Moncton
Sign in to saveMoncton (; ) is the most populous city in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. Situated in the Petitcodiac River Valley, it lies at the geographic centre of the Maritime Provinces. The city has earned the nickname "Hub City" because of its central inland location in the region and its history as a railway and land transportation hub for the Maritimes. As of the 2025 Statistics Canada estimates, the city had a population of 102,378, marking the first time a New Brunswick city has marked more than 100,000 people . The metropolitan population in 2025 was 196,143 making it a top 3 fastest growi
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Moncton is the largest city in New Brunswick, Canada, located in a central position within the Maritime Provinces that has historically made it an important transportation hub for the region. With a population that recently exceeded 100,000 people for the first time in the province's history, it continues to be one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in Canada.
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- "Hub City"
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- "Resurgo"(Latin)"I rise again"
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Moncton (; ) is the most populous city in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. Situated in the Petitcodiac River Valley, it lies at the geographic centre of the Maritime Provinces. The city has earned the nickname "Hub City" because of its central inland location in the region and its history as a railway and land transportation hub for the Maritimes. As of the 2025 Statistics Canada estimates, the city had a population of 102,378, marking the first time a New Brunswick city has marked more than 100,000 people The metropolitan population in 2025 was 196,143 making it a top 3 fastest growing census metropolitan area (CMA) in Canada for the year. Its land area is .
Although the Moncton area was first settled in 1733, Moncton was officially founded in 1766 with the arrival of German-origin Pennsylvania Dutch immigrants from Philadelphia. Initially an agricultural settlement, Moncton was incorporated in 1855. It was named for Lt. Col. Robert Monckton, the British officer who had captured nearby Fort Beauséjour a century earlier. A significant wooden shipbuilding industry developed in the community by the mid-1840s, allowing for the civic incorporation of the town in 1855.