Saint Stephen Parish, New Brunswick

Saint Stephen St. Stephen
Parish
Location within Charlotte County.
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Charlotte County
Established	1786
Area[1]
• Land	103.38 km^2 (39.92 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	1,986
• Density	19.2/km^2 (50/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	6.0%
• Dwellings	827
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)

Saint Stephen is a Canadian parish in Charlotte County, New Brunswick.^[2]

History

Saint Stephen Parish was established in 1786: included Saint James Parish until 1823 and Dufferin Parish until 1873..

Delineation

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

South by Dufferin Parish and the St. Croix River; east by Saint David Parish, north and west by a line beginning in the intersection of the St. Croix River with the southwesterly prolongation of the northwestern limit of Lot No. 16, granted to Angus Rankin; thence northeasterly along said prolongation and said limit to the western limit of Lot No. 115, granted to Thomas Dodd; thence northerly along the western limits of Lots Numbered 115, 116, 117 and 99 to 114 inclusive to the southern limit of Lot No. 46 granted to Thomas Grimmer Junior; thence westerly along said limit and its prolongation to the eastern limit of Lot No. 60, granted to Robert M. Todd; thence northerly along the eastern limit of Lot No. 60 and its northerly prolongation, to meet the westerly prolongation of the northern limit of No. 53 granted to Peter Christie; thence easterly along said westerly prolongation, the northern limit of Lot No. 53 and the easterly prolongation of the northern limit of Lot No. 53, to the eastern bank or shore of Moore Lake.^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Communities

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

Barter Settlement Blackland Burnt Hill Dennis-Weston Five Corners Four Corners

Hayman Hill Heathland Maxwell Crossing Mayfield Mohannes

Old Bay Road Old Ridge Saint Stephen Upper Mills Valley Road

Bodies of water & Islands

This is a list of rivers, lakes, streams, creeks, marshes and Islands that are at least partially in this parish

• Kendricks Lake
• St Croix River

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Saint Stephen Parish, New Brunswick community profile
	2011	2006	2001
Population:	1,986 (-6.0% from 2006)	2,113 (+13.8% from 2001)	1,856 (-1.8% from 1996)
Land area:	103.38 km^2 (39.92 sq mi)	104.41 km^2 (40.31 sq mi)	104.41 km^2 (40.31 sq mi)
Population density:	19.2/km^2 (50/sq mi)	20.2/km^2 (52/sq mi)	17.8/km^2 (46/sq mi)
Median age:	44.0 (M: 43.5, F: 44.5)	39.6 (M: 38.9, F: 40.0)	37.1 (M: 35.7, F: 38.6)
Total private dwellings:	827	863	708
Median household income:	$50,064	$37,430	$34,495
References: 2011[1] 2006[5] 2001[6]

Historical Census Data - Saint Stephen Parish, New Brunswick[7]
Year Pop. ±% 1991 1,818 —     1996 1,890 +4.0%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 1,856 −1.8% 2006 2,113 +13.8%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 1,986 −6.0%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint Stephen Parish, New Brunswick[7]
Census		Total		English				French				English & French				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		1,955		1,900	6.9%	97.19%		35	12.5%	1.79%		5	n/a%	0.25%		15	40.0%	0.77%
2006		2,105		2,040	12.0%	96.91%		40	12.5%	1.90%		0	100.0%	0.00%		25	60.0%	1.19%
2001		1,850		1,795	1.9%	97.03%		35	28.6%	1.89%		10	n/a%	0.54%		10	n/a%	0.54%
1996		1,855		1,830	n/a	98.65%		25	n/a	1.35%		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:^[8]

Highways Route 1 Route 3

Principal Routes Route 170

Secondary Routes: None

External Routes: None

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

Footnotes

1. Now officially named Moores Mills Lake.^[4]

References

1. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint Stephen Parish, New Brunswick
2. - Saint Stephen Parish
3. "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
4. "Moore Lake". Canadian Geographical Names. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
5. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
6. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
7. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
8. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 4, 12

Coordinates: 45°12′41″N 67°19′33″W / 45.21125°N 67.325935°W