Saint-François Parish, New Brunswick

Saint-François
St. Francis
Parish


Location within Madawaska County.
Coordinates: 47°16′N 68°55′W / 47.27°N 68.92°W / 47.27; -68.92
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Madawaska
Established              1877
Area[1]
  Land 344.70 km2 (133.09 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 630
  Density 1.8/km2 (5/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 16.4%
  Dwellings 309
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
  Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)

Saint-François is a Canadian parish in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, in Canada.[2]

Delineation

Saint-François 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 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 said 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 of Range Three and its prolongation to the New Brunswick-Quebec Boundary line thence in a westerly direction following the New Brunswick-Quebec Boundary to the International Boundary thence in a southerly and easterly direction following 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).

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Saint-François Parish, New Brunswick community profile
2011 2006 2001
Population: 630 (-16.4% from 2006) 754 (-12.1% from 2001) 858 (-3.7% from 1996)
Land area: 344.70 km2 (133.09 sq mi) 344.70 km2 (133.09 sq mi) 344.71 km2 (133.09 sq mi)
Population density: 1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi) 2.2/km2 (5.7/sq mi) 2.5/km2 (6.5/sq mi)
Median age: 47.0 (M: 47.0, F: 47.0) 42.3 (M: 42.1, F: 42.6) 36.7 (M: 36.2, F: 37.3)
Total private dwellings: 309 432 377
Median household income: $.N/A $47,460 $36,170
Notes: 2011 income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons. – References: 2011[1] 2006[4] 2001[5]
Historical Census Data - Saint-François Parish, New Brunswick[6]
YearPop.±%
1991 904    
1996 891−1.4%
YearPop.±%
2001 858−3.7%
2006 754−12.1%
YearPop.±%
2011 630−16.4%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-François Parish, New Brunswick[6]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
630
580 Decrease 15.9% 92.06% 45 Increase 11.1% 7.14% 5 Decrease 66.7% 0.79% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00%
2006
745
690 Decrease 12.1% 92.62% 40 Decrease 42.9% 5.37% 15 Increase n/a% 2.01% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00%
2001
855
785 Decrease 4.3% 91.81% 70 Increase 14.3% 8.19% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00%
1996
905
820 n/a 90.61% 60 n/a 6.63% 25 n/a 2.76% 0 n/a 0.00%

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-François Parish, New Brunswick
  2. New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Saint-François Parish
  3. "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  4. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
  5. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
  6. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census



Coordinates: 47°16′12″N 68°55′12″W / 47.27000°N 68.92000°W / 47.27000; -68.92000 (Saint-François Parish, New Brunswick)

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