Acadieville Parish, New Brunswick

Acadieville
Parish

Location within Kent County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 46°43′48″N 65°15′54″W / 46.73°N 65.265°W / 46.73; -65.265
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Kent County
Established 1876
Area[1]
 • Land 331.81 km2 (128.11 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 744
 • Density 2.2/km2 (6/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 9.9%
 • Dwellings 373
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)

Acadieville is a Canadian parish in Kent County, New Brunswick.[2]

Its population in the 2011 Census was 744.

Delineation

Acadieville Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act[3] as being bounded:

West by the west line of Weldford Parish prolonged northerly; south by Saint-Louis Parish; northwest by the County line; and east by Carleton Parish.

History

Acadieville Parish was founded in 1868 by Acadian settlers who rushed to claim the provincial Crown Lands after it was revealed that the surveyed route for the Intercolonial Railway would pass through the area.

In 1869, the Intercolonial Railway's route was modified and it was constructed approximately 10 kilometres to the west.

Communities
  • Pineau
  • Richard-Village
  • Saint-Athanase
  • Saint-Luc
  • Vautour
  • Village-Saint-Jean
  • Village-Saint-Pierre

Demographics

Population

Population trend[4]

Census Population Change (%)
2006 826 Decrease12.5%
2001 944 Decrease6.9%
1996 1,014 Decrease1.5%
1991 1,029 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[5]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 705 88.13%
English only 70 8.75%
Both English and French 25 3.12%
Other languages 0 0.00%

See also

References

  1. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Acadieville Parish, New Brunswick
  2. ↑ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Acadieville Parish
  3. ↑ "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  5. ↑ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Acadieville Parish, New Brunswick

External links


 Blackville Parish (Northumberland County) Rogersville Parish (Northumberland County) Glenelg Parish (Northumberland County)
Huskisson Parish Carleton Parish
   Acadieville Parish  
Weldford Parish Saint-Louis Parish


Coordinates: 46°43′48″N 65°15′54″W / 46.73000°N 65.26500°W / 46.73000; -65.26500 (Acadieville Parish, New Brunswick)

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