nearest hospital is 31 km away, above New Brunswick’s towns (11 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km) alike. Smoking is commoner than in the province: 20% of adults, against 14% for New Brunswick. Adults here are more upbeat about their health than the province: 47% very good or excellent, against 44% in New Brunswick. Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 78.9, women 82.0 and men 75.7 (2022/2024). For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the Zone 7 (Miramichi area), Esgenoôpetitj 14 included.

Hazard risk in Esgenoôpetitj 14 is higher than in 96% of Canadian towns

Shared with the rest of the Region 7 health region: radon tests

Health Canada’s survey found radon above the guideline in 29% of homes, higher than both New Brunswick’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (6.6%). Fire is a regular visitor: 13% of the land within 25 km of Esgenoôpetitj 14 has burned since 1986 (0.32% a year). Seismic risk in Esgenoôpetitj 14 sits near the middle: $0.045 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Service New Brunswick - GeoNB has mapped the flood hazard here: one study on the national inventory.

Households in Esgenoôpetitj 14 have lower incomes than those in 93% of Canadian towns

Commutes averaged 22 min, above New Brunswick’s towns (21 min) but below Canadian towns (26 min). 88% of commuters drove to work at the census.

More of Esgenoôpetitj 14’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: 95%

Visible minorities make up 0.8% of the population, below New Brunswick’s towns (2.3%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. Both official languages: 11% of residents, lower than New Brunswick’s towns (27%) yet higher than Canadian towns (7.5%).

Winter nights bite in Esgenoôpetitj 14: January lows of −15.3°C, colder than New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns

There are 177 days of frost in a typical year, close to New Brunswick’s towns (170) and above Canadian towns (159). Between the last spring frost, 23 May, and the first in autumn, 5 October, lie 133 days. October is the wettest month, with 113 mm of rain and snow on average. Snow peaks in January: 71 cm in a normal year.

Esgenoôpetitj 14 in November: highs near 6°C, lows near −3°C

Then December: −1°C by day, −10°C at night. In November, the normal is 93 mm of rain and snow. A typical November adds 22 cm of snow. Across the year, normals run from −15°C nights in January to 26°C afternoons in July.

Esgenoôpetitj 14 sends Mike Dawson (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Miramichi—Grand Lake

6 of the 10 MPs from New Brunswick belong to the Liberal Party of Canada.

Esgenoôpetitj 14 has no public library of its own; the nearest is Chatham Public Library, 33 km away

After it comes Tracadie Public Library (Tracadie), 36 km away.

2 of the 3 schools around Esgenoôpetitj 14 teach in French

Young children have 2.7 km to the nearest elementary school, higher than both New Brunswick’s towns (1.6 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km). Teenagers have 4.4 km to go to the closest secondary school, about level with New Brunswick’s towns (4.5 km) and above Canadian towns (1.2 km).

Around Esgenoôpetitj 14, 42% of the land is set aside for nature

The closest of Canada’s national parks is Kouchibouguac National Park, at 30 km. There is a beach within 5 km, unnamed on the map. 16 areas within 10 km are protected for nature.