Nelson Parish, New Brunswick

Nelson
Parish

Location within Northumberland County, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 46°51′09″N 65°41′24″W / 46.8525°N 65.69°W / 46.8525; -65.69
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Northumberland
Established 1814
Area[1]
 • Land 354.51 km2 (136.88 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 935
 • Density 2.6/km2 (7/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 14.9%
 • Dwellings 406
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)

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

Its population in the 2011 Census was 935.

Delineation

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

Northwest by the Miramichi River and the Southwest Miramichi River; southwest by Blackville Parish; southeast by a line running parallel to the Kent County line and seven miles northwesterly therefrom; and northeast by the southwest line of lot number sixty-one, granted to Wm. Brown, and its southeasterly prolongation.

Communities

Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold) and communities within their respective boundaries (in italics).

Demographics

Population

Population trend[4]

Census Population Change (%)
2006 814 Decrease20.3%
2001 1,021 Increase2.7%
1996 994 Steady0.0%
1991 994 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[5]

Language Population Pct (%)
English only 780 95.70%
French only 15 1.84%
Other languages 10 1.23%
Both English and French 10 1.23%

See also

References

  1. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Nelson Parish, New Brunswick
  2. ↑ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Nelson 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: Nelson Parish, New Brunswick


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Coordinates: 46°51′09″N 65°41′24″W / 46.85250°N 65.69000°W / 46.85250; -65.69000 (Nelson Parish, New Brunswick)

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