Alnwick Parish, New Brunswick

Alnwick
Parish

Location within Northumberland County, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 47°17′06″N 65°08′33″W / 47.285°N 65.1425°W / 47.285; -65.1425
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Northumberland
Established 1786
Area[1]
 • Land 734.66 km2 (283.65 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 5,922
 • Density 8.1/km2 (21/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 3.7%
 • Dwellings 2,684
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)

Alnwick is a Canadian parish in Northumberland County, New Brunswick.[2]

Its population in the 2011 Census was 5,922.

Delineation

Alnwick Parish is described in the Territorial Division Act[3] as being bounded:

North by the County line; west by Bartibog River, from its mouth up to the bridge on Highway 8; thence north to the County line; and southeast by the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and Miramichi Bay, including Sheldrake Island and all the other islands in front north 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).

Demographics

Population

Population trend[4]

Census Population Change (%)
2006 6,152 Decrease6.3%
2001 6,566 Decrease4.6%
1996 6,884 Decrease1.5%
1991 6,988 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[5]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 5,090 83.31%
English only 975 15.96%
Other languages 45 0.73%
Both English and French 0 0.00%

See also

References

  1. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Alnwick Parish, New Brunswick
  2. ↑ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Alnwick Parish
  3. ↑ "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  5. ↑ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Alnwick Parish, New Brunswick


Adjacent places of Alnwick Parish, New Brunswick
 Allardville Parish (Gloucester County) Saumarez Parish (Gloucester County)
Newcastle Parish Gulf of Saint Lawrence
   Alnwick Parish  
Miramichi Bay


Coordinates: 47°17′06″N 65°8′33″W / 47.28500°N 65.14250°W / 47.28500; -65.14250 (Alnwick Parish, New Brunswick)

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