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
Location within Charlotte County.
Location within Charlotte County.
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyCharlotte County
Established1857
Area
[1]
 • Land209.40 km2 (80.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total752
 • Density3.6/km2 (9/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Decrease 8.7%
 • Dwellings
510
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)

Lepreau is a Canadian parish in Charlotte County, New Brunswick.[2]

History

Lepreau Parish set off from Pennfield Parish in 1857: name was derived from unknown.

Delineation

Lepreau Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act[3] 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.

Governance

The entire parish forms the local service district of the parish of Lepreau,[a] established in 1970 to assess for fire protection. First aid and ambulance services were added in 1978.

Communities

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

Bodies of water & Islands

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

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Lepreau Parish, New Brunswick community profile
2011
Population752 (-8.7% from 2006)
Land area209.40 km2 (80.85 sq mi)
Population density3.6/km2 (9.3/sq mi)
Median age48.2 (M: 47.8, F: 48.5)
Private dwellings510 (total) 
Median household income$62,637
References: 2011[1] earlier[4][5]
Historical Census Data - Lepreau Parish, New Brunswick[6]
YearPop.±%
1991 900—    
1996 875−2.8%
YearPop.±%
2001 865−1.1%
2006 824−4.7%
YearPop.±%
2011 752−8.7%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Lepreau Parish, New Brunswick[6]
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:[7]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The name was originally styled Lepreaux; the modern form was adopted in 1978.

References

  1. ^ a b c "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
  2. ^ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Lepreau Parish
  3. ^ "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  4. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  5. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  6. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  7. ^ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 4, 12

External links



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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