Saint-Basile Parish, New Brunswick

Saint-Basile
St. Basil, St. Basile
Parish

Location within Madawaska County.
Coordinates: 47°21′36″N 68°15′18″W / 47.36°N 68.255°W / 47.36; -68.255
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Madawaska
Established 1850
Area[1]
 • Land 129.74 km2 (50.09 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 717
 • Density 5.5/km2 (14/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 10.3%
 • Dwellings 313
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)

Saint-Basile is a Canadian parish in Madawaska County, New Brunswick.[2]

Delineation

Saint-Basile Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act[3] as being bounded:

Southeasterly by Sainte-Anne [Parish]; northeasterly by the County line; southwesterly by the St. John River; and northwesterly by the lower line of grant numbered eighteen hundred and eight, near the mouth of the Madawaska River, granted to Simon Herbert in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five, and its northeasterly prolongation,[lower-alpha 1] including the islands in front, and excluding the Ordnance lands at the mouth of the Madawaska River, and all lands lying on the northwestern side of Green River[lower-alpha 2] from the mouth of Little Belone Brook[lower-alpha 3] at the Second Falls[lower-alpha 4] up stream to the Little Forks,[lower-alpha 5] except the part thereof heretofore described establishing the Parish of Rivière-Verte.

Communities

Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold) and communities within their respective boundaries (in italics).

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Saint-Basile Parish, New Brunswick community profile
2011 2006
Population: 717 (-10.3% from 2006) 799 (+13.3% from 2001)
Land area: 129.74 km2 (50.09 sq mi) 129.73 km2 (50.09 sq mi)
Population density: 5.5/km2 (14/sq mi) 6.2/km2 (16/sq mi)
Median age: 44.7 (M: 46.1, F: 42.9) 42.3 (M: 43.6, F: 41.0)
Total private dwellings: 313 400
Median household income: $46,535 $47,973
References: 2011[1] 2006[8] earlier[9]
Historical Census Data - Saint-Basile Parish, New Brunswick[10]
YearPop.±%
1991 694—    
1996 672−3.2%
YearPop.±%
2001 705+4.9%
2006 799+13.3%
YearPop.±%
2011 717−10.3%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Basile Parish, New Brunswick[10]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
715
 695 Decrease 11.5% 97.20% 20 Increase 33.3% 2.80% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00%
2006
800
 785 Increase 18.9% 98.13% 15 Steady 0.0% 1.87% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00%
2001
710
 660 Increase 1.5% 92.96% 15 Increase 50.0% 2.11% 35 Increase 250.0% 4.93% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00%
1996
670
 650 n/a 97.01% 10 n/a 1.49% 10 n/a 1.49% 0 n/a 0.00%

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The prolongation only extends a bit beyond the Iroquois River, after which the boundary follows an irregular path along various grants lines until it strikes the Green River, then turns left and follows grant lines until it rejoins the river at Étang Deuxième-Sault.[4]
  2. ↑ Also known as Rivière Verte; both forms are official.[5]
  3. ↑ Now officially Petit ruisseau Belone;[6] the boundary actually strikes to the east within Étang Deuxième-Sault.
  4. ↑ Also known as Deuxième Sault; both names are official.[7]
  5. ↑ Little Forks Branch Green River

References

  1. 1 2 3 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Basile Parish, New Brunswick
  2. ↑ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Saint-Basile Parish
  3. ↑ "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Crown Grant Reference Map Viewer". GeoNB. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Green River". Canadian Geographical Names. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Belone Brook". Canadian Geographical Names. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Second Falls". Canadian Geographical Names. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
  9. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  10. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census



Coordinates: 47°21′36″N 68°15′18″W / 47.36000°N 68.25500°W / 47.36000; -68.25500 (Saint-Basile Parish, New Brunswick)

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