Campobello Island
Campobello Island
Île Campobello | |
|---|---|
Rural community | |
Head Harbour Lighthouse and station, Passamaquoddy Bay | |
| Coordinates: 44°53′N 66°56′W / 44.883°N 66.933°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| County | Charlotte County |
| Erected | 1803 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Harvey Matthews |
| • Councillor | Alex Carroll |
| • Councillor | Kyle Fletcher |
| • Councillor | Dianna Parker |
| Area | |
| • Land | 39.59 km2 (15.29 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 90 m (300 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 949 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (60/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 | 8.8% |
| • Pop 2016-2021 density | 24/km2 (60/sq mi) |
| • Dwellings | 612 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
Campobello Island (/ˌkæmpəˈbɛloʊ/, also US: /-poʊˈ-/) is the largest and only inhabited island in Campobello Parish in southwestern New Brunswick, Canada, near the border with Maine, United States. It is the site of the Roosevelt Campobello International Park, Head Harbour Lighthouse, and of Herring Cove Provincial Park.
It has been an incorporated rural community since 2010 and is a member of the Southwest New Brunswick Service Commission (SNBSC). Despite the name, the rural community also includes all other islands in the parish.
The island is part of Charlotte County, which was formed in 1784 when New Brunswick was partitioned from Nova Scotia.
In 1770, the island was granted to Capt. William Owen, who named it in honour of Lord William Campbell, who was governor of Nova Scotia, and noting "Campo Bello" meant "Beautiful Field" in Italian.