Lac Baker is a geographic parish in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada. Before 2023, it was divided for governance purposed between the village of Lac Baker and the incorporated rural community of Haut-Madawaska, both of which are members of the Northwest Regional Service Commission (NWRSC).

Origin of name

The parish takes its name from Baker Lake, which takes its name from John Baker, an American leader in the Aroostook War. Baker remained in the area after the boundary settlement awarded the area to New Brunswick.

History

Lac Baker was erected as Baker Lake in 1912 from Clair Parish; the boundary was slightly altered later that year. The parish was renamed Lac Baker and its boundaries affected by the major reorganisation of Madawaska County parish lines in 1946.

Boundaries

Lac Baker Parish is bounded:

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish. bold indicates an incorporated municipality; italics indicate a name no longer in official use

Bodies of water

Bodies of water at least partly in the parish.

Islands

Islands at least partly in the parish.

Census data

Census data refers only to the Census subdivision of the parish, much of which was annexed by the village of Lac Baker in 2008.

Population

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