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Bathurst Parish, New Brunswick

Coordinates: 47°46′00″N 65°51′36″W / 47.76667°N 65.86000°W / 47.76667; -65.86000 (Bathurst Parish, New Brunswick)
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This article is about the parish. For the city, see Bathurst, New Brunswick.
Bathurst
Parish
Location within Gloucester County, New Brunswick
Location within Gloucester County, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 47°28′N 65°52′W / 47.46°N 65.86°W / 47.46; -65.86
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyGloucester
Erected1827
Area
[1]
 • Land1,504.87 km2 (581.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total4,797
 • Density3.2/km2 (8/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
Decrease 3.7%
 • Dwellings
2,292
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)

Bathurst is a civil parish in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada.[2]

For governance purposes it is divided between the city of Bathurst, the town of Beresford, Indian reserve Pabineau 11 and the local service districts of Allardville, Big River, Dunlop, New Bandon-Salmon Beach, North Tetagouche, and the parish of Bathurst, all of which except the Indian reserve are members of the Chaleur Regional Service Commission (CRSC).[3]

Origin of name

The parish was named in honour of Earl Bathurst, British Secretary of State for War and the Colonies at the time of its erection.[4]

History

Bathurst was erected in 1827 from the western part of Saumarez Parish.[5] Its eastern boundary followed Teagues Brook to its head and ran south to the county line.

In 1850 the eastern boundary was altered to match the northern end of the modern parish line and its prolongation to the county line, trading areas with New Bandon Parish.[6]

In 1947 a large area in the southeastern part of the parish was included in the newly erected Allardville Parish.[7]

Boundaries

Bathurst Parish is bounded:[2][8][9]

  • on the north by Nepisiguit Bay;
  • on the east by a grant line that crosses the junction of Route 11 and Route 340 near Janeville, then southerly by the line and its prolongation to Tier 1 of the Allardville East Settlement, which runs along the northern side of Route 160, then briefly westerly along Tier 1 to the prolongation of the boundary of the Tracadie River Game Management area, at a right angle and northerly along the boundary of the GMA, then at a right angle and westerly along the prolongation of the southern line of two grants south of Goodwin Mills Road to the Canadian National Railway line, then southerly along the railway to the Northumberland County line;
  • on the south by the county line;
  • on the northwest by the prolongation of the northern lines of two grants on the north side of Kent Lodge Road in Beresford from Nepisiguit Bay to the county line;
  • the parish also includes any islands in front of it.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish.[8][9][10] bold indicates an incorporated municipality or Indian reserve; italics indicate a name no longer in official use

Bodies of water

Bodies of water[a] at least partly within the parish.[8][9][10]

Islands

Islands at least partly within the parish.[8][9][10]

  • Indian Island (in Bathurst Harbour)
  • Pabineau Island
  • Sipisgoatagantjitjg (group of islets in Bathurst Harbour)
  • at least 7 other named river islands

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.[8][9][10][11]

  • Allardville Protected Natural Area
  • Bass Brook Protected Natural Area
  • Bathurst Mines
  • Bathurst Regional Airport
  • Brunswick Mines
  • East Branch Portage River Protected Natural Area
  • Gordon Meadow Brook Protected Natural Area
  • Key Anacon Mine
  • Tracadie River Wildlife Management Area[12]

Demographics

Population

Parish population total does not include municipalities or Indian reserve

Canada census – Bathurst Parish, New Brunswick community profile
20162011
Population4,797 (-3.7% from 2011)4,979 (-3.2% from 2006)
Land area1,504.87 km2 (581.03 sq mi)1,504.80 km2 (581.01 sq mi)
Population density3.2/km2 (8.3/sq mi)3.3/km2 (8.5/sq mi)
Median age50.1 (M: 50.1, F: 50.1)47.1 (M: 47.7, F: 46.7)
Private dwellings2,292 (total)  2,223 (total) 
Median household income$64,597$54,540
References: 2016[13] 2011[14] earlier[15][16]
Historical Census Data - Bathurst Parish, New Brunswick
YearPop.±%
1991 5,929—    
1996 5,785−2.4%
YearPop.±%
2001 5,494−5.0%
2006 5,144−6.4%
YearPop.±%
2011 4,979−3.2%
2016 4,797−3.7%
[17][1]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue – Bathurst Parish, New Brunswick[17]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
4,965
 2,435 Increase 4.7% 49.04% 2,395 Decrease 10.0% 48.24% 105 Increase 40.0% 2.11% 30 Decrease 57.1% 0.60%
2006
5,130
 2,325 Decrease 14.2% 45.32% 2,660 Increase 1.1% 51.85% 75 Decrease 34.8% 1.46% 70 Increase 133.3% 1.36%
2001
5,485
 2,710 Decrease 10.7% 49.41% 2,630 Increase 1.2% 47.95% 115 Decrease 11.5% 2.10% 30 Increase 200.0% 0.55%
1996
5,775
 3,035 n/a 52.55% 2,600 n/a 45.02% 130 n/a 2.25% 10 n/a 0.17%

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Not including brooks, ponds or coves.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Bathurst, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Communities in each of the 12 Regional Service Commissions (RSC) / Les communautés dans chacune des 12 Commissions de services régionaux (CSR)" (PDF), Government of New Brunswick, July 2017, retrieved 2 February 2021
  4. ^ Ganong, William F. (1896). A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick. Royal Society of Canada. p. 219. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  5. ^ "7 Geo. IV c. 31 An Act for the division of the County of Northumberland into three Counties, and to provide for the Government and Representation of the two new Counties.". Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1827. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1827. pp. 97–103. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  6. ^ "13 Vic. c. 51 An Act to consolidate all the Laws now in force for the division of the Province into Counties, Towns and Parishes.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Mjaesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1850. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1850. pp. 142–152, 145–149. Retrieved 27 March 2021. Book was poorly proofread, resulting in title typo and reuse of page numbers 145–152.
  7. ^ "10 Geo. VI. c. 90 An Act to amend the Act respecting the division of the Province into Counties, Towns and Parishes, in so far as it relates to the County of Gloucester". Acts of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Passed During the Session of 1946. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1946. pp. 301–309.
  8. ^ a b c d e "No. 16". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 8 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 17, 26, 27, 28, 29, 40, 41, 50, and 51 at same site.
  9. ^ a b c d e "069" (PDF). Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 8 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 070–072, 088–093, 109–111, 131–133, 154, and 155 at same site.
  10. ^ a b c d "Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB)". Government of Canada. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Explore New Brunswick's Protected Natural Areas". GeoNB. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  12. ^ "New Brunswick Regulation 94-43 under the Fish and Wildlife Act (O.C. 94-231)". Government of New Brunswick. 5 June 2006. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  13. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  14. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
  15. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  16. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  17. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census



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