Dufferin Parish, New Brunswick

This article is about the parish. For the town, see Dufferin, New Brunswick.

Dufferin
Parish
Location within Charlotte County.
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Charlotte County
Established	1874
Area
• Land	12.40 km2 (4.79 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	573
• Density	46.2/km2 (120/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	7.1%
• Dwellings	288
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)

Dufferin is a Canadian parish in Charlotte County, New Brunswick.

History

Dufferin Parish created in 1873 from Saint Stephen Parish and named for Frederick Temple-Blackwood, Marquis of Dufferin (1826-1902) and governor-general of Canada from 1872-1878.

Delineation

Dufferin Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act as:

"Commencing in the centre of the channel of the St. Croix River opposite the mouth of Dennis Stream; thence following the centre of said channel down stream around Todds Point, so called, to Oak Bay, and up the centre of the channel of Oak Bay and of Pagans Cove, to where the northern line of lots fronting on northern side of St. Croix River intersects said cove; thence westerly and northwesterly along said line to the Bay Road, so called; thence westerly along said road to Dennis Stream, and thence down said stream to beginning."

Communities

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

• Champlain
• Crocker Hill
• Dufferin
• The Ledge

Bodies of water & Islands

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

• Crocker Island
• Ganong Nature and Marine Park
• Pagans Cove

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Dufferin Parish, New Brunswick community profile

	2011
Population	573 (+7.1% from 2006)
Land area	12.40 km2 (4.79 sq mi)
Population density	46.2/km2 (120/sq mi)
Median age	49.5 (M: 50.5, F: 47.9)
Private dwellings	288 (total)
Median household income	$.N/A

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

Historical Census Data - Dufferin Parish, New Brunswick

Year Pop. ±% 1991 480 —     1996 451 −6.0%

Year Pop. ±% 2001 548 +21.5% 2006 535 −2.4%

Year Pop. ±% 2011 573 +7.1%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Dufferin 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		575		545	3.7%	94.78%		15	33.3%	2.61%		0	0.0%	0.00%		15	n/a%	2.61%
2006		535		525	1.9%	98.13%		10	60.0%	1.87%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	100.0%	0.00%
2001		550		515	16.5%	93.64%		25	20.0%	4.54%		0	0.0%	0.00%		10	n/a%	1.82%
1996		450		430	n/a	95.56%		20	n/a	4.44%		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:
  • None

• External Routes:
  • None

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick