Hardwicke Parish, New Brunswick

Hardwicke
—  Parish  —
Location of Hardwicke Parish within Northumberland County, New Brunswick
Coordinates:
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Northumberland
Established              1851
Area[1]
 • Land 278.60 km2 (107.6 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1][2]
 • Total 2,484
 • Density 8.9/km2 (23.1/sq mi)
 • Change 2001-06 3.1%
 • Census Ranking 1,143 of 5,008
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)
Dwellings 1,173
Median Income* $44,656 CDN
*Median household income, 2005 (all households)

Hardwicke is a Canadian parish in Northumberland County, New Brunswick.[3]

Its population in the 2006 Census was 2,484.

Contents

Delineation

Hardwicke Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act as:

Southwest by Glenelg Parish; north by Miramichi Bay; and southeast by the County line and the shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence from Point Escuminac; westwardly to the intersection of the County line between Kent and Northumberland, near the entrance of Escuminac River, including all the islands in front, which are south of the principal entrance to Miramichi Bay.

Communities

Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold) and communities within their respective boundaries (in italics).

  • Gregan
  • Hardwicke
  • Hardwood Settlement
  • Hortons Creek
  • Manuels
  • Point Gardiner
  • Vin Island

Demographics

Population

Population trend[4]

Census Population Change (%)
2006 2,484 3.1%
2001 2,564 4.8%
1996 2,694 0.1%
1991 2,698 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[1]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 1,710 68.95%
English only 735 29.64%
Both English and French 20 0.81%
Other languages 15 0.60%

See also

References

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