Clair

• Official Name — Clair • Motto — "Quousque Possumus" • Type — Village • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Canada • Subdivision Type1 — Province • Subdivision Name1 — New Brunswick • Subdivision Type2 — County • Subdivision Name2 — Madawaska • Subdivision Type3 — Parish • Subdivision Name3 — Clair • Seat Type — Electoral Districts Federal • Seat — Madawaska—Restigouche • Parts Type — Provincial • Parts — Madawaska-les-Lacs • Government Type — Village Council • Leader Title — Mayor • Leader Name — Pierre Michaud • Leader Title1 — Councillors • Established Title — Village Status • Established Date — 1966 • Area Total Km2 — 10.61 • Population As Of — 2016 • Population Total — 781 • Population Density Km2 — 73.6 • Population Blank1 Title — Change 2011-16 • Population Blank1 — 8.9% • Time Zone — AST • Utc Offset — -4 • Time Zone Dst — ADT • Utc Offset Dst — -3 • Area Code — 506 • Custom Label Sec1 — Dwellings • Custom Data Sec1 — 409 • Custom Label1 Sec1 — Median Household Income* • Custom Data1 Sec1 — $44,544 CDN • Custom Label2 Sec1 — Access Routes • Footnotes — *Median household income, 2015 (all households)

Situated on the Saint John River opposite Fort Kent, Maine. The name Clair finds its roots in the community named for County Clare in Ireland. The name of the village is the result of the railroad station being located near the General store of James T. Clair. The station was called Clair's and was a regular stop of the Temiscouata Railway on its way up to the Connors station. Over time, the name stuck and was shortened to the family name of Clair. The original name of the location was actually "La Petite Décharge" named after the discharge of the small "ruisseau des Lang" into the Saint John River. In a 2016 plebiscite, the residents of five local service districts (the parishes of Baker Brook, Clair, Lac Baker, Saint-François, and Saint-Hilaire), part of a sixth local service district (the parish of Madawaska) and four villages (Baker Brook, Clair, Saint-François de Madawaska and Saint-Hilaire) voted 493 to 299 in favour of incorporating a new rural community under the name of Haut-Madawaska. The incorporation took effect July 1, 2017. Forestry is the basis of the local economy. The Clair – Fort Kent Bridge crosses the International Boundary to link both communities.

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Clair had a population of 794 living in 392 of its 405 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 781. With a land area of, it had a population density of sqmi in 2021. Population trend • Census — Population — Change (%) • 2016 — 781 — 8.9% • 2011 — 857 — 1.1% • 2006 — 848 — 1.7% • 2001 — 863 — 4.6% • 1996 — 905 — 0.2% • 1991 — 903 — N/A Mother tongue language (2016) • Language — Population — Pct (%) • French only — 705 — 90.4% • English only — 70 — 9.0% • Other languages — 0 — 0% • Both English and French — 5 — 0.6%

The local Roman Catholic church houses noted religious artwork, including stained-glass windows from the workshop of Belgian artist José Gaterrath and the Stations of the Cross by the famous Spanish ceramist Jordi Bonet.