Moncton, New Brunswick

:For the parish, please see Moncton, New Brunswick (parish)

Language & demographics

While Moncton is a majority English-speaking community, the city has an active French-speaking Acadian minority population (35%), many of whom speak the Chiac variant of Acadian French. The city hosted the Francophonie Summit in August of 1999. This was the largest conference ever held in the city with heads of state and delegates from 54 countries around the world in attendance.

Related Topics:
Acadian - Chiac - Acadian French - Francophonie - 1999 - Countries

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The growth rate of the city of Moncton is 0.7% annually, which is greater than the provincial average. The greater metro area boasted a population of 117,727 people as of 2001 national census, but the current population is estimated to be well over 120,000. This makes Moncton the 30th largest urban community in Canada. Historically, the population of the city has been racially very homogenous with almost all residents originating from northwest Europe (Great Britain, France and Ireland). This is slowly changing but it still remains a challenge to attract visible minorities as new immigrants to the city.

Related Topics:
Provincial - Europe - Great Britain - France - Ireland

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Racial composition

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• White: 97.3%
• All others: 2.7%

Religious composition

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• Roman Catholic: 55.0%
• Protestant: 33.3%
• Other Christian: 1.3%
• Non religious: 9.3%

Linguistic composition

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• Anglophone: 65%
• Francophone: 35%

A large portion of the population of the city (40%) is bilingual. The only other cities in Canada that approach this level of linguistic duality are Ottawa and Montreal.

Related Topics:
Bilingual - Ottawa - Montreal

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