Clair Parish, New Brunswick

Clair is a Canadian parish in Madawaska County, New Brunswick.[2]

Clair
Parish
Location within Madawaska County.
Coordinates: 47.295°N 68.67°W / 47.295; -68.67
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyMadawaska
Established1900
Area
 • Land43.92 km2 (16.96 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total283
 • Density6.4/km2 (17/sq mi)
 • Change
2011-2016
 4.7%
 • Dwellings
101
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)

Delineation

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

Beginning in the International Boundary at a point where it is intersected by the southern prolongation of the east limit of lot No. 9 Range Two granted to Joseph Nadeau thence along the said prolongation, said limit and its northern prolongation to the northern limit of Range Three north of the St. John River, thence in a westerly direction along said northern limit to a point where it is intersected by the western limit of Range Five west of Baker Lake, thence in a northwesterly direction along said limit to the northwest angle of lot No. 26 in said Range Five, thence northeasterly along the northern limit of last mentioned lot to the west limit of Range Four thence northwesterly along last mentioned limit to the northwest angle of lot No. 43 in Range Four, thence, northeasterly along the northern limit of said lot No. 43 to the west limit of Range Three thence northwesterly along said limit or to the northwest angle of lot No. 42 in Range Three thence in a northeasterly direction along the north west limit of said lot No. 42 to the west limit of Range Two, thence southeasterly along said west limit of said Range Two to the west limit of lots in the Second Tier west of Caron Brook thence along the said western limit to the northwest angle of lot No. 15 granted to Joseph Souci and thence easterly along the north limit of said lot No. 15, lot Letter "I" granted to George Carriveau and the northern limit of the lots fronting on the St. John River to the northwest angle of lot No. 83 granted to Augustine Daigle, thence in a southerly direction along the west limit of said lot No. 83 and its southern prolongation to the International Boundary, thence westerly along the said International Boundary to the place of beginning.

Communities

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

  • Caron Brook
  • Clair
  • Concession-des-Lang
  • Concession-des-Vasseur
  • Crockett
  • Les Rapides

Demographics

Population
Canada census – Clair Parish, New Brunswick community profile
2016 2011 2006
Population: 283 (-4.7% from 2011) 297 (+5.3% from 2006) 282 (-2.4% from 2001)
Land area: 43.92 km2 (16.96 sq mi) 44.18 km2 (17.06 sq mi) 44.29 km2 (17.10 sq mi)
Population density: 6.4/km2 (17/sq mi) 6.7/km2 (17/sq mi) 6.4/km2 (17/sq mi)
Median age: 51.1 (M: 52.0, F: 50.2) 50.1 (M: 50.0, F: 50.2) 43.2 (M: 42.5, F: 43.5)
Total private dwellings: 101 121 114
Median household income: $65,088 $102,983 $77,294
References: 2016[4] 2011[5] 2006[6] earlier[7]
Historical Census Data - Clair Parish, New Brunswick
YearPop.±%
1991 295—    
1996 306+3.7%
YearPop.±%
2001 289−5.6%
2006 282−2.4%
YearPop.±%
2011 297+5.3%
2016 283−4.7%
[8][1]

Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Clair Parish, New Brunswick[8][1]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2016
270
 245 90.7% 20 7.4% 5 1.9% 0 0%
2011
280
 250 12.0% 89.29% 25 50.0% 8.93% 5 66.7% 1.78% 0 0.0% 0.00%
2006
285
 220 18.5% 77.19% 50 80.0% 17.54% 15 33.3% 5.26% 0 0.0% 0.00%
2001
290
 270 8.5% 93.10% 10 33.3% 3.45% 10 n/a% 3.45% 0 0.0% 0.00%
1996
310
 295 n/a 95.16% 15 n/a 4.84% 0 n/a 0.00% 0 n/a 0.00%

See also

References
  1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Clair, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  2. "Clair Parish". New Brunswick Provincial Archives.
  3. "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  4. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  5. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
  6. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
  7. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  8. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census



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