Lincoln Parish, New Brunswick

Lincoln
Parish
Location within Sunbury County, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 45°53′51″N 66°34′12″W / 45.8975°N 66.57°W
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Sunbury
Established	1786
Area[1]
• Land	160.04 km^2 (61.79 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	6,458
• Density	40.4/km^2 (105/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	12.0%
• Dwellings	2,681
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)

Lincoln is a Canadian parish in Sunbury County, New Brunswick.^[2]

Its population in the 2011 Census was 6,458.

Delineation

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

Northwest by the County line; northeast by the Saint John River; southeast by the Oromocto River; and southwest by a line running north sixty-six degrees west from the most southern point of Geary Block, including Thatch Island.

Communities

Donjoy Estates Lincoln Lincoln Park Gardens Lower Lincoln Nevers Road

Parkside Estates Roblyn Village Rusagonis Station Rusagonis-Waasis Sunpoke

Demographics

Population Population trend[4] Census Population Change (%) 2006 5,764 3.9% 2001 5,548 3.7% 1996 5,349 18.7% 1991 4,508 N/A

Language Mother tongue language (2006)[5] Language Population Pct (%) English only 5,245 90.98% French only 400 6.94% Other languages 110 1.91% Both English and French 10 0.17%

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

References

1. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Lincoln Parish, New Brunswick
2. New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Lincoln Parish
3. "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
5. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Lincoln Parish, New Brunswick

Coordinates: 45°53′51″N 66°34′12″W / 45.89750°N 66.57000°W