GordonNew Brunswick

Crime runs heavier where Gordon is policed than in New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 164

No police detachment reports under Gordon’s name, so these are the nearest detachment’s figures, not the town’s own

The force’s area logs 55.3 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. Violent incidents in its police area came to 28.2 per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both New Brunswick’s towns (14.9) and Canadian towns (12).

A smaller share of people aged 15 to 64 are in work in Gordon than in 93% of Canadian towns

The average trip to work took 24 min, between New Brunswick’s towns (21 min) and Canadian towns (26 min). By car: that was how 98% of commuters travelled at the census.

On hazards, Gordon comes out behind 88% of Canadian towns

Radon is higher than usual: 17% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. NRCan’s model puts the yearly earthquake loss at $0.067 per $1,000 of building value, near New Brunswick’s towns ($0.036) and higher than Canadian towns ($0.030). The national flood inventory has no study for Gordon. Nobody publishes radon tests for Gordon alone, so this card uses the figure for the Region 3 health region.

Only 45% of adults around Gordon call their health very good or excellent, below the typical Canadian town’s 52%

Shared with the rest of the Zone 3 (Fredericton area): health survey and life expectancy

Residents have 7.4 km to cover to reach a hospital, lower than New Brunswick’s towns (11 km) yet higher than Canadian towns (3.7 km). Smoking is commoner than in the province: 15% of adults, against 14% for New Brunswick. The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 80.1, with women at 81.9 and men at 78.2.

Most households in Gordon own their home: 92%, more than in New Brunswick’s towns or across Canadian towns

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 4% of households, lower than both New Brunswick’s towns (9%) and Canadian towns (18%). Rent took 20% of household income, near both New Brunswick’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%).

Gordon has colder winters than New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −17.5°C

The thermometer drops below freezing on 181 days a year, above New Brunswick’s towns (170) and Canadian towns (159) alike. The most precipitation falls in January: 108 mm in a normal year. Most of the snow comes in January, about 76 cm.

Older residents shape Gordon: 28% are 65 or over, above New Brunswick’s towns and Canadian towns

Under-15s account for 13% of the population. Visible minorities make up 1% of the population, below both New Brunswick’s towns (2.3%) and Canadian towns (15%).

The 2 schools of Gordon: 1 elementary school and 1 school for every grade

Measured from the centre, the closest high school lies 7.6 km off, above New Brunswick’s towns (4.5 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km) alike. An elementary school stands 7.1 km from the centre, higher than both New Brunswick’s towns (1.6 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).

In Gordon, November normally means 5°C afternoons and −4°C nights

Over the year, July is warmest at 26°C by day and January coldest at −18°C by night. By December, a normal day reaches −2°C and a night falls to −11°C. Snow is normal by November, about 27 cm over the month. A normal November brings 94 mm of rain and snow.

Gordon’s MP is Richard Bragdon (Conservative Party of Canada), for Tobique—Mactaquac

The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick’s ridings aren’t published as open data we could find, so Gordon isn’t placed in one.

Gordon has no public library of its own; the nearest is Perth-Andover Public Library, 24 km away

The next is Grand Falls Library (Grand Falls / Grand-Sault), 26 km away.

The International Appalachian Trail New-Brunswick passes Gordon

For a provincial park, Mount Carleton Provincial Park lies 44 km off. The largest is 4023300: 2,542 ha, 6.0 km from the edge of town. Count 29 protected areas within 10 km of town. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away.