Point La Nim, New Brunswick

Point La Nim
Point La Nim
Local Service District
	Point La Nim Location within New Brunswick.
	Coordinates: 48°04′N 66°27′W / 48.06°N 66.45°W
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Restigouche
Parish	Dalhousie
Electoral Districts ; Federal	; Madawaska—Restigouche
Provincial	Campbellton-Dalhousie
Government
• Type	Local service district
• MP	René Arseneault (Lib.)
• MLA	Guy Arseneault (Lib.)
Area
• Land	10.91 km2 (4.21 sq mi)
Population (2016)
• Total	231
• Density	21.17/km2 (54.8/sq mi)
• Pop 2011-2016	10.81%
• Dwellings	130
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Postal code(s)	E3N
Area code	506
Access Routes	Route 134
Median Income*	$57,472 CDN
	Median household income, 2015 (all households);

Point La Nim (2016 pop. 231) is an unincorporated community and former local service district in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada.^[1]^[2]

The community is located on the Restigouche River immediately upstream (west) from the town of Dalhousie. Its name was taken from Mi'kmaq name "ananimkik" which translates to "lookout place". Located west of Dalhousie. Point La Nim's post office was originally called "Point La Nin" in 1855. It was renamed Point La Nim in 1862.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Point La Nim / Pointe La Nim had a population of 247 living in 120 of its 131 total private dwellings, a change of 6.9% from its 2016 population of 231. With a land area of 10.92 km² (4.22 sq mi), it had a population density of 22.6/km² (58.6/sq mi) in 2021.^[3]