Blackville Parish, New Brunswick

Blackville
Parish

Location within Northumberland County, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 46°36′N 65°44′W / 46.600°N 65.733°W / 46.600; -65.733Coordinates: 46°36′N 65°44′W / 46.600°N 65.733°W / 46.600; -65.733
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Northumberland
Established 1830
Area[1]
 • Land 823.48 km2 (317.95 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 2,215
 • Density 2.7/km2 (7/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 5.6%
 • Dwellings 961
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)

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

Its population in the 2011 Census was 2,215.

Delineation

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

Southeast by the County line; west by Blissfield Parish; north by Southesk Parish; and east by a line running south twenty-two degrees east; and north twenty-two degrees west from the mouth of Renous River.

Communities

Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold):
  • Keenan Siding
  • Lockstead
  • Smith Crossing
  • Shinnickburn

Demographics

Population

Population trend[4]

Census Population Change (%)
2006 2,347 Decrease3.1%
2001 2,421 Decrease7.6%
1996 2,620 Increase6.0%
1991 2,471 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[5]

Language Population Pct (%)
English only 2,095 98.58%
French only 15 0.71%
Other languages 15 0.71%
Both English and French 0 0.00%

See also

References

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


Adjacent places of Blackville Parish, New Brunswick
 Southesk Parish Derby Parish
Blissfield Parish Nelson Parish
Rogersville Parish
   Blackville Parish  
Harcourt Parish (Kent County) Huskisson Parish (Kent County)


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