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Grand Manan is a Canadian island in the Bay of Fundy. Grand Manan is also the name of an incorporated village, which includes the main island and all of its adjacent islands, except White Head Island. It is governed as a village and is part of the province of New Brunswick.
The point on the mainland closest to the island is near the town of Lubec, Maine, the easternmost point of the continental United States, across the Grand Manan Channel. Grand Manan is 32 kilometres south of Blacks Harbour, New Brunswick.
Grand Manan Island was first settled in 1784 as part of the West Isles parish, but was given separate local government in 1816.
Grand Manan rests in the midwestern end of the Bay of Fundy, a body of water between the provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, and home to some of the most extreme tides in the world. It is 32 kilometres south of Blacks Harbour, New Brunswick. The point on the mainland closest to the island is in Washington County, Maine, near the town of Lubec, the easternmost point of the continental United States. Grand Manan is 15 km (9.3 mi) from Maine across the Grand Manan Channel. Grand Manan is 34 km (21 mi) long and has a maximum width of 18 km (11 mi) with an area of 137 square kilometres (53 sq mi).
The vast majority of Grand Manan residents live on the eastern side of the island. Due to limited access, 91-metre (300 ft) cliffs, and high winds, the western side of the island is not residentially developed.
The municipal government of the island consists of an elected mayor and village council. In 1995, the settlements of North Head, Castalia, Woodwards Cove (redirected here), Grand Harbour (redirected here), and Seal Cove were amalgamated into Grand Manan Village (redirected here). North Head, Grand Harbour, and Seal Cove had previously been villages, while Castalia and Woodwards Cove had been governed as local service districts. The new governing body came into effect on January 1 1996.
At the 2006 census there were 2,460 people living on Grand Manan, comprising 1,045 households and 700 families. The population density was 42.26 people per square mile (16.31/km²). There were 1,298 housing units at an average density of 22.29/sq mi (8.60/km²). The racial make-up of the island was 99.17% White; and less than 1% Latin American and Aboriginal populations. Those who were third generation or more made up 89% of the population.
For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick.
NOTE: The above description is completely different from that given in the Wikipedia article titled Grand Manan Parish, New Brunswick. Another Wikipedia has looked into this matter carefully and assessed that the Parish article is quoting figures for one of the smaller islands in the archipalego.
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