Kingsclear Parish, New Brunswick

This article is about the parish. For the community, see Kingsclear, New Brunswick.
Kingsclear
Parish

Location within York County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 45°53′06″N 66°54′27″W / 45.885°N 66.9075°W / 45.885; -66.9075
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County York
Established 1786
Area[1]
 • Land 303.52 km2 (117.19 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 7,391
 • Density 24.4/km2 (63/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 10.5%
 • Dwellings 2,823
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)

Kingsclear is a Canadian parish in York County, New Brunswick.[2]

Its population in the 2011 Census was 7,391.

Delineation

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

North by the Saint John River; southeast by the City of Fredericton and New Maryland Parish; southwest by Manners Sutton Parish, and northwest by the lower line of lot numbered one, granted to Francis Horsman, and its southwesterly prolongation, including all the islands in front, with the exception of Upper Shores, Lower Shores, Mitchells, Merrithews and Keswick Islands, and the north range of lots, comprising lots number one to number nine inclusive, and lots number thirty-seven to number seventy-one inclusive, on Sugar Island, which form part of the Parish of Douglas.

Communities

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

  • Kingsclear
  • Kingsclear 6
  • Longs Creek
  • Mazerolle Settlement
  • Newmarket
  • Oswald Gray
  • Pinecrest Heights
  • Smithfield
  • Somerset Park
  • Starlight Village
  • Yoho

Demographics

Population

Population trend[4]

Census Population Change (%)
2006 6,689 Increase5.4%
2001 6,349 Decrease4.6%
1996Adj 6,653 Increase13.8%
1996 5,844 Increase15.6%
1991 5,055 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[5]

Language Population Pct (%)
English only 5,760 86.68%
French only 655 9.86%
Other languages 185 2.78%
Both English and French 45 0.68%

See also

References

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


 Bright Parish Douglas Parish Saint Marys Parish
Queensbury Parish New Maryland Parish
   Kingsclear Parish  
Prince William Parish Manners Sutton Parish


Coordinates: 45°53′06″N 66°54′27″W / 45.88500°N 66.90750°W / 45.88500; -66.90750 (Kingsclear Parish, New Brunswick)

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