NortheskNew Brunswick

Northesk scores below 96% of Canadian towns for health

Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Zone 7 (Miramichi area)

Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 78.9, women 82.0 and men 75.7 (2022/2024). The region has more smokers than New Brunswick, a fifth of adults to 14%; what’s more, on average 21% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, above both New Brunswick’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%). The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 47%, ahead of the 44% for New Brunswick.

On hazards, Northesk comes out behind 93% of Canadian towns

More homes than usual carry radon here, 29% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Wildfire is a moderate presence around Northesk: 2.2% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, 0.05% a year, short of the band that counts against Risk. Shaking is a bigger worry than in most places, at $0.078 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Flood mapping exists: a study by Service New Brunswick - GeoNB.

With 0.2 jobs for each resident in work, most of Northesk commutes out

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

Violent crime weighs more where Northesk is policed than in New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 142

Its police area recorded 25.1 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both New Brunswick’s towns (14.9) and Canadian towns (12). Property crime in the area its police cover: 34.8 per 1,000 people a year. For Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, the only official count covers all of the Sunny Corner detachment area, Northesk included.

Northesk has more protected land around it than 9 in 10 Canadian towns

Within its own boundary, 17% of the town is protected. A drive of 44 km reaches Kouchibouguac National Park, the nearest national park. Public parks and reserves within 10 km: 63, above both New Brunswick’s towns (7) and Canadian towns (4). OpenStreetMap shows 2 walking routes nearby, including the International Appalachian Trail New-Brunswick and Sentier Nepisiguit Mi'gmaq Trail.

Most households in Northesk own their home: 91%, more than in New Brunswick’s towns and across Canadian towns

7% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below both New Brunswick’s towns (9%) and Canadian towns (18%). A year’s rent came to 19% of the median household income, near New Brunswick’s towns (20%) and lower than Canadian towns (20%). Northesk doesn’t get its own rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom figures; the ones here come from the Miramichi metro area.

Fewer children live in Northesk than in New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: 11% are under 15

Retirement age and beyond: a quarter of residents are 65 or older. 3.2% of residents have an Indigenous identity, above New Brunswick’s towns (2.8%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike.

Northesk has colder winters than New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −15.3°C

The year’s precipitation totals 1,083 mm, about level with New Brunswick’s towns (1,121 mm) and above Canadian towns (883 mm). The frost-free season runs from 23 May to 5 October, 133 days. Most of the snow comes in January, about 82 cm. A normal October brings 113 mm of precipitation, more than any other month.

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

At the extremes, July afternoons reach 26°C and January nights −15°C. Next comes December, with normal highs of −1°C and lows of −10°C. November usually brings some 24 cm of snow. Expect about 93 mm of rain and snow over November.

Mike Dawson (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Miramichi—Grand Lake, the riding that includes Northesk

From New Brunswick come 10 MPs, 6 of them with the Liberal Party of Canada.

No public library stands in Northesk: the closest, Newcastle Public Library, is 18 km away

The next is Chatham Public Library (Miramichi), 27 km away.

5 schools serve Northesk, 3 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 1 school for every grade

Boards running schools in the area: 2, above New Brunswick’s towns (1.5) but below Canadian towns (3). Young children have 2.2 km to the nearest elementary school, above both New Brunswick’s towns (1.6 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).

All of Northesk’s 2 historic places are top designations

At the 2021 census, 24% of homes dated from before 1961, higher than both New Brunswick’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (18%).