Drummond, New Brunswick
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This article is about the community in Grand Falls. For the geographic parish, former local service district, and rural census subdivision, see Drummond Parish, New Brunswick.
Drummond is a former village in northwestern New Brunswick, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023 and is now part of the town of Grand Falls.
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Coordinates: 47.0353°N 67.6852°W / 47.0353; -67.6852 | |
Country | Canada |
Province | New Brunswick |
County | Victoria |
Parish | Drummond Parish |
Town | Grand Falls |
Area | |
• Land | 8.88 km2 (3.43 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 729 |
• Density | 82.1/km2 (213/sq mi) |
• Change 2016–21 | 1.1% |
Time zone | UTC-4 (Atlantic) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (Atlantic) |
Area code | Area code 506 |
Dwellings | 350 |
Website | www |
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It is located in rolling farmland approximately 5 kilometres southeast of Grand Falls, of which it is administratively a part. Drummond's economy is centred on the potato industry, and cereal crops such as wheat, barley and oats are grown mainly through crop rotation. More than 50% of the potatoes grown are sold for processing to McCain Foods Limited, and 45% are grown as seed potatoes for inter-provincial and international export.