Dufferin Parish, New Brunswick

Dufferin
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 Increase 7.1%
 • Dwellings 288
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)

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[3] 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,[lower-alpha 1] so called; thence westerly along said road to Dennis Stream, and thence down said stream to beginning."

Governance

The entire parish forms the local service district of Dufferin, established in 1969 to assess for community services. Fire protection was added to the assessment in 1970.

Communities

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

Bodies of water & Islands

This is a list of rivers, lakes, streams, creeks, marshes and Islands that are at least partially in this parish

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Dufferin Parish, New Brunswick community profile
2011 2006
Population: 573 (+7.1% from 2006) 535 (-2.4% from 2001)
Land area: 12.40 km2 (4.79 sq mi) 12.40 km2 (4.79 sq mi)
Population density: 46.2/km2 (120/sq mi) 43.1/km2 (112/sq mi)
Median age: 49.5 (M: 50.5, F: 47.9) 49.2 (M: 49.1, F: 49.5)
Total private dwellings: 288 272
Median household income: $.N/A $62,207
Notes: Income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons. – References: 2011[1] 2006[4] earlier[5]
Historical Census Data - Dufferin Parish, New Brunswick[6]
YearPop.±%
1991 480—    
1996 451−6.0%
YearPop.±%
2001 548+21.5%
2006 535−2.4%
YearPop.±%
2011 573+7.1%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Dufferin 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
575
 545 Increase 3.7% 94.78% 15 Increase 33.3% 2.61% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 15 Increase n/a% 2.61%
2006
535
 525 Increase 1.9% 98.13% 10 Decrease 60.0% 1.87% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.00%
2001
550
 515 Increase 16.5% 93.64% 25 Increase 20.0% 4.54% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 10 Increase 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]

  • Highways
    • None
  • Principal Routes
    • None
  • Secondary Routes:
    • None
  • External Routes:
    • None

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Old Bay Road

References

  1. 1 2 3 "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
  2. ↑ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Dufferin Parish
  3. ↑ "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
  5. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  6. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  7. ↑ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 4, 12


Adjacent places of Dufferin Parish, New Brunswick
 Saint David Parish
Saint Stephen Parish Saint Croix Parish
   Dufferin Parish  
Bay of Fundy


Coordinates: 45°10′46″N 67°12′37″W / 45.179496°N 67.210236°W / 45.179496; -67.210236 (Dufferin Parish, New Brunswick)

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