Durham Parish, New Brunswick

Durham
Parish
Location within Restigouche County.
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Restigouche
Established	1839
Area
• Land	411.10 km2 (158.73 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,207
• Density	2.9/km2 (8/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	7.4%
• Dwellings	611
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)

Durham is a Canadian parish in Restigouche County, New Brunswick.

Delineation

Durham Parish lies at the east end of Restigouche County in northwestern New Brunswick and is bordered to the north and east by Chaleur Bay, and to the west by Colborne Parish. To the south, Durham borders with Bathurst Parish and Beresford Parish in neighbouring Gloucester County. Offshore to the northwest, Heron Island also resides within the parish limits.

Communities

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

• Black Point
• Doyleville
• Gravel Hill
• Halfway
• Hickey Settlement
• Keepover

• Lapointe Settlement
• Lorne
• Nash Creek
• Paradise Camp
• Sea Side
• Winton Crossing

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Durham Parish, New Brunswick community profile

	2011
Population	1,207 (-7.4% from 2006)
Land area	411.10 km2 (158.73 sq mi)
Population density	2.9/km2 (7.5/sq mi)
Median age	51.3 (M: 51.6, F: 51.0)
Private dwellings	611 (total)
Median household income	$.N/A

References: 2011 earlier

Historical Census Data - Durham Parish, New Brunswick

Year Pop. ±% 1991 1,618 —     1996 1,622 +0.2%

Year Pop. ±% 2001 1,491 −8.1% 2006 1,303 −12.6%

Year Pop. ±% 2011 1,207 −7.4%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Durham 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		1,210		905	14.2%	74.79%		265	20.5%	21.90%		35	133.3%	2.89%		5	50.0%	0.41%
2006		1,300		1,055	7.5%	81.15%		220	33.3%	16.92%		15	40.0%	1.15%		10	n/a%	0.77%
2001		1,495		1,140	0.4%	76.25%		330	22.4%	22.07%		25	28.6%	1.67%		0	0.0%	0.00%
1996		1,605		1,145	n/a	71.34%		425	n/a	26.48%		35	n/a	2.18%		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
  • Route 11

• Principal Routes
  • Route 134
  • Route 180

• Secondary Routes:
  • None

• External Routes:
  • None

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick