Campobello Parish, New Brunswick

Campobello
Parish
Location within Charlotte County.
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Charlotte County
Established	1803
Area
• Land	39.67 km2 (15.32 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	925
• Density	23.3/km2 (60/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	12.4%
• Dwellings	632
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)

Campobello is a Canadian parish including one main island and several small islands and islets in Charlotte County, New Brunswick.

History

Campobello Parish was established in 1803 from West Isles Parish. The entire parish was incorporated as the rural community of Campobello Island in 2010.

Delineation

Campobello Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act as:

"Being the island so named, and other islands to the south and east of Head Harbour Passage, but west of Grand Manan."

Communities

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

• North Road
• Otter Cove
• Welshpool
• Wilsons Beach

Bodies of water & Islands

This is a list of rivers, lakes, streams, creeks, marshes and Islands that are at least partially in this parish

• Campobello Island

• Head Harbour Island

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Campobello Parish, New Brunswick community profile

	2011
Population	925 (-12.4% from 2006)
Land area	39.67 km2 (15.32 sq mi)
Population density	23.3/km2 (60/sq mi)
Median age	46.0 (M: 46.1, F: 45.9)
Private dwellings	641 (total)
Median household income	$.N/A

Notes: 2011 income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons.
References: 2011 earlier

Historical Census Data - Campobello Parish, New Brunswick

Year Pop. ±% 1991 1,317 —     1996 1,305 −0.9%

Year Pop. ±% 2001 1,195 −8.4% 2006 1,056 −11.6%

Year Pop. ±% 2011 925 −12.4%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Campobello Parish, New Brunswick
Census		Total		English				French				English & French				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		895		885	10.2%	98.88%		5	83.3%	0.56%		0	0.0%	0.00%		5	75.0%	0.56%
2006		1,035		985	15.4%	95.17%		30	n/a%	2.90%		0	0.0%	0.00%		20	n/a%	1.93%
2001		1,165		1,165	9.0%	100.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%
1996		1,280		1,280	n/a	100.00%		0	n/a	0.00%		0	n/a	0.00%		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:

• Highways
  • None

• Principal Routes
  • None

• Secondary Routes:
  • Route 774

• External Routes:
  • Cummings Cove to Welshpool Ferry
  • Franklin Delano Roosevelt Bridge
  • North Road

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick