Richibucto Parish, New Brunswick

Richibucto is a Canadian parish in Kent County, New Brunswick.[2]

Richibucto
Parish
Cap-Lumière
Location within Kent County, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 46.6175°N 64.79°W / 46.6175; -64.79
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyKent County
Established1826
Area
 • Land249.05 km2 (96.16 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total1,887
 • Density7.6/km2 (20/sq mi)
 • Change 2011-2016
 5.0%
 • Dwellings
1,137
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)

Its population in the 2016 Census was 1,887.[1]

Delineation

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

South by Wellington Parish and Weldford Parish, west by Weldford Parish and a line running true south from the forks of the Saint-Charles River to the northern line of Weldford Parish; north by the centre of the Saint-Charles River and of the Northwest Branch and Richibucto [Harbour], and east by the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, including all the islands in front; except that portion thereof formerly in said Parish of Richibucto, now included in the Parish of Saint-Charles as described below.

Communities

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

  • Bedec
  • Bells Mills
  • Cap-de-Richiboucto
  • Cap-Lumière
  • Côte-Sainte-Anne
  • East Galloway
  • Galloway
  • Jardineville
  • Peters Mills
  • Petit-Chockpish
  • Pirogue
  • Rexton
  • Richibucto
  • Richibucto Village Cape
  • Richibucto-Village
  • Saint-Charles Station
  • Sainte-Anne-de-Kent
  • Village-La-Prairie
  • West Galloway

Demographics

See also

References
  1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census Richibucto, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  2. "Richibucto Parish". New Brunswick Provincial Archives.
  3. "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  5. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Richibucto Parish, New Brunswick


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