Queensbury Parish, New Brunswick

Queensbury
—  Parish  —
Location of Queensbury Parish within York County, New Brunswick
Coordinates:
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County York
Established              1786
Area[1]
 • Land 301.22 km2 (116.3 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1][2]
 • Total 1,215
 • Density 4.0/km2 (10.4/sq mi)
 • Change 2001-06 0.7%
 • Census Ranking 1,811 of 5,008
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)
Dwellings 549
Median Income* $42,723 CDN
*Median household income, 2005 (all households)

Queensbury is a Canadian parish in York County, New Brunswick.[3]

Its population in the 2006 Census was 1,215.

Contents

Delineation

Queensbury Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act as:

Northeast by Bright Parish; south and southwest by the Saint John River; and northwest by a line commencing at the Saint John River, at the southern angle of lot number one, granted to Joseph Cunliff, near the mouth of the Nackawic Stream; thence running northeasterly along the lower or southeastern line of said lot and its prolongation until it strikes the southwestern line of land granted to William Dobie, in Caverhill; thence northwesterly along the said line of said grant and its prolongation till it strikes the southeastern line of a grant to Henry Morehouse and three others; thence northeasterly along the line of said grant to its eastern angle; thence northwesterly along the northeast side of the said grant till it strikes the East Branch Nackawic Stream; thence following the course of the said river up stream to the forks at the mouth of the Burtt Lake Branch and thence following the course of the said Burtt Lake Branch up stream till it strikes the line of the parish of Bright.

Communities

Bear Island

Demographics

Population

Population trend[4]

Census Population Change (%)
2006 1,215 0.7%
2001 1,223 0.2%
1996 1,225 2.2%
1991 1,199 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[1]

Language Population Pct (%)
English only 1,130 94.17%
French only 50 4.17%
Other languages 20 1.66%
Both English and French 0 0.00%

See also

References

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