Durham Parish, New Brunswick

Durham
Parish

Location within Restigouche County.
Coordinates: 47°52′N 66°04′W / 47.86°N 66.07°W / 47.86; -66.07
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Restigouche
Established 1839
Area[1]
 • Land 411.10 km2 (158.73 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 1,207
 • Density 2.9/km2 (8/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 7.4%
 • Dwellings 611
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)

Durham is a Canadian parish in Restigouche County, New Brunswick.[2]

Delineation

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

East and south by the County lines; west by Colborne Parish, and north by Chaleur Bay including all the islands in front.[lower-alpha 1]

Communities

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

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Durham Parish, New Brunswick community profile
2011 2006
Population: 1,207 (-7.4% from 2006) 1,303 (-12.6% from 2001)
Land area: 411.10 km2 (158.73 sq mi) 410.28 km2 (158.41 sq mi)
Population density: 2.9/km2 (7.5/sq mi) 3.2/km2 (8.3/sq mi)
Median age: 51.3 (M: 51.6, F: 51.0) 47.1 (M: 47.4, F: 47.0)
Total private dwellings: 611 640
Median household income: $.N/A $28,192
References: 2011[1] 2006[4] earlier[5]
Historical Census Data - Durham Parish, New Brunswick[6]
YearPop.±%
1991 1,618—    
1996 1,622+0.2%
YearPop.±%
2001 1,491−8.1%
2006 1,303−12.6%
YearPop.±%
2011 1,207−7.4%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Durham 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
1,210
 905 Decrease 14.2% 74.79% 265 Increase 20.5% 21.90% 35 Increase 133.3% 2.89% 5 Decrease 50.0% 0.41%
2006
1,300
 1,055 Decrease 7.5% 81.15% 220 Decrease 33.3% 16.92% 15 Decrease 40.0% 1.15% 10 Increase n/a% 0.77%
2001
1,495
 1,140 Decrease 0.4% 76.25% 330 Decrease 22.4% 22.07% 25 Decrease 28.6% 1.67% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00%
1996
1,605
 1,145 n/a 71.34% 425 n/a 26.48% 35 n/a 2.18% 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]

  • Secondary Routes:
    • None
  • External Routes:
    • None

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Heron Island is explicitly part of Colborne Parish.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
  2. ↑ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Durham Parish
  3. ↑ "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
  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 6-7, 15


Adjacent places of Durham Parish, New Brunswick
 Chaleur Bay
Colborne Parish Chaleur Bay
   Durham Parish  
Bathurst Parish
(Gloucester County)		 Beresford Parish
(Gloucester County)


Coordinates: 47°51′36″N 66°04′12″W / 47.86000°N 66.07000°W / 47.86000; -66.07000 (Durham Parish, New Brunswick)

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