NeguacNew Brunswick

Health in Neguac trails 98% of Canadian towns

Women in the region live to 82.0 and men to 75.7, 78.9 years taken together (2022/2024). Smoking is commoner than in the province: 20% of adults, against 14% for New Brunswick. Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect just over a fifth of the region’s adults on average, above New Brunswick’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%) alike. Adults here are more upbeat about their health than the province: 47% very good or excellent, against 44% in New Brunswick. Neguac doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the Zone 7 (Miramichi area).

On hazards, Neguac comes out behind 97% of Canadian towns

Radon is higher than usual: 29% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Wildfire is a real hazard for Neguac: 16% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, 0.39% a year, in the high band. Flood mapping exists: a study by Service New Brunswick - GeoNB. Earthquake risk in the town is ordinary: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.039 a year per $1,000 of value, close to the typical town’s $0.030.

Working-age people in Neguac have jobs less often than in 93% of Canadian towns

The average trip to work took 25 min, about level with Canadian towns (26 min) and above New Brunswick’s towns (21 min).

The force covering Neguac records more serious violence than New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns, at 183

The Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers here cover the Neguac detachment area

Its police area recorded 32.5 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, above both New Brunswick’s towns (14.9) and Canadian towns (12). Property crime in the area its police cover: 43.1 per 1,000 people a year.

Fewer households are stretched by shelter costs in Neguac: 10% spend 30%+ of income, against 18% in the typical Canadian town

Rent took 17% of household income, below both New Brunswick’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%). Households that own their home make up 79%.

Older residents shape Neguac: 30% are 65 or over, above New Brunswick’s towns and Canadian towns

One in ten residents have an Indigenous identity, above both New Brunswick’s towns (2.8%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). Under-15s account for just over a tenth of the population.

Hardly any Canadian towns see more snow than Neguac, with about 343 cm a year

January nights fall to −15.3°C on average, below both New Brunswick’s towns (−13.3°C) and Canadian towns (−13.5°C). Most of the snow comes in February, about 84 cm. October is the wettest month, with 113 mm of rain and snow on average. The frost-free season runs from 23 May to 5 October, 133 days.

What November brings in Neguac: −3°C at night, 6°C by day

Snowfall in a normal November: 19 cm. Precipitation in November averages 93 mm. A normal December brings highs of −1°C, lows of −10°C. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 26°C and January nights −15°C.

Neguac’s MP is Mike Dawson (Conservative Party of Canada), for Miramichi—Grand Lake

Across New Brunswick, 6 of the 10 MPs sit with the Liberal Party of Canada.

The nearest public library to Neguac is Tracadie Public Library, 31 km away

After it comes Chatham Public Library (Miramichi), 39 km away.

Within 10 km of Neguac, 43% of the land is protected

The 10 km around town hold 29 protected areas. The closest of Canada’s national parks is Kouchibouguac National Park, at 32 km. Swimmers have 21 beaches within 5 km, Plage de Néguac the nearest.

In and around Neguac, 3 schools: 1 elementary school, 1 secondary school and 1 school for every grade

Schooling in French is on offer at one of the 3; in New Brunswick, 28% of schools teach in it. Elementary school is 2.3 km away at the nearest, above New Brunswick’s towns (1.6 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike.