Addington Parish, New Brunswick

Addington is a Canadian parish in Restigouche County, New Brunswick.[2]

Addington
Parish
Location within Restigouche County.
Coordinates: 47.707777°N 66.76111°W / 47.707777; -66.76111
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyRestigouche
Established1826
Area
 • Land935.17 km2 (361.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total656*
 • Density0.7/km2 (2/sq mi)
 • Change
2011-2016
 74.9% ( 8.5%)*
 • Dwellings
333
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
  • The drastic population change is due to the amalgamation of Saint-Arthur and Val d'Amours into the Village of Atholville (an incorporated municipality.) Real population change in the current area, not including incorporated municipalities, is only a decrease of 8.5%.

Delineation

Addington Parish is described in the Territorial Division Act[3] as being bounded

West by Eldon Parish; north by the Province of Quebec; south by the Northumberland County line; and east by a line running true south from the most eastern point of the western side of the mouth of Walkers Brook,[lower-alpha 1] including all the islands in front in the Restigouche River which belong to this Province.

Communities

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

Demographics

Population
Canada census – Addington Parish, New Brunswick community profile
2016 2011 2006
Population: 656 (-8.5% from 2011) 2,615 (-4.1% from 2006) 2,727 (-8.6% from 2001)
Land area: 935.17 km2 (361.07 sq mi) 1,024.99 km2 (395.75 sq mi) 1,024.99 km2 (395.75 sq mi)
Population density: 0.7/km2 (1.8/sq mi) 2.6/km2 (6.7/sq mi) 2.7/km2 (7.0/sq mi)
Median age: 53.3 (M: 53.6, F: 53.1) 46.6 (M: 46.6, F: 46.6) 41.9 (M: 41.7, F: 42.0)
Total private dwellings: 333 1,086 1,080
Median household income: $48,640 $47,794 $37,279
References: 2016[4] 2011[5] 2006[6] earlier[7]
Historical Census Data - Addington Parish, New Brunswick
YearPop.±%
1991 3,179—    
1996 3,014−5.2%
2001 2,982−1.1%
YearPop.±%
2006 2,727−8.6%
2011 2,615−4.1%
2011 Rev. 717−72.6%
YearPop.±%
2016 656−8.5%
[8][1]

Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Addington 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 %
2016
660
 180 27.2% 470 71.2% 5 0.8% 5 0.8%
2011
2,610
 1,950 2.5% 74.71% 630 8.0% 24.14% 30 20.0% 1.15% 0 100.0% 0.00%
2006
2,720
 2,000 13.6% 73.53% 685 6.2% 25.18% 25 25.0% 0.92% 10 0.0% 0.37%
2001
2,990
 2,315 7.7% 77.42% 645 17.8% 21.57% 20 50.0% 0.67% 10 50.0% 0.33%
1996
2,995
 2,150 n/a 71.79% 785 n/a 26.21% 40 n/a 1.33% 20 n/a 0.67%

Access Routes

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

See also

Footnotes
  1. Now officially called Walker Brook.

References
  1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Addington, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  2. "Addington Parish". New Brunswick Provincial Archives.
  3. "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  4. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  5. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  6. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  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 5, 14



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