Andover Parish, New Brunswick

Andover
Parish
Location within Victoria County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 46°42′18″N 67°45′36″W / 46.705°N 67.76°W
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Victoria
Established	1833
Area[1]
• Land	123.67 km^2 (47.75 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	942
• Density	7.6/km^2 (20/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	10.0%
• Dwellings	430
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)

Andover is a Canadian parish in Victoria County, New Brunswick.^[2]

Its population in the 2011 Census was 942.

History

Andover Parish set off in 1833 from Kent Parish as part of Carleton County: possibly named by a Mr. Sisson who came from the town of Andover in Hants, England: included Grand Falls Parish until 1852.

Delineation

Andover Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act^[3] as being bounded:

South and west by the County lines; east by the Saint John River and north by the Aroostook River.

Communities

Bairdsville Beaconsfield Carlingford Dover Hill Hillandale

Maliseet River De Chute Tinker Turner Settlement

Demographics

Population Population trend[4] Census Population Change (%) 2006 856 14.7% 2001 1,003 9.1% 1996 1,104 0.9% 1991 1,094 N/A

Language Mother tongue language (2006)[5] Language Population Pct (%) English only 835 97.66% French only 20 2.34% Both English and French 0 0.00% Other languages 0 0.00%

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

References

1. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Andover Parish, New Brunswick
2. New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Andover Parish
3. "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
5. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Andover Parish, New Brunswick

Coordinates: 46°42′18″N 67°45′36″W / 46.70500°N 67.76000°W