Saumarez Parish, New Brunswick

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Saumarez
—  Parish  —
Location of Saumarez Parish within Gloucester County, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 47°30′N 64°56′W / 47.5°N 64.94°W / 47.5; -64.94
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Gloucester
Established              1814
Area[1]
 • Land 326.76 km2 (126.16 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1][2]
 • Total 6,837
 • Density 20.9/km2 (54/sq mi)
 • Change 2001-06 decrease1.8%
 • Census Ranking 528 of 5,008
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)
Dwellings 2,911
Median Income* $39,462 CDN
*Median household income, 2005 (all households)

Saumarez is a Canadian parish in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.[3]

Its population in the 2006 Census was 6,837.

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[edit] Delineation

Saumarez Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act as:

Bounded easterly by the Gulf of St. Lawrence and northerly, westerly and southerly by the following described bounds: Beginning at a point in the most western extremity of a twenty acre lot granted to F. Vienneau, situated at the easterly entrance of the Tracadie Lagoon; thence northwesterly in a direct line across said Lagoon to the mouth of LeBouthillier Brook; thence in a northwesterly direction following the various courses of said brook upstream to Highway 11 leading from Tracadie to Pokemouche; thence in a direct line to the northeast angle of lot number one hundred and forty-five, granted to Dosite Landry, situated on the north side of the Saint-Isidore Road; thence in a westerly direction along the north limit of said lot to a point where the same is intersected by a direct line extending from the southeast angle of lot number one hundred and forty-four, granted to Dos. Landry, to the Southwest angle of lot number five, granted to Joseph Lavigne, in Range Six, Val-Doucet; thence in a southeasterly direction along said direct line to the southeast angle of aforesaid lot number one hundred and forty-four, granted to Dos. Landry; thence in a westerly direction along the south limit of said lot to a point where the same is intersected by the west bank or shore of Gaspereau Creek; thence in a southerly direction along said bank or shore to a point in the southern limit of lot number one hundred and forty-two, granted to M. Gottro; thence in a westerly direction along the southern limit of said lot and said limit of lot number three hundred and six, granted to George Savoy, and lot number three hundred and nine, granted to A. Basque, to a point in the eastern limit of lot number one, granted to T. Richard; thence in a southerly direction along said limit of said lot to the southeast angle of the same; thence in a westerly direction along the south limit of Range Six, Saint-Isidore, to the northwest angle of lot number two hundred and eighty-nine, granted to Canute Arceno, situated in the Second Tier North of the Little Tracadie River; thence in a southerly direction along the west limit of said lot and said limit of lot number thirty, granted to Richard Arseneault, to a point in the north bank or shore of the aforesaid River; thence following the said bank or shore upstream to a point where the same is intersected by the south limit of Range Nine, Saint-Isidore; thence in a westerly direction along said limit of said Range and its western prolongation to a point in the Division line between Timber Block Numbers Three and Four, Range Eight; thence in a southerly direction along said Division line in Ranges Eight, Nine and Ten to a point in the Gloucester-Northumberland County line; and thence in an easterly direction along said County line to the Gulf of St. Lawrence. R.S., c.227, s.20.

[edit] Communities

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

[edit] Demographics

[edit] Population

Population trend[4]

Census Population Change (%)
2006 6,837 decrease1.8%
2001 6,963 decrease6.0%
1996 7,405 decrease0.8%
1991 7,466 N/A

[edit] Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[1]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 6,610 97.13%
English only 140 2.06%
Other languages 30 0.44%
Both English and French 25 0.37%

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saumarez Parish, New Brunswick
  2. ^ Statistics Canada Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data
  3. ^ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Saumarez Parish
  4. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census



Coordinates: 47°30′00″N 64°56′24″W / 47.5°N 64.94°W / 47.5; -64.94 (Saumarez Parish, New Brunswick)

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