Saint George Parish, New Brunswick

Saint George
Parish
Location within Charlotte County.
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Charlotte County
Established	1786
Area[1]
• Land	499.76 km^2 (192.96 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	2,472
• Density	4.9/km^2 (13/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	0.2%
• Dwellings	1,196
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)

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

History

Saint George Parish created in 1786: named for the English patron saint.

Delineation

Saint George Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act as:

Communities

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

Back Bay Bonny River Breadalbane Caithness Canal

Greens Point Lee Settlement Letang L'Etete Mascarene

Pomeroy-Piskahegan St. George Second Falls Upper Letang Utopia

Bodies of water and islands

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

L'Etete Passage White Head Island Howard Island Bliss Island Eagle Island Magaguadavic River

Piskahegan Stream Spruce Island Morans Island Fox Island Hills Island Lake Utopia

Frye Island Man of War Island Flea Island Bar Island Passamaquoddy Bay Mascareen Peninsula

Demographics

Population

Historical census data - Saint George Parish, New Brunswick<[6]
Year Pop. ±% 1991 2,207 —     1996 2,357 +6.8%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 2,350 −0.3% 2006 2,476 +5.4%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 2,472 −0.2%

Language

Canada Census mother tongue - Saint George 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		2,470		2,390	0.2%	96.76%		30	14.3%	1.21%		10	n/a%	0.40%		40	12.5%	1.62%
2006		2,465		2,395	3.1%	97.16%		35	71.4%	1.42%		0	0.0%	0.00%		35	71.4%	1.42%
2001		2,340		2,320	1.1%	99.15%		10	33.3%	0.43%		0	0.0%	0.00%		10	75.0%	0.43%
1996		2,350		2,295	n/a	97.66%		15	n/a	0.64%		0	n/a	0.00%		40	n/a	1.70%

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 Route 172

Secondary routes: Route 760 Route 770 Route 780 Route 785

External routes: L'Etete to Deer Island Ferry

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

References

1. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint George Parish, New Brunswick
2. New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Saint George Parish
3. "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
4. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
5. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
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′19″N 66°51′10″W / 45.221952°N 66.852837°W