Saint David Parish, New Brunswick

Saint David St. David
Parish
Location within Charlotte County.
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Charlotte County
Established	1786
Area
• Land	189.93 km2 (73.33 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,605
• Density	8.5/km2 (22/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	7.1%
• Dwellings	787
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)

Saint David is a Canadian parish in Charlotte County, New Brunswick.

History

Saint David Parish was created in 1786: named for the patron saint of Wales.

Delineation

Saint David Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act as being bounded:

South by Dufferin Parish; west by the east line of lots on Dennis Stream prolonged southerly to Dufferin Parish and by the west lines of the grant to Henry Goldsmith and others; north by the north line of the said grant; east by the east line of the said last mentioned grant; southeast and southerly by a line commencing at the most northern angle of a four hundred and eighty-eight acre lot granted to Daniel Hill on Waweig River; thence southwesterly to the most western angle of the said lot; thence southeasterly to the northeast angle of lot number thirty, granted to W. Ross; thence westerly along the north line of the said last-mentioned grant and its western prolongation to the northeast angle of lot number eight, granted to James Garcelon; thence south to the southeast angle of lot number four, granted to James Christie; thence west to the southwest angle of the said last-mentioned lot; thence south along the eastern line of lots fronting on Oak Bay to Waweig River; thence down the channel of Waweig River and up the channel of Oak Bay to Pagans Cove, where the northern line of Dufferin Parish intersects it, excluding Rickets Island in Waweig River.

Governance

The entire parish forms the local service district of the parish of Saint David, established in 1969 to assess for community services. Fire protection was added in 1970 and non-fire related rescue in 2013.

Communities

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

• Bay Road
• Benson Corner
• Board Road
• Central Tower Hill
• Evergreen Trailer Park

• Hills Point
• Honeydale
• Leverville
• Lower Tower Hill
• Oak Bay

• Oak Haven
• Saint David
• Simpson Corner
• St. David Ridge
• Upper Tower Hill

Bodies of water & Islands

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

• Oak Bay
• Foster Lake
• Spoon Island

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Saint David Parish, New Brunswick community profile

	2011
Population	1,605 (+7.1% from 2006)
Land area	189.93 km2 (73.33 sq mi)
Population density	8.5/km2 (22/sq mi)
Median age	47.8 (M: 47.9, F: 47.6)
Private dwellings	787 (total)
Median household income	$64,641

References: 2011 earlier

Historical Census Data - Saint David Parish, New Brunswick

Year Pop. ±% 1991 1,585 —     1996 1,641 +3.5%

Year Pop. ±% 2001 1,595 −2.8% 2006 1,499 −6.0%

Year Pop. ±% 2011 1,605 +7.1%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint David 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		1,590		1,530	5.9%	96.23%		40	37.5%	2.52%		5	50.0%	0.31%		15	25.0%	0.94%
2006		1,495		1,440	7.4%	96.32%		25	16.7%	1.67%		10	n/a%	0.67%		20	n/a%	1.34%
2001		1,585		1,555	1.6%	98.11%		30	25.0%	1.89%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	100.0%	0.00%
1996		1,630		1,580	n/a	96.93%		40	n/a	2.45%		0	n/a	0.00%		10	n/a	0.61%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:

• Highways
  • Route 1

• Principal Routes
  • Route 170

• Secondary Routes:
  • None

• External Routes:
  • None

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick