Wicklow Parish, New Brunswick

Wicklow
Parish

Location within Carleton County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 46°31′N 67°37′W / 46.51°N 67.61°W / 46.51; -67.61
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Carleton
Established 1833
Area[1]
 • Land 195.69 km2 (75.56 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 1,738
 • Density 8.9/km2 (23/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 0.9%
 • Dwellings 716
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)

Wicklow is a Canadian parish in Carleton County, New Brunswick.[2] Its population in the 2011 Census was 1,738. It was named after the town and county of Wicklow in Ireland.

Delineation

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

North by the River de Chute; westerly by the County line; east by the Saint John River, and south by Simonds Parish and Wilmot Parish, including all the islands in front.

Communities

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

  • Centreville
  • Clearview
  • Gregg Settlement
  • Hartley Settlement
  • Knoxford
  • Lamoreaux Corner
  • Listerville

  • Tracey Mills
  • Tweedie
  • Upper Knoxford
  • Upper Royalton
  • Upper Wicklow
  • Wakem Corner
  • Wicklow

Demographics

Population

Population trend[4]

Census Population Change (%)
2006 1,753 Decrease7.0%
2001 1,885 Decrease2.9%
1996 1,942 Increase0.7%
1991 1,928 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[5]

Language Population Pct (%)
English only 1,715 97.72%
French only 25 1.42%
Other languages 15 0.86%
Both English and French 0 0.00%

See also

References

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


 Andover Parish
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(Victoria County)
Aroostook County, Maine
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   Wicklow Parish  
Wilmot Parish / Simonds Parish Peel Parish


Coordinates: 46°30′36″N 67°36′36″W / 46.51000°N 67.61000°W / 46.51000; -67.61000 (Wicklow Parish, New Brunswick)

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