Shippagan

Shippagan is a Canadian town within Shippegan Parish, Gloucester County, New Brunswick.

This article is about the town. For the civil parish, former local service district, and rural census subdivision, see Shippegan Parish, New Brunswick.

Shippagan
Town
The Marina in Shippagan
Shippagan
Location within New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 47.743889°N 64.717778°W / 47.743889; -64.717778
CountryCanada
ProvinceNew Brunswick
CountyGloucester
ParishShippegan
Founded1790
Government
 • TypeTown Council
 • MayorKassim Doumbia
Area
 • Land9.96 km2 (3.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total2,672
 • Density268.3/km2 (695/sq mi)
 • Change (2016–21)
 3.6%
 • Dwellings
1,274
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Postal code(s)
E8S
Area code506
Websitewww.shippagan.ca

The parish retains the original English spelling, while the town officially adopted the colloquial French spelling on 1 July 1981.

Shippagan was greatly enlarged on 1 January 2023, when it amalgamated with Le Goulet and all or part of seven local service districts Revised census figures have not been released.

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