West Isles Parish, New Brunswick

West Isles is a civil parish in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada.[3] The parish contains dozens of offshore islands but only the largest, Deer Island, is inhabited. There are no bridges and only Deer Island has ferry service.

West Isles

Deer Island
Parish
Location within Charlotte County.
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyCharlotte County
Established1786
Area
 • Land38.35 km2 (14.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total797
 • Density20.8/km2 (54/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
 9.0%
 • Dwellings
467
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)

The local service district (LSD) and Census subdivision of the same name have the same boundaries as the parish.[4]

Because Deer Island is the only inhabited island in the parish, the LSD is sometimes erroneously called Deer Island.

Residents of the local service district are assessed for community & recreation services[5] in addition to basic LSD services.[lower-alpha 1]

History

West Isles Parish was established in 1786 to include Deer Island and adjacent islands: West Isles Parish included Campobello Parish until 1803 and Grand Manan Parish until 1816.

External boundaries

West Isles Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act[3] as:

"To consist of Deer Island and the lesser islands contiguous to it, not included in the parishes[lower-alpha 2] before-mentioned."

Demographics

Population
Canada census – West Isles Parish, New Brunswick community profile
2016 2011 2006
Population: 797 (+9.0% from 2011) 731 (-11.3% from 2006) 824 (-3.2% from 2001)
Land area: 38.35 km2 (14.81 sq mi) 38.01 km2 (14.68 sq mi) 37.93 km2 (14.64 sq mi)
Population density: 20.8/km2 (54/sq mi) 19.2/km2 (50/sq mi) 21.7/km2 (56/sq mi)
Median age: 48.4 (M: 49.0, F: 46.8) 47.5 (M: 46.5, F: 48.4) 43.6 (M: 42.4, F: 44.9)
Total private dwellings: 467 485 499
Median household income: $56,736 $.N/A $40,640
Notes: 2011 income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons. – References: 2016[6] 2011[7] 2006[8] earlier[9]
Historical Census Data - West Isles Parish, New Brunswick
YearPop.±%
1991 826—    
1996 851+3.0%
YearPop.±%
2001 851+0.0%
2006 824−3.2%
YearPop.±%
2011 731−11.3%
2016 797+9.0%
[10][2][1]

Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - West Isles Parish, New Brunswick[10]
Census Total
English
French
English & French
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
730
 710 13.4% 97.26% 15 n/a% 2.05% 5 n/a% 0.69% 0 0.0% 0.00%
2006
820
 820 1.2% 100.00% 0 100.0% 0.00% 0 0.0% 0.00% 0 100.0% 0.00%
2001
850
 830 2.4% 97.65% 10 n/a% 1.18% 0 0.0% 0.00% 10 n/a% 1.18%
1996
850
 850 n/a 100.00% 0 n/a 0.00% 0 n/a 0.00% 0 n/a 0.00%

Communities

Communities within the parish.[11]

Bodies of water

Bodies of water at least partly within the parish.[11]

Islands

Islands within the parish.[11]

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[12]

See also

Notes
  1. Firefighting, policing, zoning, EMO, and dog control, along with administrative costs.
  2. Campobello, Lepreau, Pennfield, and Saint Patrick all mention coastal islands in their description.

References
  1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: West Isles, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  2. "West Isles, New Brunswick (Code 1302006) and Charlotte, New Brunswick (Code 1302) (table)". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  3. "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  4. "New Brunswick Regulation 84-168 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 84-582)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  5. "2019 Local Government Statistics for New Brunswick" (PDF). Department of Environment and Local Government. p. 59. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  6. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
  7. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
  8. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
  9. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  10. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  11. "489" (PDF). Province of New Brunswick. Retrieved 1 August 2020."490" (PDF). Province of New Brunswick. Retrieved 1 August 2020."497" (PDF). Province of New Brunswick. Retrieved 1 August 2020."500" (PDF). Province of New Brunswick. Retrieved 1 August 2020."501" (PDF). Province of New Brunswick. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  12. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 4, 12



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