Saint-Charles Parish, New Brunswick

Saint-Charles
St. Charles
Parish

Location within Kent County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 46°40′N 64°59′W / 46.67°N 64.98°W / 46.67; -64.98
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Kent County
Established 1908
Area[1]
 • Land 174.78 km2 (67.48 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 1,982
 • Density 11.3/km2 (29/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 5.3%
 • Dwellings 1,052
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)

Saint-Charles is a Canadian parish in Kent County, New Brunswick.[2]

Its population in the 2011 Census was 1,982.

Delineation

Saint-Charles Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act[3] as being bounded:

Beginning on the shore of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence at the southeastern angle or corner of a lot of land formerly owned by James Babin; thence following the southern line of said lot in a westerly direction to the southern line of lot 55, granted to John David, thence following the said southern line to the southwestern angle or corner of said lot 55; thence in a straight southwesterly direction till it meets the boundary line between the Weldford Parish and the Richibucto Parish, as established by the Consolidated Statutes, 1903, Chapter 2; thence in a westerly direction, following the said boundary line to a point where the Canadian National Railways line crosses the Weldford Parish line, thence in a northerly direction to the rear line running between the Saint-Charles River and the St-Louis River;[lower-alpha 1] thence in an easterly direction following the said rear line to the shore of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, including all islands in front thereof.

Communities

  • Aldouane
  • Aldouane Station
  • Grande-Aldouane
  • Kent Lake
  • Kent Lake Siding
  • Lower Saint-Charles
  • Petite-Aldouane
  • Saint-Charles
  • Saint-Charles-Nord
  • Saint-Ignace Siding

Demographics

Population

Population trend[5]

Census Population Change (%)
2006 2,093 Decrease0.1%
2001 2,095 Decrease2.2%
1996 2,142 Increase1.9%
1991 2,102 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[6]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 1,765 84.45%
English only 245 11.72%
Both English and French 45 2.15%
Other languages 35 1.68%

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Poor wording in the 1952 Revised Statutes was made even worse in 1973. The boundary line runs along the rear of grants on the southern side of the Kouchibouguacis River.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Charles Parish, New Brunswick
  2. ↑ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Saint-Charles Parish
  3. ↑ "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Crown Grant Reference Map Viewer". GeoNB. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  6. ↑ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Charles Parish, New Brunswick


 Saint-Louis Parish
Northumberland Strait
   Saint-Charles Parish  
Weldford Parish Richibucto Parish


Coordinates: 46°40′12″N 64°58′48″W / 46.67000°N 64.98000°W / 46.67000; -64.98000 (Saint-Charles Parish, New Brunswick)

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