Upper MiramichiNew Brunswick

Commuters in Upper Miramichi travel further than in New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns, 38 min on average

At the census, 94% of commuters went by car.

Upper Miramichi scores below 89% of Canadian towns for health

A hospital lies 63 km from the typical home, higher than both New Brunswick’s towns (11 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km). The region has more smokers than New Brunswick, 15% of adults to 14%. Life expectancy in the region is 80.1 years (81.9 for women, 78.2 for men, 2022/2024). On self-rated health the region tracks the province: 45% very good or excellent, 44% for New Brunswick. Upper Miramichi doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the Zone 3 (Fredericton area).

17% of homes tested in Upper Miramichi’s area are above the radon guideline

Shaking is about as much of a worry in Upper Miramichi as in most places, at $0.043 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Service New Brunswick - GeoNB has mapped the flood hazard here: one study on the national inventory.

More of the land around Upper Miramichi is protected than around 9 in 10 Canadian towns

Within 10 km are 44 protected areas. 91 km separate the town from Kouchibouguac National Park, its nearest national park. The closest provincial park is Mactaquac Provincial Park, 45 km from the edge of town. 7 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest McCarty Flats.

For cost of living, Upper Miramichi gets a B+

89% of households own their home, close to New Brunswick’s towns (86%) and above Canadian towns (74%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 4% of households, lower than both New Brunswick’s towns (9%) and Canadian towns (18%).

For safety, Upper Miramichi gets a C+

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

Its police area recorded 21.4 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, above New Brunswick’s towns (14.9) and Canadian towns (12) alike. The index for the force that serves it came to 78, higher than both New Brunswick’s towns (73) and Canadian towns (67). Upper Miramichi shares its Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers with the rest of the Doaktown detachment area.

Upper Miramichi is wetter than nine in ten Canadian towns: 1,210 mm of rain and snow a year

The coldest nights, in January, bottom out at −16.0°C, lower than both New Brunswick’s towns (−13.3°C) and Canadian towns (−13.5°C). Rain and snow peak in November, at 116 mm. Snow peaks in January: 82 cm in a normal year. Frost usually lifts by 27 May and returns around 19 September: 114 days without it.

Upper Miramichi and its edges hold 3 schools: 2 elementary schools and 1 school for every grade

From the middle of town, the first elementary school is 9.2 km off, above New Brunswick’s towns (1.6 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike. Measured from the centre, the closest high school lies 12 km off, above New Brunswick’s towns (4.5 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km) alike.

Upper Miramichi skews older, with 31% of residents 65 or over, more than in New Brunswick’s towns and across Canadian towns

7% of residents have an Indigenous identity, above both New Brunswick’s towns (2.8%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). Under-15s account for 13% of the population.

What November brings in Upper Miramichi: −3°C at night, 5°C by day

About 24 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Into December, the normals move to −1°C and −10°C. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Doaktown forecast, on the Weather page.

Mike Dawson (Conservative Party of Canada) represents Upper Miramichi in Ottawa as MP for Miramichi—Grand Lake

Upper Miramichi is a rural community by Statistics Canada’s count of municipalities.

No public library stands in Upper Miramichi: the closest, Chipman Public Library, is 59 km away