Colborne Parish, New Brunswick

Colborne
Parish
Location within Restigouche County.
Coordinates: 47°53′15″N 66°16′12″W / 47.8875°N 66.27°W
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Restigouche
Established	1839
Area[1]
• Land	754.95 km^2 (291.49 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	202
• Density	0.3/km^2 (0.8/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	13.7%
• Dwellings	102
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)

Colborne is a Canadian parish in Restigouche County, New Brunswick.^[2]

Delineation

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

West by Dalhousie and Balmoral Parishes; south by the County line; east by a line running true south from the mouth of Benjamin River, and north by Chaleur Bay including Heron Island and all the other islands in front.

Communities

Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold or italics).

• Benjamin River
• Blackland
• Caribou Depot
• Charlo including:
  • Mountain Brook
  • River Charlo
  • Upper Charlo
• New Mills
• Upper Crossing
• Lorne, New Brunswick - Technically the Northwestern part of Lorne. The Community of Lorne is Divided into 2 Parishes. Anyone from the Colborne part of the community is considered "Colbornian" as an ongoing joke for multiple generations.

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Colborne Parish, New Brunswick community profile
	2011	2006	2001
Population:	202 (-13.7% from 2006)	234 (-13.3% from 2001)	270 (-8.5% from 1996)
Land area:	754.95 km^2 (291.49 sq mi)	754.15 km^2 (291.18 sq mi)	752.45 km^2 (290.52 sq mi)
Population density:	0.3/km^2 (0.78/sq mi)	0.3/km^2 (0.78/sq mi)	0.4/km^2 (1.0/sq mi)
Median age:	50.5 (M: 49.3, F: 53.8)	51.8 (M: 49.2, F: 54.5)	46.0 (M: 44.9, F: 48.5)
Total private dwellings:	102	140	153
Median household income:	$.N/A	$.N/A	$26,393
Notes: 2011 & 2006 income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons. – References: 2011[1] 2006[4] 2001[5]

Historical Census Data - Colborne Parish, New Brunswick[6]
Year Pop. ±% 1991 328 —     1996 295 −10.1%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 270 −8.5% 2006 234 −13.3%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 202 −13.7%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Colborne Parish, New Brunswick[6]
Census		Total		English				French				English & French				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		200		160	20.0%	80.00%		35	133.3%	17.50%		0	100.0%	0.00%		5	n/a%	2.50%
2006		235		200	20.0%	85.11%		15	40.0%	6.38%		20	n/a%	8.51%		0	0.0%	0.00%
2001		275		250	22.0%	90.91%		25	44.4%	9.09%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%
1996		250		205	n/a	82.00%		45	n/a	18.00%		0	n/a	0.00%		0	n/a	0.00%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:^[7]

Highways Route 11

Principal Routes Route 134 Route 180

Secondary Routes: None

External Routes: None

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

References

1. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Colborne Parish, New Brunswick
2. New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Colborne Parish
3. "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
4. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
5. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
6. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
7. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 6, 14-15

Coordinates: 47°53′15″N 66°16′12″W / 47.88750°N 66.27000°W