Eldon Parish, New Brunswick

Eldon
Parish

Location within Restigouche County.
Coordinates: 47°45′00″N 67°04′30″W / 47.75°N 67.075°W / 47.75; -67.075
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Restigouche
Established 1826
Area[1]
  Land 1,681.54 km2 (649.25 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 698
  Density 0.4/km2 (1/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 10.4%
  Dwellings 375
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
  Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)

Eldon is a Canadian parish in Restigouche County, New Brunswick.[2]

Delineation

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

Northerly by the Province of Quebec Boundary line, easterly by a line beginning on the southern bank or shore of Restigouche River at the northwest angle of lot number twenty-two, granted to George Firth below Metapedia, thence southerly along the western line of said lot and its prolongation to the northeast angle of lot number one, in Dawsonville, thence continuing southerly along the eastern line of said lot number one and its southern prolongation, to the southeast angle of lot number two (Thomas Gracie) and thence true south to the County limits; southerly by the County line and westerly by a straight line extending from the Province of Quebec Boundary line in the Restigouche River, at the mouth of Upper Thorn Point Brook to Whites Brook railway station on the Canadian National Railways, and thence prolonged southerly to the Victoria County Boundary line.

Communities

All municipalities within Eldon Parish are unincorporated.

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Eldon Parish, New Brunswick community profile
2011 2006 2001
Population: 698 (-10.4% from 2006) 779 (-13.6% from 2001) 902 (-10.2% from 1996)
Land area: 1,681.54 km2 (649.25 sq mi) 1,681.51 km2 (649.23 sq mi) 1,681.51 km2 (649.23 sq mi)
Population density: 0.4/km2 (1.0/sq mi) 0.5/km2 (1.3/sq mi) 0.5/km2 (1.3/sq mi)
Median age: 52.0 (M: 51.8, F: 52.1) 47.5 (M: 47.1, F: 47.7) 43.5 (M: 43.5, F: 43.4)
Total private dwellings: 375 494 411
Median household income: $.N/A $25,587 $25,563
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 - Eldon Parish, New Brunswick[6]
YearPop.±%
1991 1,136    
1996 1,005−11.5%
YearPop.±%
2001 902−10.2%
2006 779−13.6%
YearPop.±%
2011 698−10.4%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Eldon 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
695
360 Increase 1.4% 51.80% 330 Decrease 19.5% 47.48% 5 Decrease 66.7% 0.72% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00%
2006
780
355 Decrease 22.8% 45.51% 410 Decrease 2.4% 52.56% 15 Decrease 25.0% 1.92% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00%
2001
900
460 Decrease 19.3% 51.11% 420 Decrease 11.6% 46.67% 20 Increase n/a% 2.22% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00%
1996
1,045
570 n/a 54.55% 475 n/a 45.45% 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]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Eldon Parish, New Brunswick
  2. New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Eldon 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 2014-03-21.
  5. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
  6. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  7. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 4-5, 12-13



Coordinates: 47°45′00″N 67°04′30″W / 47.75000°N 67.07500°W / 47.75000; -67.07500 (Eldon Parish, New Brunswick)

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