Hardwicke Parish, New Brunswick

Hardwicke
Parish

Location within Northumberland County, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 47°04′30″N 65°01′12″W / 47.075°N 65.02°W / 47.075; -65.02
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Northumberland
Established 1851
Area[1]
 • Land 278.64 km2 (107.58 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 2,329
 • Density 8.4/km2 (22/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 6.2%
 • Dwellings 1,203
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)

Hardwicke is a Canadian parish in Northumberland County, New Brunswick.[2]

Its population in the 2011 Census was 2,329.

Delineation

Hardwicke Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act[3] as being bounded:

Southwest by Glenelg Parish; north by Miramichi Bay; and southeast by the County line and the shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence from Point Escuminac; westwardly to the intersection of the County line between Kent and Northumberland, near the entrance of Escuminac River, including all the islands in front, which are south of the principal entrance to Miramichi Bay.

Communities

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

  • Hortons Creek
  • Manuels
  • Point Gardiner
  • Vin Island

Demographics

Population

Population trend[4]

Census Population Change (%)
2006 2,484 Decrease3.1%
2001 2,564 Decrease4.8%
1996 2,694 Decrease0.1%
1991 2,698 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[5]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 1,710 68.95%
English only 735 29.64%
Both English and French 20 0.81%
Other languages 15 0.60%

See also

References

  1. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Hardwicke Parish, New Brunswick
  2. ↑ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Hardwicke Parish
  3. ↑ "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  5. ↑ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Hardwicke Parish, New Brunswick


 Miramichi Bay
Alnwick Parish
Glenelg Parish Gulf of Saint Lawrence
   Hardwicke Parish  
Carleton Parish (Kent County)


Coordinates: 47°04′30″N 65°01′12″W / 47.07500°N 65.02000°W / 47.07500; -65.02000 (Hardwicke Parish, New Brunswick)

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