Durham Parish, New Brunswick

Durham is a civil parish[lower-alpha 1] in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada.[2]

Durham
Parish
Location within Restigouche County. Heron Island erroneously shown as belonging to this parish.
Coordinates: 47.86°N 66.07°W / 47.86; -66.07
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Restigouche
Established	1839
Area [1]
• Land	410.89 km^2 (158.65 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[1]
• Total	1,076
• Density	2.6/km^2 (7/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	10.9%
• Dwellings	592
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)

For governance purposes it is divided between the village of Belledune and the local service districts of Chaleur and Lorne.[3]

Delineation

Durham Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act[2] as being bounded:

East and south by the County lines; west by Colborne Parish, and north by Chaleur Bay including all the islands in front.[lower-alpha 2]

Communities

Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold or italics).

Black Point Doyleville Gravel Hill Halfway Hickey Settlement Keepover

Lapointe Settlement Lorne Nash Creek Paradise Camp Sea Side Winton Crossing

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Durham Parish, New Brunswick community profile
	2016	2011	2006
Population:	1,076 (-10.9% from 2011)	1,207 (-7.4% from 2006)	1,303 (-12.6% from 2001)
Land area:	410.89 km^2 (158.65 sq mi)	411.10 km^2 (158.73 sq mi)	410.28 km^2 (158.41 sq mi)
Population density:	2.6/km^2 (6.7/sq mi)	2.9/km^2 (7.5/sq mi)	3.2/km^2 (8.3/sq mi)
Median age:	55.6 (M: 55.8, F: 55.5)	51.3 (M: 51.6, F: 51.0)	47.1 (M: 47.4, F: 47.0)
Total private dwellings:	592	611	640
Median household income:	$36,403	$.N/A	$28,192
References: 2016[4] 2011[5] 2006[6] earlier[7]

Historical Census Data
Durham Parish, NB

Year Pop. ±% 1991 1,618 —     1996 1,622 +0.2%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 1,491 −8.1% 2006 1,303 −12.6%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 1,207 −7.4% 2016 1,076 −10.9%
[8][1]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Durham Parish, New Brunswick[8]
Census		Total		English				French				English & French				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		1,210		905	14.2%	74.79%		265	20.5%	21.90%		35	133.3%	2.89%		5	50.0%	0.41%
2006		1,300		1,055	7.5%	81.15%		220	33.3%	16.92%		15	40.0%	1.15%		10	n/a%	0.77%
2001		1,495		1,140	0.4%	76.25%		330	22.4%	22.07%		25	28.6%	1.67%		0	0.0%	0.00%
1996		1,605		1,145	n/a	71.34%		425	n/a	26.48%		35	n/a	2.18%		0	n/a	0.00%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[9]

Highways Route 11

Principal Routes Route 134 Route 180

Secondary Routes: None

External Routes: None

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; they continue to provide convenient boundaries for government uses, especially electoral districts and local service districts. Statistics Canada uses civil parishes as census subdivisions for all parts of the province that are not within municipalities and similar entities.
2. Heron Island is explicitly part of Colborne Parish.

References

1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Durham, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
2. "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
3. "New Brunswick Regulation 84-168 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 84-582)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
4. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
5. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
6. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
7. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
8. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
9. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 6-7, 15