Sainte-Marie Parish, New Brunswick

Not to be confused with Saint Marys Parish, New Brunswick.
Saint-Marie
Saint Mary, St. Mary, Ste. Marie
Parish

Location within Kent County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 46°23′24″N 64°52′21″W / 46.39°N 64.8725°W / 46.39; -64.8725
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Kent
Established 1867
Area[1]
 • Land 238.21 km2 (91.97 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 2,008
 • Density 8.4/km2 (22/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 1.0%
 • Dwellings 1,046
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)

Saint-Marie, often called by its older English form, Saint Mary,[lower-alpha 1] is a Canadian parish in Kent County, New Brunswick.[3]

Its population in the 2011 Census was 2,008.

Delineation

Sainte-Marie Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act[2] as being bounded:

South by Dundas Parish; east by Wellington Parish; north by the western prolongation of the northern boundary of Wellington Parish; and west by the McLaughlin Road.[lower-alpha 2]

Communities

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

  • Bastarache
  • Champdoré
  • Coates Mills
  • Dollard Settlement
  • Fisher Hill
  • Kent Boom
  • McNairn
  • Murphy Settlement

Demographics

Population

Population trend[4]

Census Population Change (%)
2006 1,989 Decrease1.7%
2001 2,024 Decrease8.3%
1996 2,208 Increase2.5%
1991 2,154 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[5]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 1,690 86.00%
English only 220 11.20%
Other languages 40 2.04%
Both English and French 15 0.76%

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The official name is Sainte-Marie in both languages.[2]
  2. ↑ Route 490

References

  1. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint Mary Parish, New Brunswick
  2. 1 2 "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  3. ↑ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Saint Mary Parish
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data


 Weldford Parish Richibucto Parish
Saint-Paul Parish Wellington Parish
   Sainte-Marie Parish  
Dundas Parish


Coordinates: 46°23′24″N 64°52′21″W / 46.39000°N 64.87250°W / 46.39000; -64.87250 (Saint Mary Parish, New Brunswick)

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