Coverdale Parish, New Brunswick

Coverdale
Parish

Location within Albert County.
Coordinates: 46°02′N 64°52′W / 46.03°N 64.86°W / 46.03; -64.86Coordinates: 46°02′N 64°52′W / 46.03°N 64.86°W / 46.03; -64.86
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Albert County
Established 1786
Area[1]
 • Land 236.15 km2 (91.18 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 4,401
 • Density 18.6/km2 (48/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 6.2%
 • Dwellings 1,730
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)

Coverdale is a Canadian parish in Albert County, New Brunswick.[2]

History

Coverdale Parish was set off from Hillsborough Parish in 1828 and named for the Coverdale River.

Delineation

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

North and east by the Petitcodiac River; south by the south line of lot no. 2, granted to Robert Crossman, at Stoney Creek, on the western side of the Petitcodiac River and its westerly prolongation to the County line; west by the County line.

Communities

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

  • Colpitts Settlement
  • Five Points
  • Grub Road
  • Lower Coverdale
  • Lower Turtle Creek
  • Middlesex

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

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19913,684—    
19963,979+8.0%
20014,070+2.3%
20064,144+1.8%
20114,401+6.2%
[4]

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[5]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only %
English only %
Both English and French 0 0.00%
Other languages 0 0.00%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[6]
  • Principal Routes
    • None

  • External Routes:
    • None

See also

References

  1. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Coverdale Parish, New Brunswick
  2. ↑ "Provincial Archives of New Brunswick". archives.gnb.ca. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
  3. ↑ "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census
  5. ↑ Profile: Coverdale Parish, New Brunswick
  6. ↑ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7


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