Durham Parish, New Brunswick

Durham
Parish
Location within Restigouche County.
Coordinates: 47°52′N 66°04′W / 47.86°N 66.07°W
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Restigouche
Established	1839
Area[1]
• Land	411.10 km^2 (158.73 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	1,207
• Density	2.9/km^2 (8/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	7.4%
• Dwellings	611
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)

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

Delineation

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

East and south by the County lines; west by Colborne Parish, and north by Chaleur Bay including all the islands in front.^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Communities

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

Black Point Doyleville Gravel Hill Halfway Hickey Settlement Keepover

Lapointe Settlement Lorne Nash Creek Paradise Camp Sea Side Winton Crossing

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Durham Parish, New Brunswick community profile
	2011	2006	2001
Population:	1,207 (-7.4% from 2006)	1,303 (-12.6% from 2001)	1,491 (-8.1% from 1996)
Land area:	411.10 km^2 (158.73 sq mi)	410.28 km^2 (158.41 sq mi)	410.25 km^2 (158.40 sq mi)
Population density:	2.9/km^2 (7.5/sq mi)	3.2/km^2 (8.3/sq mi)	3.6/km^2 (9.3/sq mi)
Median age:	51.3 (M: 51.6, F: 51.0)	47.1 (M: 47.4, F: 47.0)	41.2 (M: 41.6, F: 40.9)
Total private dwellings:	611	640	657
Median household income:	$.N/A	$28,192	$24,045
References: 2011[1] 2006[4] 2001[5]

Historical Census Data - Durham Parish, New Brunswick[6]
Year Pop. ±% 1991 1,618 —     1996 1,622 +0.2%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 1,491 −8.1% 2006 1,303 −12.6%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 1,207 −7.4%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Durham 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		1,210		905	14.2%	74.79%		265	20.5%	21.90%		35	133.3%	2.89%		5	50.0%	0.41%
2006		1,300		1,055	7.5%	81.15%		220	33.3%	16.92%		15	40.0%	1.15%		10	n/a%	0.77%
2001		1,495		1,140	0.4%	76.25%		330	22.4%	22.07%		25	28.6%	1.67%		0	0.0%	0.00%
1996		1,605		1,145	n/a	71.34%		425	n/a	26.48%		35	n/a	2.18%		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 11

Principal Routes Route 134 Route 180

Secondary Routes: None

External Routes: None

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

Footnotes

1. Heron Island is explicitly part of Colborne Parish.

References

1. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Durham Parish, New Brunswick
2. New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Durham 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 2014-03-19.
5. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
6. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
7. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 6-7, 15

Coordinates: 47°51′36″N 66°04′12″W / 47.86000°N 66.07000°W