Dundas Parish, New Brunswick

Dundas
—  Parish  —
Location of Dundas Parish within Kent County, New Brunswick
Coordinates:
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Kent
Established              1826
Area[1]
 • Land 230.31 km2 (88.9 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1][2]
 • Total 6,356
 • Density 27.6/km2 (71.5/sq mi)
 • Change 2001-06 2.9%
 • Census Ranking 571 of 5,008
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)
Dwellings 3,649
Median Income* $46,397 CDN
*Median household income, 2005 (all households)

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

Its population in the 2006 Census was 6,356.

Contents

Delineation

Dundas Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act as:

South by the County line; west by the McLaughlin Road; north by a line beginning at the seashore, at the northeastern angle of lot no. 1, granted to Joseph Richard; thence south seventy-two degrees and thirty minutes west seven hundred and sixty-five chains, or until it meets the westerly line of lot number 86, granted to Maximin A. Girouard; thence along the western line of said lot in a southerly direction, to meet the southern line of lot number 84, granted to Beloni Robicheau; thence westerly along the said southern line of the last-mentioned grant and its westerly prolongation to the eastern side of the McLaughlin Road; and east by the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, including all the islands in front.

Communities

Demographics

Population

Population trend[4]

Census Population Change (%)
2006 6,356 2.9%
2001 6,174 0.2%
1996 6,162 3.5%
1991 5,951 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[1]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 5,405 85.93%
English only 775 12.32%
Both English and French 70 1.11%
Other languages 40 0.64%

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Dundas 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 - Dundas Parish
  4. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census