ShippaganNew Brunswick

Radon is Shippagan’s main hazard: 40% of tested homes in its area top Health Canada’s guideline

Source area for radon tests: the Region 6 health region

Service New Brunswick - GeoNB has mapped the flood hazard here: one study on the national inventory. Fire seldom reaches Shippagan: since 1986, 0.1% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.004% a year).

Summers stay cool in Shippagan: July afternoons reach 23.6°C, below New Brunswick’s towns and Canadian towns

Snow peaks in February: 84 cm in a normal year. Some 343 cm of snow falls in a typical year, above both New Brunswick’s towns (310 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). Frost usually lifts by 17 May and returns around 13 October: 148 days without it. The most precipitation falls in October: 110 mm in a normal year.

Shippagan’s grade for safety: a C

A best guess: the nearest detachment’s figures, since none is filed under Shippagan · Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over the Lameque detachment area

For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 20 violent incidents are reported each year. The violent index for its police area came to 101, above New Brunswick’s towns (82) and Canadian towns (86) alike. The force’s area logs 23.6 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.

Commuters in Shippagan have a short way to work, 17 min on average, less than in both New Brunswick’s towns and Canadian towns

90% of commuters drove, about level with Canadian towns (89%) and below New Brunswick’s towns (95%).

Home ownership in Shippagan, 68%, runs below New Brunswick’s towns and Canadian towns

Rent took 18% of household income, below New Brunswick’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 13% of households, higher than New Brunswick’s towns (9%) yet lower than Canadian towns (18%).

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

13% are under 15, below both New Brunswick’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (16%). Visible minorities make up 3.4% of the population, above New Brunswick’s towns (2.3%) but below Canadian towns (15%).

2 schools in and around Shippagan: 1 elementary school and 1 secondary school

In Shippagan, November normally means 5°C afternoons and −1°C nights

Precipitation in November averages 93 mm. Looking ahead to December, expect highs near −1°C and lows near −7°C. Snow is normal by November, about 19 cm over the month. Over the year, July is warmest at 24°C by day and February coldest at −13°C by night.

Serge Cormier (Liberal Party of Canada) holds Acadie—Bathurst, the riding that includes Shippagan

Shippagan’s riding for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick isn’t shown: no open file of the province’s riding boundaries could be found.

Shippagan’s public library is Laval Goupil Public Library

It stands 0.7 km from the centre of Shippagan.

Chronic conditions run high around Shippagan: 20% on average, against 17% for the typical Canadian town

11% of adults smoke, daily or now and then, lower than both New Brunswick’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (12%). Adults here are more upbeat about their health than the province: 49% very good or excellent, against 44% in New Brunswick. People in the region live to 80.2 on average: 82.7 for women and 77.8 for men in 2022/2024. For Shippagan itself the measure is access, and it lags: 7.6 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.

From Shippagan, Île-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé National Park (Québec) is the nearest provincial park (91 km)

Within 10 km, 0.3% of the land is protected, below New Brunswick’s towns (6%) and Canadian towns (2.3%) alike. A drive of 84 km reaches Kouchibouguac National Park, the nearest national park. The 10 km around town hold 7 protected areas. 15 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest Plage de Shippegan.