Nelson Parish, New Brunswick
Nelson | |
|---|---|
 Location within Northumberland County, New Brunswick | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  New Brunswick |
| County | Northumberland |
| Established | 1814 |
| Area | |
| • Land | 354.51 km2 (136.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 935 |
| • Density | 2.6/km2 (7/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  14.9% |
| • Dwellings | 406 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
Nelson is a Canadian parish in Northumberland County, New Brunswick.[2]
Its population in the 2011 Census was 935.
Delineation
Nelson Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act[3] as being bounded:
- Northwest by the Miramichi River and the Southwest Miramichi River; southwest by Blackville Parish; southeast by a line running parallel to the Kent County line and seven miles northwesterly therefrom; and northeast by the southwest line of lot number sixty-one, granted to Wm. Brown, and its southeasterly prolongation.
Communities
Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold) and communities within their respective boundaries (in italics).
|
Demographics
PopulationPopulation trend[4]
|
LanguageMother tongue language (2006)[5]
|
See also
References
- ^ a b 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Nelson Parish, New Brunswick
- ^ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Nelson Parish
- ^ "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
- ^ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Nelson Parish, New Brunswick
Places adjacent to Nelson Parish, New Brunswick | |
|---|---|
Subdivisions of New Brunswick | |
|---|---|
| Cities | |
| Towns |
|
| Villages | |
| Regional municipality | |
| Rural communities | |
| Rural districts |
|
| Regional service commissions | |
| School districts | |
| Indian reserves |
|
| Non-administrative divisions | |
