Durham Parish, New Brunswick

Durham
Parish
Location within Restigouche County.
Coordinates: 47°52′N 66°04′W / 47.86°N 66.07°W / 47.86; -66.07
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Restigouche
Established	1839
Area^[1]
• Land	411.10 km² (158.73 sq mi)
Population (2011)^[1]
• Total	1,207
• Density	2.9/km² (8/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	7.4%
• Dwellings	611
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)

Durham is a Canadian parish in Restigouche County, New Brunswick.^[2]

Delineation

Durham Parish lies at the east end of Restigouche County in northwestern New Brunswick and is bordered to the north and east by Chaleur Bay, and to the west by Colborne Parish. To the south, Durham borders with Bathurst Parish and Beresford Parish in neighbouring Gloucester County. Offshore to the northwest, Heron Island also resides within the parish limits.

Communities

Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold or italics).

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Durham Parish, New Brunswick community profile

	2011	2006	2001

Population: Land area: Population density: Median age: Total private dwellings: Median household income:	1,207 (-7.4% from 2006) 411.10 km² (158.73 sq mi) 2.9/km² (7.5/sq mi) 51.3 (M: 51.6, F: 51.0) 611 $.N/A	1,303 (-12.6% from 2001) 410.28 km² (158.41 sq mi) 3.2/km² (8.3/sq mi) 47.1 (M: 47.4, F: 47.0) 640 $28,192	1,491 (-8.1% from 1996) 410.25 km² (158.40 sq mi) 3.6/km² (9.3/sq mi) 41.2 (M: 41.6, F: 40.9) 657 $24,045

References: 2011^[3] 2006^[4] 2001^[5]

Historical Census Data - Durham Parish, New Brunswick^[6]

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	1,618	—
1996	1,622	+0.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
2001	1,491	−8.1%
2006	1,303	−12.6%

Year	Pop.	±%
2011	1,207	−7.4%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Durham Parish, New Brunswick^[6]
Census	Total	English			French			English & French			Other
Year	Responses	Count	Trend	Pop %	Count	Trend	Pop %	Count	Trend	Pop %	Count	Trend	Pop %
2011	1,210	905	14.2%	74.79%	265	20.5%	21.90%	35	133.3%	2.89%	5	50.0%	0.41%
2006	1,300	1,055	7.5%	81.15%	220	33.3%	16.92%	15	40.0%	1.15%	10	n/a%	0.77%
2001	1,495	1,140	0.4%	76.25%	330	22.4%	22.07%	25	28.6%	1.67%	0	0.0%	0.00%
1996	1,605	1,145	n/a	71.34%	425	n/a	26.48%	35	n/a	2.18%	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]

Highways
- Route 11

Principal Routes
- Route 134
- Route 180

Secondary Routes:
- None

External Routes:
- None

References

1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Durham Parish, New Brunswick
↑ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Durham Parish
↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
↑ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 6-7, 15

Chaleur Bay

Colborne Parish

Chaleur Bay

Durham Parish

Bathurst Parish
(Gloucester County)

Beresford Parish
(Gloucester County)

Subdivisions of New Brunswick

Subdivisions	Counties Parishes Municipalities Rural communities Local service districts Municipal amalgamations Communities First Nations School districts Regions

Cities	Bathurst Campbellton Dieppe Edmundston Fredericton Miramichi Moncton Saint John

Counties	Albert Carleton Charlotte Gloucester Kent Kings Madawaska Northumberland Queens Restigouche Saint John Sunbury Victoria Westmorland York

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Coordinates: 47°51′36″N 66°04′12″W / 47.86000°N 66.07000°W / 47.86000; -66.07000 (Durham Parish, New Brunswick)

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