Fredericton Junction (2016 population: 704) is a Canadian village in

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. Located on the North Branch of the

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in the western part of the county, the village is approximately southwest of

Fredericton Fredericton (; ) is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of New Brunswick. The city is situated in the west-central portion of the province along the Saint John River (Bay of Fundy), Saint John River, ...

History

The community was originally named Hartt's Mills but was renamed in 1869 when the

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(Western Extension) was opened between

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and

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, meeting the

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which ran from this junction into Fredericton.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Fredericton Junction had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Notable people

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Demographics

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