Lepreau Parish, New Brunswick

Lepreau
Parish
Location within Charlotte County.
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Charlotte County
Established	1857
Area[1]
• Land	209.40 km^2 (80.85 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	752
• Density	3.6/km^2 (9/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	8.7%
• Dwellings	510
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)

Lepreau is a Canadian parish in Charlotte County, New Brunswick.^[2]

History

Lepreau Parish set off from Pennfield Parish in 1857: name was derived from unknown.

Delineation

Lepreau Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act as:

Communities

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

Haggertys Cove Lepreau Maces Bay Mink Brook

New River New River Beach Pocologan Welch Cove

Bodies of water & Islands

This is a list of rivers, lakes, streams, creeks, marshes and Islands that are at least partially in this parish

• Lepreau River
• Mosquito Lake
• Munson Lake
• New River Beach Provincial Park
• New River

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Lepreau Parish, New Brunswick[6]
Year Pop. ±% 1991 900 —     1996 875 −2.8%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 865 −1.1% 2006 824 −4.7%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 752 −8.7%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Lepreau 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		750		720	8.9%	96.00%		20	0.0%	2.67%		0	0.0%	0.00%		10	0.0%	1.33%
2006		820		790	5.4%	96.34%		20	20.0%	2.44%		0	0.0%	0.00%		10	0.0%	1.22%
2001		870		835	2.3%	95.98%		25	60.0%	2.87%		0	0.0%	0.00%		10	0.0%	1.15%
1996		875		855	n/a	97.71%		10	n/a	1.14%		0	n/a	0.00%		10	n/a	1.14%

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 1

Principal Routes None

Secondary Routes: Route 780 Route 795

External Routes: None

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

References

1. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Clarendon Parish, New Brunswick
2. New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Lepreau Parish
3. "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
4. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
5. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
6. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
7. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 4, 12

Coordinates: 45°13′52″N 66°34′36″W / 45.23114°N 66.576805°W