West Isles Parish, New Brunswick

West Isles is a Canadian parish including Deer Island and numerous smaller islands in Charlotte County, New Brunswick.[3]

West Isles

Deer Island
Location within Charlotte County.
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyCharlotte County
Established1786
Area
  Land38.35 km2 (14.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[2]
  Total797
  Density20.8/km2 (54/sq mi)
  Pop 2011-2016
9.0%
  Dwellings
467
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)

History

The West Isles Parish was established in 1786 to include Deer Island and adjacent islands: West Isles Parish included Campobello Parish until 1803 and Grand Manan Parish until 1816. The islands are part of the Fundy Islands.

Delineation

West Isles Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act[4] as being bounded:

To consist of Deer Island and the lesser islands contiguous to it, not included in the parishes[lower-alpha 1] before-mentioned.

Governance

The entire parish forms the local service district of the parish of West Isles, established in 1970 to assess for fire protection. First aid and ambulance services were added in 1982 and recreational facilities in 1987. The LSD is often called Deer Island for its only inhabited island.

Communities

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

Bodies of water & Islands

This is a list of rivers, lakes, streams, creeks, marshes and Islands that are at least partially in this parish

Demographics

Population

Canada census – West Isles Parish, New Brunswick community profile
2016 2011 2006
Population: 797 (+9.0% from 2011) 731 (-11.3% from 2006) 824 (-3.2% from 2001)
Land area: 38.35 km2 (14.81 sq mi) 38.01 km2 (14.68 sq mi) 37.93 km2 (14.64 sq mi)
Population density: 20.8/km2 (54/sq mi) 19.2/km2 (50/sq mi) 21.7/km2 (56/sq mi)
Median age: 48.4 (M: 49.0, F: 46.8) 47.5 (M: 46.5, F: 48.4) 43.6 (M: 42.4, F: 44.9)
Total private dwellings: 467 485 499
Median household income: $56,736 $.N/A $40,640
Notes: 2011 income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons. – References: 2016[5] 2011[6] 2006[7] earlier[8]
Historical Census Data - West Isles Parish, New Brunswick
YearPop.±%
1991 826    
1996 851+3.0%
YearPop.±%
2001 851+0.0%
2006 824−3.2%
YearPop.±%
2011 731−11.3%
2016 797+9.0%
[9][2][1]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - West Isles Parish, New Brunswick[9]
Census Total
English
French
English & French
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
730
710 13.4% 97.26% 15 n/a% 2.05% 5 n/a% 0.69% 0 0.0% 0.00%
2006
820
820 1.2% 100.00% 0 100.0% 0.00% 0 0.0% 0.00% 0 100.0% 0.00%
2001
850
830 2.4% 97.65% 10 n/a% 1.18% 0 0.0% 0.00% 10 n/a% 1.18%
1996
850
850 n/a 100.00% 0 n/a 0.00% 0 n/a 0.00% 0 n/a 0.00%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[10]

See also

Notes

  1. all other parishes in Charlotte County

References

  1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: West Isles, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  2. "West Isles, New Brunswick (Code 1302006) and Charlotte, New Brunswick (Code 1302) (table)". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  3. New Brunswick Provincial Archives - West Isles Parish
  4. "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  5. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
  6. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
  7. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
  8. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  9. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  10. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 4, 12



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