Richibucto Parish, New Brunswick

This article is about the parish. For the town, see Richibucto, New Brunswick.
Richibucto
Parish

Location within Kent County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 46°37′03″N 64°47′24″W / 46.6175°N 64.79°W / 46.6175; -64.79
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Kent County
Established 1826
Area[1]
 • Land 249.45 km2 (96.31 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 1,986
 • Density 8.0/km2 (21/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 1.8%
 • Dwellings 1,115
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)

Richibucto is a Canadian parish in Kent County, New Brunswick.[2]

Its population in the 2011 Census was 1,986.

Delineation

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

South by Wellington Parish and Weldford Parish, west by Weldford Parish and a line running true south from the forks of the Saint-Charles River to the northern line of Weldford Parish; north by the centre of the Saint-Charles River and of the Northwest Branch and Richibucto [Harbour], and east by the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, including all the islands in front; except that portion thereof formerly in said Parish of Richibucto, now included in the Parish of Saint-Charles as described below.

Communities

Cap-Lumière

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

  • Bedec
  • Bells Mills
  • Cap-de-Richiboucto
  • Cap-Lumière
  • Côte-Sainte-Anne
  • East Galloway
  • Galloway
  • Jardineville
  • Peters Mills
  • Petit-Chockpish
  • Pirogue
  • Rexton
  • Richibucto
  • Richibucto Village Cape
  • Richibucto-Village
  • Saint-Charles Station
  • Sainte-Anne-de-Kent
  • Village-La-Prairie
  • West Galloway

Demographics

Population

Population trend[4]

Census Population Change (%)
2006 2,022 Increase1.3%
2001 1,997 Decrease2.3%
1996 2,045 Increase2.8%
1991 1,990 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[5]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 1,250 62.19%
English only 705 35.07%
Other languages 35 1.74%
Both English and French 20 1.00%

See also

References

  1. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Richibucto Parish, New Brunswick
  2. ↑ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Richibucto Parish
  3. ↑ "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  5. ↑ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Richibucto Parish, New Brunswick
 Saint-Charles Parish
Weldford Parish Northumberland Strait
   Richibucto Parish  
Wellington Parish

Coordinates: 46°37′03″N 64°47′24″W / 46.61750°N 64.79000°W / 46.61750; -64.79000 (Richibucto Parish, New Brunswick)

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