Beresford Parish, New Brunswick

Beresford is a Canadian parish in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.[2]

This article is about the parish. For the village, see Beresford, New Brunswick.
Beresford
Parish
Location within Gloucester County, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 47.715°N 65.8875°W / 47.715; -65.8875
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyGloucester
Established1814
Area
 • Land456.86 km2 (176.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total6,248
 • Density13.7/km2 (35/sq mi)
 • Change
2011-2016
 1.7%
 • Dwellings
2,780
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)

Delineation

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

West by the County line; east by the Chaleur Bay and south by the easterly prolongation of the south line of Restigouche County.

Communities

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

Demographics

Population
Canada census – Beresford Parish, New Brunswick community profile
2016 2011 2006
Population: 6,248 (-1.7% from 2011) 6,354 (+0.8% from 2006) 6,301 (-4.8% from 2001)
Land area: 456.86 km2 (176.39 sq mi) 456.75 km2 (176.35 sq mi) 455.93 km2 (176.04 sq mi)
Population density: 13.7/km2 (35/sq mi) 13.9/km2 (36/sq mi) 13.8/km2 (36/sq mi)
Median age: 49.1 (M: 49.2, F: 48.9) 46.0 (M: 46.1, F: 46.0) 42.4 (M: 42.6, F: 42.2)
Total private dwellings: 2,780 2,730 2,633
Median household income: $57,968 $53,109 $45,901
References: 2016[4] 2011[5] 2006[6] earlier[7]
Historical Census Data - Beresford Parish, New Brunswick
YearPop.±%
1991 6,764—    
1996 6,830+1.0%
YearPop.±%
2001 6,622−3.0%
2006 6,301−4.8%
YearPop.±%
2011 6,354+0.8%
2016 6,248−1.7%
[8][1]

Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Beresford 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
6,275
 5,755 3.2% 91.71% 435 8.4% 6.93% 60 36.8% 0.96% 25 58.3% 0.40%
2006
6,205
 5,575 5.9% 89.85% 475 5.0% 7.65% 95 26.7% 1.53% 60 200.0% 0.97%
2001
6,520
 5,925 3.7% 90.87% 500 12.3% 7.67% 75 50.0% 1.15% 20 100.0% 0.31%
1996
6,785
 6,155 n/a 90.71% 570 n/a 8.40% 50 n/a 0.74% 10 n/a 0.15%

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

References
  1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Beresford, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  2. New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Beresford Parish
  3. "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  4. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  5. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
  6. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
  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 Page 7



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