Dufferin Parish, New Brunswick
| Dufferin | |
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| Parish | |
 Location within Charlotte County. | |
| Country |
 Canada |
| Province |
 New Brunswick |
| County | Charlotte County |
| Established | 1874 |
| Area[1] | |
| • Land | 12.40 km2 (4.79 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 573 |
| • Density | 46.2/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 7.1% |
| • Dwellings | 288 |
| Time zone | AST (UTC-4) |
| • Summer (DST) | ADT (UTC-3) |
- This article is about the parish. For the town, consult Dufferin, New Brunswick.
Dufferin is a Canadian parish in Charlotte County, New Brunswick.[2]
History
Dufferin Parish created in 1873 from Saint Stephen Parish and named for Frederick Temple-Blackwood, Marquis of Dufferin (1826-1902) and governor-general of Canada from 1872-1878.
Delineation
Dufferin Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act as:
"Commencing in the centre of the channel of the St. Croix River opposite the mouth of Dennis Stream; thence following the centre of said channel down stream around Todds Point, so called, to Oak Bay, and up the centre of the channel of Oak Bay and of Pagans Cove, to where the northern line of lots fronting on northern side of St. Croix River intersects said cove; thence westerly and northwesterly along said line to the Bay Road, so called; thence westerly along said road to Dennis Stream, and thence down said stream to beginning."
Communities
Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold).
- Champlain
- Crocker Hill
- Dufferin
- The Ledge
Bodies of water & Islands
This is a list of rivers, lakes, streams, creeks, marshes and Islands that are at least partially in this parish
- Crocker Island
- Ganong Nature and Marine Park
- Pagans Cove
Demographics
Population
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Language
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French |
English & French |
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
| 2011 |
575 |
545 | 3.7% |
94.78% | 15 | 33.3% |
2.61% | 0 |  0.0% |
0.00% | 15 | n/a% |
2.61% | |||||
| 2006 |
535 |
525 | 1.9% |
98.13% | 10 |  60.0% |
1.87% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.00% | 0 | 100.0% |
0.00% | |||||
| 2001 |
550 |
515 | 16.5% |
93.64% | 25 | 20.0% |
4.54% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.00% | 10 | n/a% |
1.82% | |||||
| 1996 |
450 |
430 | n/a | 95.56% | 20 | n/a | 4.44% | 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:[7]
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See also
References
- 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Dufferin Parish, New Brunswick
- ↑ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Dufferin Parish
- ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
- ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
- ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
- 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ↑ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 4, 12
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Saint Croix Parish | ||
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Coordinates: 45°10′46″N 67°12′37″W / 45.179496°N 67.210236°W