Saint George Parish, New Brunswick

Saint George Parish is a subdivision of Charlotte County, New Brunswick. It functions as census subdivision for Statistics Canada. Local governance is provided by the St. George Local Service District (LSD) and the Fundy Bay LSD, both of which are in the Southwest New Brunswick Service Commission. Neither the LSDs nor the census subdivision include the town of St. George and the village of Blacks Harbour.

Saint George Parish

Paroisse de Saint-George
Parish
Saint George Parish
Location of Saint George Parish in Canada
Saint George Parish
Saint George Parish (New Brunswick)
Coordinates:
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyCharlotte County
Established1786
Government
 • TypeLocal Service District
Area
 • Land500.23 km2 (193.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total2,341
 • Density4.7/km2 (12/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
 5.3%
 • Dwellings
1,254
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)

The unincorporated settlements of Back Bay, Caithness are included in the census subdivision and in the LSDs.

Saint George is one of 14 parishes in Charlotte County, formed in 1784 when New Brunswick was partitioned from Nova Scotia.[2]

Census data

Population
Canada census – Saint George Parish, New Brunswick community profile
2016 2011 2006
Population: 2,341 (-5.3% from 2011) 2,472 (-0.2% from 2006) 2,476 (+5.4% from 2001)
Land area: 500.23 km2 (193.14 sq mi) 499.76 km2 (192.96 sq mi) 499.51 km2 (192.86 sq mi)
Population density: 4.7/km2 (12/sq mi) 4.9/km2 (13/sq mi) 5.0/km2 (13/sq mi)
Median age: 46.3 (M: 46.2, F: 46.4) 45.1 (M: 45.1, F: 45.1) 43.3 (M: 42.5, F: 44.1)
Total private dwellings: 1,254 1,196 1,262
Median household income: $62,123 $50,205 $41,632
References: 2016[3] 2011[4] 2006[5] earlier[6]
Historical census data - Saint George Parish, New Brunswick
YearPop.±%
1991 2,207—    
1996 2,357+6.8%
YearPop.±%
2001 2,350−0.3%
2006 2,476+5.4%
YearPop.±%
2011 2,472−0.2%
2016 2,341−5.3%
[7][1]

Language
Canada Census mother tongue - Saint George Parish, New Brunswick[7]
Census Total
English
French
English & French
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
2,470
 2,390 0.2% 96.76% 30 14.3% 1.21% 10 n/a% 0.40% 40 12.5% 1.62%
2006
2,465
 2,395 3.1% 97.16% 35 71.4% 1.42% 0 0.0% 0.00% 35 71.4% 1.42%
2001
2,340
 2,320 1.1% 99.15% 10 33.3% 0.43% 0 0.0% 0.00% 10 75.0% 0.43%
1996
2,350
 2,295 n/a 97.66% 15 n/a 0.64% 0 n/a 0.00% 40 n/a 1.70%

References
  1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Saint George, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  2. Slumkoski, Corey (2005). "The Partition of Nova Scotia". The Winslow Papers. Electronic text centre (UNB Libraries). Retrieved 5 May 2020. On 18 June 1784 ... the province of New Brunswick formally came into existence.
  3. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  4. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  5. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  6. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 17 February 2012.
  7. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3): detailed definitions of New Brunswick's internal divisions.

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