Wakefield Parish, New Brunswick

Wakefield
Parish

Location within Carleton County, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 46°13′30″N 67°31′12″W / 46.225°N 67.52°W / 46.225; -67.52
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Carleton
Established 1803
Area[1]
 • Land 196.57 km2 (75.90 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 2,814
 • Density 14.3/km2 (37/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 4.1%
 • Dwellings 1,147
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)

Wakefield is a Canadian parish in Carleton County, New Brunswick.[2]

Its population in the 2011 Census was 2,814.

History

Wakefield Parish was established in 1803 as part of York County and named for the city of Wakefield in Yorkshire County, England: Wakefield Parish included Simonds Parish until 1842, and Brighton Parish, York County, until 1830.

Delineation

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

North by the lower line of lot numbered thirty-eight, granted to David Good, and the westerly prolongation thereof; westerly by the County line; south by Woodstock and Richmond Parishes, and east by the Saint John River, including all the islands in front.

Communities

  • Belleville
  • Briggs Corner
  • Hartford
  • Iron Ore Hill
  • Jackson Falls
  • Jacksontown
  • Jacksonville
  • Lindsay
  • Lower Wakefield
  • Lower Waterville
  • McKenna
  • Oakville
  • Rosedale
  • Somerville

Demographics

Population

Population trend[4]

Census Population Change (%)
2006 2,703 Increase1.7%
2001 2,657 Steady0.0%
1996 2,658 Decrease0.3%
1991 2,665 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[5]

Language Population Pct (%)
English only 2,565 95.53%
Other languages 90 3.35%
French only 20 0.75%
Both English and French 10 0.37%

Farm in Jacksonville

See also

References

  1. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Wakefield Parish, New Brunswick
  2. ↑ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Wakefield Parish
  3. ↑ "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  5. ↑ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Wakefield Parish, New Brunswick


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Maine Aroostook County, Maine
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Coordinates: 46°13′30″N 67°31′12″W / 46.22500°N 67.52000°W / 46.22500; -67.52000 (Wakefield Parish, New Brunswick)

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