Andover Parish, New Brunswick

Andover
Parish

Location within Victoria County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 46°42′18″N 67°45′36″W / 46.705°N 67.76°W / 46.705; -67.76
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Victoria
Established 1833
Area[1]
 • Land 123.67 km2 (47.75 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 942
 • Density 7.6/km2 (20/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 10.0%
 • Dwellings 430
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)

Andover is a Canadian parish in Victoria County, New Brunswick.[2]

Its population in the 2011 Census was 942.

History

Andover Parish set off in 1833 from Kent Parish as part of Carleton County: possibly named by a Mr. Sisson who came from the town of Andover in Hants, England: included Grand Falls Parish until 1852.

Delineation

Andover Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act[3] as being bounded:

South and west by the County lines; east by the Saint John River and north by the Aroostook River.

Communities

  • Bairdsville
  • Beaconsfield
  • Carlingford
  • Dover Hill
  • Hillandale
  • Maliseet
  • River De Chute
  • Tinker
  • Turner Settlement

Demographics

Population

Population trend[4]

Census Population Change (%)
2006 856 Decrease14.7%
2001 1,003 Decrease9.1%
1996 1,104 Increase0.9%
1991 1,094 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[5]

Language Population Pct (%)
English only 835 97.66%
French only 20 2.34%
Both English and French 0 0.00%
Other languages 0 0.00%

See also

References

  1. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Andover Parish, New Brunswick
  2. ↑ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Andover 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: Andover Parish, New Brunswick


Adjacent places of Andover Parish, New Brunswick
 Grand Falls Parish Denmark Parish
Aroostook County, Maine
 United States		 Perth Parish
   Andover Parish  
Wicklow Parish
(Carleton County)		 Kent Parish
(Carleton County)


Coordinates: 46°42′18″N 67°45′36″W / 46.70500°N 67.76000°W / 46.70500; -67.76000 (Andover Parish, New Brunswick)

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