Richibucto 15New Brunswick
Home to 2,126 people, this First Nations reserve lies in New Brunswick. It is home to the Elsipogtog First Nation.
Is Richibucto 15 a good place to live?
Hazard risk is higher than most (C−).
Richibucto 15 is a First Nations reserve, so it has no overall grade and no place in ranked lists: Statistics Canada suppresses or doesn’t collect much of a reserve’s data, and its grades couldn’t be set fairly beside other towns’.
No Safety Grade: no police service publishes a crime rate for this place on its own. No School Grade: this province doesn't publish comparable results school by school. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread. A First Nations reserve: subject grades only, with no overall grade and no place in ranked lists.
How Richibucto 15 grades
Each subject compares Richibucto 15 with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Richibucto 15 is a First Nations reserve, so it has no overall grade and no place in ranked lists: Statistics Canada suppresses or doesn’t collect much of a reserve’s data, and its grades couldn’t be set fairly beside other towns’.
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What makes Richibucto 15 stand out
The 3 things Richibucto 15 does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Richibucto 15.
Richibucto 15’s household incomes are lower than in 96% of Canadian towns
The average trip to work took 20 min, about level with New Brunswick’s towns (21 min) and below Canadian towns (26 min). At the census, 91% of commuters went by car.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Richibucto 15 | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 20 min | 21 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 91% | 95% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
20% of homes tested in Richibucto 15’s area are above the radon guideline
The national inventory holds one flood map for it, from Service New Brunswick - GeoNB. Earthquake risk in Richibucto 15 is ordinary: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.042 a year per $1,000 of value, close to the typical town’s $0.030. Burn scars are few around Richibucto 15, with 0.1% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.002% a year).
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Richibucto 15 | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 20% | 20% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.042 | $0.036 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Not measured by town: radon tests (the Region 1 health region)
More of Richibucto 15’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: 97%
3.2% speak both English and French, below both New Brunswick’s towns (27%) and Canadian towns (7.5%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 50.0% of Richibucto 15
Women numbered 1,030 and men 1,030 in 2021, next to a 50.9% share of women for Canada.
| Richibucto 15 | New Brunswick | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 25% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 66% | 63% | 64% |
| 65+ | 9% | 23% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 43% | 18% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 27% | 50% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; New Brunswick and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Very good or excellent health for just 43% of adults around Richibucto 15; the typical Canadian town: 52%
Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Zone 1 (Moncton area)
Homes here are 16 km from a hospital on average, higher than both New Brunswick’s towns (11 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km). At 12%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 14% for New Brunswick. Life expectancy in the region is 81.5 years (83.5 for women, 79.5 for men, 2022/2024).
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Richibucto 15 | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very good or excellent health | 43% | 43% | 52% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 81.5 | 80.1 | 81.5 |
| Smokers | 12% | 13% | 12% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Richibucto 15 is wetter than 91% of Canadian towns: 1,240 mm of rain and snow a year
For the wettest month, look to October: 133 mm on average. Some 310 cm of snow falls in a typical year, close to New Brunswick’s towns (310 cm) and above Canadian towns (141 cm). A normal January brings 74 cm of snow, the most of any month. A July afternoon in Richibucto 15 typically reaches 25.8°C.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Richibucto 15 | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 310 cm | 310 cm | 141 cm |
| Precipitation a year | 1,240 mm | 1,121 mm | 883 mm |
| July afternoon high | 25.8°C | 25.1°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 176 | 170 | 159 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Kouchibougauac)
Richibucto 15 in November: highs near 6°C, lows near −3°C
A normal December brings highs of freezing, lows of −9°C. Expect around 19 cm of snow in November. Precipitation in November averages 109 mm. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 26°C and January nights −14°C.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −2°C | −12°C | 330 mm |
| Spring | 10°C | −2°C | 300 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 12°C | 271 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 3°C | 338 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Kouchibougauac); the forecast is on the Weather page
Mike Dawson (Conservative Party of Canada) represents Richibucto 15 in Ottawa as MP for Miramichi—Grand Lake
From New Brunswick come 10 MPs, 6 of them with the Liberal Party of Canada.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Richibucto 15 has no public library of its own; the nearest is Bibliothèque publique de Richibucto, 14 km away
After it comes Gérald Leblanc Public Library (Bouctouche), 24 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Within 13 km of Richibucto 15: Kouchibouguac National Park
Of the country within 10 km, 5.2% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. Within its own boundary, 1.3% of the First Nations reserve is protected.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Richibucto 15 | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 5.2% | 6% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 5 | 7 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Everything we know about Richibucto 15
Famous people from around Richibucto 15
2 notable people were born in Richibucto 15; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
About Richibucto 15
First Nations reserve in New Brunswick
Richibucto 15 is a First Nations reserve in New Brunswick, counted by Statistics Canada as its own census subdivision.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 2,126 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- New Brunswick
- Census division
- Kent
- First Nation
- Elsipogtog First Nation
- Census subdivision
- 1308015
Richibucto 15’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richibucto 15 | 2,126 | — | — | — | — | C+ |
| Weldford | 1,510 | 5.1 | — | A+ | C− | C |
| Rexton | 1,059 | 11 | — | B | C− | C+ |
| Saint-Charles | 2,189 | 13 | — | A− | C− | C |
| Richibucto | 1,745 | 14 | — | C+ | C− | C+ |
| Richibucto | 2,457 | 16 | — | A | C− | C+ |
| Saint-Louis de Kent | 1,026 | 16 | — | C+ | C− | C |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Richibucto 15
Is Richibucto 15 a young town or an old one?
At 30.8, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 25% of the population and seniors 9%.
Do people in Richibucto 15 speak French?
3% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns; 0% speak French but not English.
What kind of homes are in Richibucto 15?
71% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 0% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. A household averages 2.7 people; 30% are one person living alone.
Has Richibucto 15 grown?
It grew from 1,942 people in 2016 to 2,062 in 2021, up 6.2%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 2,126.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).