New Maryland, New Brunswick

New Maryland is an affluent suburban bedroom community of Fredericton in central New Brunswick, Canada; located directly south of Fredericton, south of Route 2 and Route 101.

New Maryland alongwith having one of the highest average household networth has a median household income of over $116,000,[3] the highest of any municipality in New Brunswick and across all of Atlantic Canada.

[4] Today the village is home to many businesses including a pub, pharmacy, post office, hairdressers, a vehicle repair shop, and two gas stations along with several more small businesses.

The village gets its name from a settler, Mr. Arnold, who traveled to the area from the state of Maryland, USA in 1817.

[4] New Maryland is the site of the last fatal gun duel in New Brunswick which occurred between George Frederick Street and George Ludlow Wetmore on October 2, 1821[4][5] This proclamation appears on the sign for New Maryland on the adjacent Trans-Canada Highway, Route 2.