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Lepreau Parish, New Brunswick

Coordinates: 45°13′52″N 66°34′36″W / 45.23114°N 66.576805°W / 45.23114; -66.576805 (Lepreau Parish, New Brunswick)
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Lepreau Parish
Paroisse de Lepreau
Parish
Location within Charlotte County.
Location within Charlotte County.
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyCharlotte
Established1857
Government
 • TypeLocal service district
Area
[1]
 • Land209.62 km2 (80.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total707
 • Density3.4/km2 (9/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
Decrease 6.0%
 • Dwellings
507
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)

Lepreau is a civil parish in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada,[2] west of Saint John. The Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station is located within the parish near its eastern border.

The local service district (LSD) and Census subdivision of the same name have the same boundaries as the parish.[3]

The LSD assesses for basic services.[a]

Origin of name

W.F. Ganong states that the name of the parish comes from Point Lepreau, the name being a corruption of French Pte. aux Napraux.[5]

The parish's name has varied in spelling - LePreau in 1857,[6] later Lepreaux,[7] and finally the modern spelling in 1973.[8]

History

Lepreau Parish was erected from Pennfield Parish in 1857.[6]

In 1868 all of the parish north of the southern point of Queens County was included in the Clarendon District, a polling district that also included the northern part of Pennfield Parish.[7] The Clarendon District was then erected as Clarendon Parish the next year[9] and Lepreau's modern boundaries were established.

Delineation

The entire parish can be found on New Brunswick Cadastral Map No. 163.[10]

Lepreau Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act[2] as being bounded:

West by Pennfield Parish; north by Clarendon Parish; east by the County line; and south by the Bay of Fundy, including Pocologan, New River and Salkeld Islands, and all other islands in front within two miles of the shore.

Communities

Communities that appear on provincial government maps.[11]

Bodies of water

Bodies of water that appear on provincial government maps.[11]

Islands

Islands that appear on provincial government maps.[11]

Conservation areas

Conservation areas that appear on provincial government maps.[11]

  • Lepreau River Game Management Area

Census data

Population

Canada census – Lepreau Parish, New Brunswick community profile
20162011
Population708 (-6.0% from 2011)752 (-8.7% from 2006)
Land area209.62 km2 (80.93 sq mi)209.40 km2 (80.85 sq mi)
Population density3.4/km2 (8.8/sq mi)3.6/km2 (9.3/sq mi)
Median age53.0 (M: 51.3, F: 53.9)48.2 (M: 47.8, F: 48.5)
Private dwellings507 (total)  510 (total) 
Median household income$57,216
References: 2016[12] 2011[13] earlier[14][15]
Historical Census Data - Lepreau Parish, New Brunswick
YearPop.±%
1991 900—    
1996 875−2.8%
YearPop.±%
2001 865−1.1%
2006 824−4.7%
YearPop.±%
2011 752−8.7%
2016 707−6.0%
[16][1]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Lepreau Parish, New Brunswick[16]
Census Total
English
French
English & French
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
750
 720 Decrease 8.9% 96.00% 20 Steady 0.0% 2.67% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 10 Steady 0.0% 1.33%
2006
820
 790 Decrease 5.4% 96.34% 20 Decrease 20.0% 2.44% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 10 Steady 0.0% 1.22%
2001
870
 835 Decrease 2.3% 95.98% 25 Increase 60.0% 2.87% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 10 Steady 0.0% 1.15%
1996
875
 855 n/a 97.71% 10 n/a 1.14% 0 n/a 0.00% 10 n/a 1.14%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[17]

Notes

  1. ^ Firefighting, policing, zoning, EMO, and dog control, along with administrative costs.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census Lepreau, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  3. ^ "New Brunswick Regulation 84-168 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 84-582)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  4. ^ "2019 Local Government Statistics for New Brunswick" (PDF). Department of Environment and Local Government. p. 59. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  5. ^ Ganong, William F. (1896–97). "A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick". Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada. II: 244–245.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date format (link) Monograph is available as a free download from Canadiana.ca.
  6. ^ a b Acts of the General Assembly of the Province of New Brunswick Passed in July 1856, and March and July 1857. Fredericton, New Brunswick: J. Simpson, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty. 1857. p. 15. Book is available as a free download from Canadiana.ca and Google Books.
  7. ^ a b Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, passed in the month of April 1869. Fredericton, New Brunswick: G. E. Fenety, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty. 1868. p. 84. Book is available as a free download from Google Books.
  8. ^ "T-3 Territorial Division Act". Revised Statutes of New Brunswick. Government of New Brunswick. 1973. p. 14.
  9. ^ Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, passed in the month of April 1869. Fredericton, New Brunswick: G. E. Fenety, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty. 1869. pp. 96–97. Book is available as a free download from Google Books.
  10. ^ "No. 163". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  11. ^ a b c d "471" (PDF). Province of New Brunswick. Retrieved 1 August 2020."482" (PDF). Province of New Brunswick. Retrieved 1 August 2020."492" (PDF). Province of New Brunswick. Retrieved 1 August 2020."499" (PDF). Province of New Brunswick. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  12. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  13. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  14. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 20 August 2019.
  15. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 18 July 2021.
  16. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  17. ^ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 4, 12

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45°13′52″N 66°34′36″W / 45.23114°N 66.576805°W / 45.23114; -66.576805 (Lepreau Parish, New Brunswick)

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