Saint-Jacques Parish, New Brunswick

Saint-Jacques
St. Jacques
Parish

Location within Madawaska County.
Coordinates: 47°25′48″N 68°23′06″W / 47.43°N 68.385°W / 47.43; -68.385
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Madawaska
Established 1877
Area[1]
  Land 299.80 km2 (115.75 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 1,599
  Density 5.3/km2 (14/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 0.5%
  Dwellings 710
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
  Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)

Saint-Jacques is a Canadian parish in Madawaska County, New Brunswick.[2]

Delineation

Saint-Jacques Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act[3] as being bounded:

Beginning on the west side of the Madawaska River at the southeastern angle of lot No. 16 granted to Charles Hughes thence in a westerly direction along the southern limit of said lot No. 16 to the west limit of lots fronting on the west side of the Madawaska River thence in a southerly direction along the said west limit to the north limit of lots in the Second Tier north of the St. John River thence westerly along said northern limit to a point where it is intersected by the northeast limit of Tier Six Riceville [Settlement] thence in a northwesterly direction along said limit of said Tier Six to the northeast angle of lot No. 51 in said Tier Six thence southwesterly along the northern limit of said lot No. 51 to the southwest angle of lot No. 58 thence northwesterly along the southwest limit of said lot No. 58 to the eastern limit of Tier Three of Rang-des-Morneault[lower-alpha 1] thence northerly along said limit to the northeast angle of lot No. 17 in Tier Three granted to Jos. P. Nadeau thence westerly along the north limit of said limit No. 17 to the western limit of Tier Three thence northerly along said limit to the New Brunswick-Quebec boundary line thence in an easterly direction along said boundary line to the east limit of lots in Sweeney Settlement thence in a southerly direction and following the various courses of the east limit of Sweeney Settlement to the southeast angle of lot No. 2 in Sweeney Settlement, the front part of which is granted to Marcel Grandmaison thence northwesterly along the southwest limit of said lot No. 2 to the southwest angle of said lot No. 2 thence southerly along the east limit of Tier Three east of the Madawaska River to the northeast angle of lot No. 213 in Tier Three granted to Peter Plourde thence westerly along the northern limit of said lot No. 213 to the east limit of Tier Two thence southerly following the various courses of the east limit of Tier Two to the northeast angle of lot No. 214 in Tier Two granted to P. Couturier thence westerly along the northern limit of said lot No. 214 to the east limit of lots fronting on the east side of the Madawaska River thence southerly along said limit to the southeastern angle of lot No. 16 granted to Cyprien Michaud thence westerly along the southern limit of said lot No. 16 and its prolongation to the western shore of the Madawaska River thence following said shore in a northerly direction upstream to the place of beginning.
Also:- Including all that portion of the County of Madawaska lying between the Green River and the Lake Branch of Green River.[lower-alpha 2]

Communities

Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold) and communities within their respective boundaries (in italics).

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Saint-Jacques Parish, New Brunswick community profile
2011 2006 2001
Population: 1,599 (-0.5% from 2006) 1,607 (-6.3% from 2001) 1,715 (+1.2% from 1996)
Land area: 299.80 km2 (115.75 sq mi) 298.82 km2 (115.38 sq mi) 298.82 km2 (115.38 sq mi)
Population density: 5.3/km2 (14/sq mi) 5.4/km2 (14/sq mi) 5.7/km2 (15/sq mi)
Median age: 46.5 (M: 47.3, F: 45.7) 43.8 (M: 44.1, F: 43.4) 39.0 (M: 39.4, F: 38.5)
Total private dwellings: 710 750 872
Median household income: $65,389 $46,347 $45,953
References: 2011[1] 2006[6] 2001[7]
Historical Census Data - Saint-Jacques Parish, New Brunswick[8]
YearPop.±%
1991 1,648    
1996 1,694+2.8%
YearPop.±%
2001 1,715+1.2%
2006 1,607−6.3%
YearPop.±%
2011 1,599−0.5%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Jacques Parish, New Brunswick[8]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
1,600
1,535 Increase 0.3% 95.94% 50 Increase 25.0% 3.12% 10 Decrease 71.4% 0.62% 5 Increase n/a% 0.31%
2006
1,605
1,530 Decrease 7.3% 95.33% 40 Decrease 20.0% 2.49% 35 Increase 71.4% 2.18% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.00%
2001
1,720
1,650 Decrease 0.6% 95.93% 50 Increase 50.0% 2.91% 10 Decrease 66.7% 0.58% 10 Increase n/a% 0.58%
1996
1,715
1,660 n/a 96.79% 25 n/a 1.46% 30 n/a 1.75% 0 n/a 0.00%

See also

Footnotes

  1. Actually Mitchell Settlement[4]
  2. Now officially simply Lake Branch.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Jacques Parish, New Brunswick
  2. New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Saint-Jacques Parish
  3. "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  4. "Crown Grant Reference Map Viewer". GeoNB. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  5. "Lake Branch". Canadian Geographical Names. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  6. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
  7. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
  8. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census



Coordinates: 47°25′48″N 68°23′06″W / 47.43000°N 68.38500°W / 47.43000; -68.38500 (Saint-Jacques Parish, New Brunswick)

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