Beaubassin East, New Brunswick

Beaubassin East (Grand Barachois) post office

Beaubassin East (2011 population:[1] 6,200 ) is a Canadian Rural Community in Westmorland County, New Brunswick. The French form of the name is Beaubassin-Est.

History

Incorporation

The RC was incorporated 8 May 1995[2] from the Local Service Districts of Boudreau West, Grand Barachois, Haute-Aboujagane, and Saint-André & LeBlanc Office, and portions of the parishes of Botsford, Sackville, and Shediac. It completely surrounds the Village of Cap-Pelé.

Beaubassin East is divided into six wards,[3] numbered counterclockwise from its eastern boundary.

  1. Ward 1 includes Bas-Cap-Pelé, Petit-Cap, Portage, and Shemogue
  2. Ward 2 includes Saint-André-LeBlanc
  3. Ward 3 includes Grand-Barachois
  4. Ward 4 includes Boudreau-Ouest
  5. Ward 5 includes Haute-Aboujagane
  6. Ward 6 includes Cormier-Village

In 2006, Trois-Ruisseaux became part of Beaubassin East.[4]

Demographics

Statistical data, according to the Canada 2011 Census:

  • Population: 6,200
  • % Change (2006-2011): -3.6
  • Dwellings: 3,296
  • Area (km².): 291.12
  • Density (persons per km².): 21.3
Canada 2006 CensusPopulation% of Total Population
Visible minority group
Source:[5]		South Asian00%
Chinese00%
Black00%
Filipino00%
Latin American00%
Arab100.2%
Southeast Asian00%
West Asian00%
Korean00%
Japanese00%
Other visible minority00%
Mixed visible minority00%
Total visible minority population100.2%
Aboriginal group
Source:[6]		First Nations100.2%
Métis100.2%
Inuit00%
Total Aboriginal population150.2%
European6,38099.6%
Total population6,405100%

As of the Canada 2006 Census, Beaubassin East has the highest White population per capita of any municipality in Canada with a population of 5,000 or more.

Notable people

See also


Coordinates: 46°10′21.2″N 64°18′43.8″W / 46.172556°N 64.312167°W / 46.172556; -64.312167


References

  1. ↑ "Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est, New Brunswick (Rural community)". Retrieved 2012-04-01.
  2. ↑ "Rural Community of Beaubassin East Regulation - Municipalities Act". Archived from the original on 2005-03-06. Retrieved 2011-11-09.
  3. ↑ "Beaubassin Wards Map" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-09.
  4. ↑ Government of Canada, 2006 Amalgamation.
  5. ↑ East&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=, Community Profiles from the 2006 Census, Statistics Canada - Census Subdivision
  6. ↑ , Aboriginal Peoples - Data table
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