Blackville Parish, New Brunswick

Blackville
Parish
Location within Northumberland County, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 46°36′N 65°44′W / 46.600°N 65.733°WCoordinates: 46°36′N 65°44′W / 46.600°N 65.733°W
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Northumberland
Established	1830
Area[1]
• Land	823.48 km^2 (317.95 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	2,215
• Density	2.7/km^2 (7/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	5.6%
• Dwellings	961
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)

Blackville is a Canadian parish in Northumberland County, New Brunswick.^[2]

Its population in the 2011 Census was 2,215.

Delineation

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

Southeast by the County line; west by Blissfield Parish; north by Southesk Parish; and east by a line running south twenty-two degrees east; and north twenty-two degrees west from the mouth of Renous River.

Communities

Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold):

Barnett Barnettville Blackville Hardscramble

Keenan Siding Lockstead Smith Crossing Shinnickburn

Demographics

Population Population trend[4] Census Population Change (%) 2006 2,347 3.1% 2001 2,421 7.6% 1996 2,620 6.0% 1991 2,471 N/A

Language Mother tongue language (2006)[5] Language Population Pct (%) English only 2,095 98.58% French only 15 0.71% Other languages 15 0.71% Both English and French 0 0.00%

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

References

1. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Blackville Parish, New Brunswick
2. New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Blackville 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: Blackville Parish, New Brunswick