Bathurst Parish, New Brunswick

Bathurst is a civil parish[lower-alpha 1] in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes it is divided between the city of Bathurst, the town of Beresford, Indian reserve Pabineau 11 and the local service districts of Allardville, Big River, Dunlop, New Bandon-Salmon Beach, North Tetagouche, and the parish of Bathurst.

This article is about the parish. For the city, see Bathurst, New Brunswick.

Bathurst
Parish
Location within Gloucester County, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 47.46°N 65.86°W / 47.46; -65.86
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Gloucester
Established	1826
Area [1]
• Land	1,504.87 km^2 (581.03 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[1]
• Total	4,797
• Density	3.2/km^2 (8/sq mi)
• Pop 2011-2016	3.7%
• Dwellings	2,292
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)

Delineation

Bathurst Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act[2] as:

Beginning at a point in the shoreline of the Chaleur Bay where the same is intersected by the eastern prolongation of the south limit of Lot Number One, granted to Simon Arceneau; thence in a westerly direction along said prolongation, said limit of said lot and the western prolongation of same to the most northern angle of Northumberland County; thence in a southeasterly and northeasterly direction following the Gloucester-Northumberland County line to a point in the Canadian National Railways; thence in a northerly direction along said railway to a point where the same is intersected by the western prolongation of the south limit of lots lettered A and B, granted to John Porter, said lots situated on both sides of the Highway 8;[lower-alpha 2] thence in an easterly direction along said prolongation, said limit of said lots and the eastern prolongation of same to a point in the west limit of a seven thousand, seven hundred and fifty acre tract, granted to Henry H. Swinny, situated on the head of the Big Tracadie River; thence in a southerly direction along said limit of said grant and its southern prolongation to a point in the north limit of Tier one north, Allardville East [Settlement]; thence in an easterly direction along said limit of Allardville East to a point where the same is intersected by the southern prolongation of the east limit of Lot Number twenty-nine, granted to Jacob Tague, said lot fronting on the Chaleur Bay at the mouth of Teagues Brook; thence in a northerly direction along said prolongation and said limit of said lot to a point in the shore line of Chaleur Bay; and thence following the various courses of said shoreline to the place of beginning. Including all islands in front thereof.

Communities

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

Bartibog Station Bathurst Bathurst Mines Big Antler Big Moose Big River Blue Mountain Settlement Bruce Brunswick Mines

Chamberlain Settlement Goodwin Mill Gloucester Junction Hachey Siding Lawson Brook Siding Miller Brook Nepisiguit Junction North Tetagouche Ottawa Road

Pabineau 11 Pitre Road Red Pine Rio Grande Russell Salmon Beach South Tetagouche Tetagouche Hill Upper Rosehill

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Bathurst Parish, New Brunswick community profile
	2016	2011	2006
Population:	4,797 (-3.7% from 2011)	4,979 (-3.2% from 2006)	5,144 (-6.4% from 2001)
Land area:	1,504.87 km^2 (581.03 sq mi)	1,504.80 km^2 (581.01 sq mi)	1,504.23 km^2 (580.79 sq mi)
Population density:	3.2/km^2 (8.3/sq mi)	3.3/km^2 (8.5/sq mi)	3.4/km^2 (8.8/sq mi)
Median age:	50.1 (M: 50.1, F: 50.1)	47.1 (M: 47.7, F: 46.7)	43.1 (M: 43.8, F: 42.4)
Total private dwellings:	2,292	2,223	2,272
Median household income:	$64,597	$54,540	$52,487
References: 2016[3] 2011[4] 2006[5] earlier[6]

Historical Census Data - Bathurst Parish, New Brunswick

Year Pop. ±% 1991 5,929 —     1996 5,785 −2.4%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 5,494 −5.0% 2006 5,144 −6.4%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 4,979 −3.2% 2016 4,797 −3.7%
[7][1]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Bathurst Parish, New Brunswick[7]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		4,965		2,435	4.7%	49.04%		2,395	10.0%	48.24%		105	40.0%	2.11%		30	57.1%	0.60%
2006		5,130		2,325	14.2%	45.32%		2,660	1.1%	51.85%		75	34.8%	1.46%		70	133.3%	1.36%
2001		5,485		2,710	10.7%	49.41%		2,630	1.2%	47.95%		115	11.5%	2.10%		30	200.0%	0.55%
1996		5,775		3,035	n/a	52.55%		2,600	n/a	45.02%		130	n/a	2.25%		10	n/a	0.17%

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

Notes

1. Civil parishes served a variety of government functions until 1966, when the new Municipalities Act stripped them of their responsibilities; parishes continue to provide convenient boundaries for federal and provincial electoral districts. Statistics Canada uses civil parishes as census subdivisions for all parts of the province that are not within municipalities and similar entities.
2. Now part of Route 134

References

1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Bathurst, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
2. "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
3. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
4. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
5. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
6. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
7. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census