building to the village at the same time as it sold its rail lines through the village to the New Brunswick Southern Railway. Recent fundraising efforts by the village has resulted in renovations and restoration efforts for the station, which is now a museum and tourist attraction for the community. The village hosted the 2009 New Brunswick Day in an effort to generate awareness of the community's rich history. Geography and climate McAdam is located in the New Brunswick Highlands. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, McAdam had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. The first recorded population of McAdam came from the 1901 census, recording a population of 714 people. Over the next half-century as the rail operations in McAdam expanded, the population increased substantially: a result of the promise of employment. The population peaked in 1956 at 2,803 people: nearly four times that of the 1901 census. However, with the collapse of the rail industry in the village, the employment prospects dried up. Isolated, with no new source of jobs, the population began a steady decline: a process which has continued up to the present. Fifty years since its peak population, the number of persons living in McAdam has been more than halved. Due to community spirit and leadership, the population of McAdam grew for the first time in a generation, starting in 2018. Growth has been attributed to selling lots for $1 and the expansion of the local campground. More recently, families have been flocking to McAdam looking for a small-town rural home, while also having amenities of the city such as schools, municipal water and sewer, and also all essential shopping needs. Economy McAdam's economy consists of well-rounded employment sectors, ranging from manufacturing, professional, public sector and healthcare. Tourism plays a role as well, welcoming over 30,000 visitors each year to the McAdam Train Station alone. Manufacturing Certainteed Gypsum The village's main employer is Certainteed Gypsum, which directly employs 57 employees, not including contract work, security or transportation drivers, which is believed to bring total employment to over 75 individuals. The McAdam Certainteed Gypsum plant manufactures a variety of wallboard, which is then sent to all regions of North America. Soleno Maritimes Inc. Soleno