Acadieville Parish, New Brunswick

Acadieville
—  Parish  —
Location of Acadieville Parish within Kent County, New Brunswick
Coordinates:
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Kent
Established              1876
Area[1]
 • Land 331.67 km2 (128.1 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1][2]
 • Total 826
 • Density 2.5/km2 (6.5/sq mi)
 • Change 2001-06 12.5%
 • Census Ranking 2,315 of 5,008
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)
Dwellings 354
Median Income* $29,269 CDN
*Median household income, 2005 (all households)

Acadieville is a Canadian parish in Kent County, New Brunswick.[3]

Its population in the 2006 Census was 826.

Contents

Delineation

Acadieville Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act as:

West by the west line of Weldford Parish, prolonged northerly; south by Saint-Louis Parish; northwest by the County line; and east by Carleton Parish.

History

Acadieville Parish was founded in 1868 by Acadian settlers who rushed to claim the provincial Crown Lands after it was revealed that the surveyed route for the Intercolonial Railway would pass through the area.

In 1869, the Intercolonial Railway's route was modified and it was constructed approximately 10 kilometres to the west.

Communities

Demographics

Population

Population trend[4]

Census Population Change (%)
2006 826 12.5%
2001 944 6.9%
1996 1,014 1.5%
1991 1,029 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[1]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 705 88.13%
English only 70 8.75%
Both English and French 25 3.12%
Other languages 0 0.00%

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Acadieville Parish, New Brunswick
  2. ^ Statistics Canada Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data
  3. ^ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Acadieville Parish
  4. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census

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