Petit-Rocher, New Brunswick
Petit-Rocher | |
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Village | |
Motto: Ascencio Populi | |
Coordinates: 47°47′36″N 65°42′58″W / 47.79333°N 65.71611°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | New Brunswick |
County | Gloucester |
Parish | Beresford |
Village | 1966 |
Founded | 1797 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Luc Desjardins |
Area | |
• Total | 4.49 km2 (1.73 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,908 |
• Density | 425.2/km2 (1,101/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 2.1% |
• Dwellings | 938 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code | 506 |
Highways | Route 11 Route 134 Route 315 |
Petit-Rocher (2011 population: 1,908) is a Canadian village in Gloucester County, New Brunswick. Located on Chaleur Bay 20 km northwest of Bathurst, Petit-Rocher's residents are 92% Francophone. Its current population meets the requirements for "town" status under the Municipalities Act of the Province of New Brunswick, however the community has not requested a change in municipal status.
History
The village was founded in 1797 by Acadian settlers. The name literally means 'little rock', and is pronounced by most anglophones in the region as Petty Roche. The name of the village is reputed to derive from the fact that the village's founders disembarked on a small rock. The village was named Little Roche from 1850 to 1854, then Madisco until 1870, and then Petit Rocher. The hyphenated form Petit-Rocher was adopted in 2009. Some old maps have the name Petite Roche (1812) and Sainte Roque or Little Russia (1827).[2]
Demographics
Population
2011 | |
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Population | 1,908 (-2.1% from 2006) |
Land area | 4.49 km2 (1.73 sq mi) |
Population density | 425.2/km2 (1,101/sq mi) |
Median age | 51.3 (M: 49.9, F: 52.2) |
Private dwellings | 938 (total) |
Median household income | $55,666 |
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Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Petit-Rocher, New Brunswick[5] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Census | Total | French
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English
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French & English
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Other
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011
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1,875
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1,750 | 4.4% | 93.33% | 100 | 42.9% | 5.33% | 25 | 25.0% | 1.33% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | |||||
2006
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1,920
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1,830 | 1.9% | 95.31% | 70 | 44.0% | 3.65% | 20 | 0.0% | 1.04% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | |||||
2001
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1,940
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1,795 | 8.2% | 92.53% | 125 | 38.9% | 6.44% | 20 | 100.0% | 1.03% | 0 | 100.0% | 0.00% | |||||
1996
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2,065
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1,955 | n/a | 94.67% | 90 | n/a | 4.36% | 10 | n/a | 0.48% | 10 | n/a | 0.48% |
Tourism
Location | Petit-Rocher New Brunswick Canada |
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Coordinates | 47°46′54.81″N 65°42′27.19″W / 47.7818917°N 65.7075528°W |
Constructed | 1879 (first) 1929 (second) |
Construction | metal skeletal tower (current) wooden tower (first) |
Height | 7 metres (23 ft) (current) 9.5 metres (31 ft) (first) |
Shape | square prism skeletal tower (current) square frustum tower (first) |
Markings | grey metallic tower (current) white tower (first) |
Operator | Canadian Coast Guard[7][8] |
Light | |
First lit | n/a (current) |
Deactivated | 1929 (first) |
Focal height | 7.6 metres (25 ft) (current) 10.6 metres (35 ft) |
Light source | solar power |
Range | 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)[6] |
Characteristic | FL Y 10s. |
In 2012 and 2013, Petit-Rocher was host to the CCBHA's annual ball hockey tournament with a team from nearby Dundee taking home the Allen, Paquet & Arseneau cup as champions for both tournaments.[9]
Notable people
See also
References
- ^ a b c 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Petit-Rocher, New Brunswick Cite error: The named reference "cp2011" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Alan Rayburn, Geographical Names of New Brunswick, Énergie, Mines et Ressources Canada, Ottawa, 1975, p. 215.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ List of Lights, Pub. 110: Greenland, The East Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. Except the East Coast of Florida) and the West Indies (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2015.
- ^ Northern New Brunswick The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 26 March 2017
- ^ Petit Rocher Light Lighthouse Explorer. Retrieved 26 March 2017
- ^ http://www.ccballhockey.com/
External links
- Acadie-Bathurst. Petit-Rocher
- Aids to Navigation Canadian Coast Guard