Dumbarton Parish, New Brunswick

Dumbarton
Parish
Location within Charlotte County.
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Charlotte County
Established	1856
Area[1]
• Land	375.08 km^2 (144.82 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	368
• Density	1.0/km^2 (3/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	3.4%
• Dwellings	204
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)

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

History

Charlotte Parish erected from Saint Patrick Parish in 1856 and named for the town of Dumbarton, Scotland.

Delineation

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

West by Saint David Parish and Saint James Parish; north by the County line; east by the northern prolongation of the eastern boundary of Saint Patrick Parish; and south by Saint Patrick Parish;

Governance

The entire parish forms the local service district of the parish of Dumbarton, established in 1969 to assess for community services. Fire protection was added to the assessment in 1970.

Communities

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

Dumbarton Flume Ridge Greenock Hewitt Pleasant Ridge

Rollingdam Sorrel Ridge Tryon Settlement Whittier Ridge

Bodies of water & Islands

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

• Big Kedron Lake

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Dumbarton Parish, New Brunswick community profile
	2011	2006	2001
Population:	368 (+3.4% from 2006)	356 (-17.2% from 2001)	430 (-3.8% from 1996)
Land area:	375.08 km^2 (144.82 sq mi)	375.06 km^2 (144.81 sq mi)	375.08 km^2 (144.82 sq mi)
Population density:	1.0/km^2 (2.6/sq mi)	0.9/km^2 (2.3/sq mi)	1.1/km^2 (2.8/sq mi)
Median age:	48.4 (M: 47.8, F: 48.6)	43.7 (M: 45.1, F: 43.5)	37.8 (M: 37.3, F: 38.1)
Total private dwellings:	204	187	189
Median household income:	$.N/A	$27,336	$31,029
Notes: 2011 income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons. – References: 2011[1] 2006[4] 2001[5]

Historical Census Data - Dumbarton Parish, New Brunswick[6]
Year Pop. ±% 1991 426 —     1996 447 +4.9%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 430 −3.8% 2006 356 −17.2%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 368 +3.4%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Dumbarton 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		375		360	4.2%	96.00%		15	n/a%	4.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	100.0%	0.00%
2006		355		345	19.8%	97.18%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%		10	n/a%	2.82%
2001		430		430	3.4%	100.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%
1996		445		445	n/a	100.00%		0	n/a	0.00%		0	n/a	0.00%		0	n/a	0.00%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:^[7]

Highways Route 3

Principal Routes Route 127

Secondary Routes: Route 770

External Routes: None

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

References

1. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Dumbarton Parish, New Brunswick
2. New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Charlotte Parish
3. "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
4. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
5. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
6. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
7. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 4, 12

Coordinates: 45°23′42″N 67°04′26″W / 45.394954°N 67.073765°W