Dalhousie Parish, New Brunswick

Dalhousie
Parish
Location within Restigouche County.
Coordinates: 48°00′09″N 66°31′08″W / 48.0025°N 66.51889°W
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Restigouche
Established	1839
Area[1]
• Land	121.32 km^2 (46.84 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	2,247
• Density	18.5/km^2 (48/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	2.9%
• Dwellings	1,053
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)

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

Delineation

Dalhousie Parish lies along the south bank of the Restigouche River and is bordered to the west by Addington Parish, Balmoral Parish to the south; and to the east by Chaleur Bay and Colborne Parish, as basically defined in the Territorial Division Act.

Communities

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

Dalhousie including: Darlington Dalhousie Junction Eel River Crossing including: Dundee Eel River Cove Shannonvale

Lac-des-Lys Maple Green McLeods McNeish Point La Nim Upper Dundee

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Dalhousie Parish, New Brunswick[6]
Year Pop. ±% 1991 2,700 —     1996 2,826 +4.7%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 2,555 −9.6% 2006 2,323 −9.1%	Year Pop. ±% 2006A 2,313 −0.4% 2011 2,247 −2.9%
(A) adjustment due to boundary change.

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Dalhousie Parish, New Brunswick[6]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		2,215		1,490	0.0%	67.27%		660	15.9%	29.80%		40	60.0%	1.80%		25	16.7%	1.13%
2006		2,330		1,490	6.0%	63.95%		785	3.1%	33.69%		25	72.2%	1.07%		30	20.0%	1.29%
2001		2,510		1,585	11.5%	63.15%		810	19.0%	32.27%		90	63.6%	3.59%		25	150.0%	1.00%
1996		2,855		1,790	n/a	62.70%		1,000	n/a	35.03%		55	n/a	1.92%		10	n/a	0.35%

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

Secondary Routes: Route 275 Route 280

External Routes: None

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

References

1. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Dalhousie Parish, New Brunswick
2. New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Dalhousie Parish
3. "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
4. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
5. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
6. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
7. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 5-6

Coordinates: 48°00′09″N 66°31′08″W / 48.00250°N 66.51889°W