Grand Falls Parish, New Brunswick

Grand Falls
Parish

Location within Victoria County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 46°56′06″N 67°44′24″W / 46.935°N 67.74°W / 46.935; -67.74
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Victoria
Established 1852
Area[1]
 • Land 158.43 km2 (61.17 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 1,172
 • Density 7.4/km2 (19/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 1.3%
 • Dwellings 505
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)

Grand Falls is a Canadian parish in Victoria County, New Brunswick.[2]

Its population in the 2011 Census was 1,172.

The town of Grand Falls is legally separate from the parish.[3]

Delineation

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

South by Andover Parish; north and east by the Saint John River; and west by the County line, except that part of the area contained within the above limits which is included in (80a[lower-alpha 1]).

Communities

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

  • Argosy
  • California Settlement
  • Costigan
  • Four Falls
  • Gillespie Settlement
  • Grand Falls Portage
  • Kelly Road
  • Lower California
  • Lower Portage

Demographics

Population

Population trend[4]

Census Population Change (%)
2006 1,188 Decrease4.0%
2001 1,238 Increase2.2%
1996 1,211 Increase4.4%
1991 1,160 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[5]

Language Population Pct (%)
English only 820 69.20%
French only 305 25.74%
Both English and French 60 5.06%
Other languages 0 0.00%

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Town of Grand Falls

References

  1. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Grand Falls Parish, New Brunswick
  2. ↑ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Grand Falls Parish
  3. 1 2 "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: Grand Falls Parish, New Brunswick


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Coordinates: 46°56′06″N 67°44′24″W / 46.93500°N 67.74000°W / 46.93500; -67.74000 (Grand Falls Parish, New Brunswick)

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