Dundas Parish, New Brunswick

Dundas
Parish

Location within Kent County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 46°16′N 64°52′W / 46.27°N 64.86°W / 46.27; -64.86
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Kent
Established 1826
Area[1]
 • Land 230.31 km2 (88.92 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 6,282
 • Density 27.3/km2 (71/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 1.2%
 • Dwellings 3,862
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)

Dundas is a Canadian parish in Kent County, New Brunswick.[2]

Its population in the 2011 Census was 6,282.

Delineation

Dundas Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act as:

South by the County line; west by the McLaughlin Road; north by a line beginning at the seashore, at the northeastern angle of lot no. 1, granted to Joseph Richard; thence south seventy-two degrees and thirty minutes west seven hundred and sixty-five chains, or until it meets the westerly line of lot number 86, granted to Maximin A. Girouard; thence along the western line of said lot in a southerly direction, to meet the southern line of lot number 84, granted to Beloni Robicheau; thence westerly along the said southern line of the last-mentioned grant and its westerly prolongation to the eastern side of the McLaughlin Road; and east by the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, including all the islands in front.

Communities

Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold):

Demographics

Population

Population trend[3]

Census Population Change (%)
2006 6,356 Increase2.9%
2001 6,174 Increase0.2%
1996 6,162 Increase3.5%
1991 5,951 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[4]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 5,405 85.93%
English only 775 12.32%
Both English and French 70 1.11%
Other languages 40 0.64%

See also

References

  1. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Dundas Parish, New Brunswick
  2. ↑ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Dundas Parish
  3. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  4. ↑ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Dundas Parish, New Brunswick


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Coordinates: 46°16′12″N 64°51′36″W / 46.27000°N 64.86000°W / 46.27000; -64.86000 (Dundas Parish, New Brunswick)

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