Perth Parish, New Brunswick

Perth
Parish

Location within Victoria County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 46°41′N 67°37′W / 46.69°N 67.62°W / 46.69; -67.62
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Victoria
Established 1833
Area[1]
 • Land 318.07 km2 (122.81 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 1,096
 • Density 3.4/km2 (9/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 12.9%
 • Dwellings 592
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)

Perth is a Canadian parish in Victoria County, New Brunswick.[2]

Its population in the 2011 Census was 1,096.

Delineation

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

West by the Saint John River; north by a line run true east from the northwest angle of the Tobique Indian Reserve;[lower-alpha 1] east by Gordon Parish; and south by the County line.

Communities

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

  • Beech Glen
  • Beech Glen Road
  • Bon Accord
  • Caldwell Brook
  • Currie
  • Gladwyn
  • Hillside
  • Inman
  • Kilburn
  • Kincardine
  • Lower Kintore
  • Lower Perth
  • Maliseet
  • Muniac

Demographics

Population

Population trend[4]

Census Population Change (%)
2006 1,259 Decrease2.3%
2001 1,288 Decrease3.5%
1996 1,335 Increase1.8%
1991 1,311 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[5]

Language Population Pct (%)
English only 1,095 87.60%
French only 110 8.80%
Other languages 45 3.60%
Both English and French 0 0.00%

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Tobique 20

References

  1. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Perth Parish, New Brunswick
  2. ↑ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Perth Parish
  3. ↑ "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  5. ↑ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Perth Parish, New Brunswick


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Coordinates: 46°41′24″N 67°37′12″W / 46.69000°N 67.62000°W / 46.69000; -67.62000 (Perth Parish, New Brunswick)

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