WeldfordNew Brunswick

Commuters in Weldford travel further than in New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns, 33 min on average

97% of commuters drove, near New Brunswick’s towns (95%) and higher than Canadian towns (89%).

Rent takes less of local pay in Weldford than in New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: 13% of household income

95% of households are owner-occupiers. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 8% of households, below both New Brunswick’s towns (9%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Around Weldford, 20% of tested homes have radon above the guideline

The national inventory holds one flood map for it, from Service New Brunswick - GeoNB. Shaking is about as much of a worry in Weldford as in most places, at $0.041 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Little of the land around Weldford has burned: 0.2% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.004% a year. Behind radon tests sits data gathered across the Region 1 health region, with Weldford one part of it.

The force covering Weldford records more serious violence than New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns, at 149

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

The index for the force that serves it came to 110, above both New Brunswick’s towns (73) and Canadian towns (67). Violence across its police area runs at 24.4 per 1,000 residents a year. Figures for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 are published for the Richibucto detachment area as a whole, not for Weldford alone.

Very good or excellent health for just 43% of adults around Weldford; the typical Canadian town: 52%

Measured across the Zone 1 (Moncton area): health survey and life expectancy

People in the region live to 81.5 on average: 83.5 for women and 79.5 for men in 2022/2024. At 12%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 14% for New Brunswick. On average 18% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, close to New Brunswick’s towns (18%) and above Canadian towns (17%). What sets Weldford apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 23 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).

The nearest high school to Weldford is 16 km away

Weldford is wetter than 91% of Canadian towns: 1,240 mm of rain and snow a year

A normal winter brings 310 cm of snow, near New Brunswick’s towns (310 cm) and higher than Canadian towns (141 cm). October is the wettest month, with 133 mm of rain and snow on average. January is the snowiest month, with 74 cm on average. Midsummer afternoons in Weldford peak at about 25.8°C.

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

Those 65 and older account for 28% of residents. Both official languages: 29% of residents, above New Brunswick’s towns (27%) and Canadian towns (7.5%) alike.

A national park 13 km from Weldford: Kouchibouguac National Park

Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 6.7% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. The 10 km around town hold 21 protected areas. The nearest provincial park, Amherst Shore Provincial Park, is 98 km away.

A normal November in Weldford runs from −3°C to 6°C

In November, the normal is 109 mm of rain and snow. By December, a normal day reaches freezing and a night falls to −9°C. About 19 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Across the year, normals run from −14°C nights in January to 26°C afternoons in July.

Weldford sends Mike Dawson (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Miramichi—Grand Lake

Without an open map of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick’s ridings, this page can’t say which one Weldford is in.

Weldford has no public library of its own; the nearest is Bibliothèque publique de Richibucto, 19 km away

The next is Gérald Leblanc Public Library (Bouctouche), 27 km away.