Saint-Joseph Parish, New Brunswick

Saint-Joseph
St. Joseph
Parish

Location within Madawaska County.
Coordinates: 47°32′33″N 68°18′18″W / 47.5425°N 68.305°W / 47.5425; -68.305
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Madawaska
Established 1929
Area[1]
  Land 322.89 km2 (124.67 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 2,171
  Density 6.7/km2 (17/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Increase 28.0%
  Dwellings 917
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
  Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)

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

Delineation

Saint-Joseph Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act[3] as being bounded:

Beginning at the southwestern angle of lot No. 152 granted to B. Bouchard on the east side of the Rivière Iroquois in Therriault Settlement thence northeasterly following the southeastern limit of lots Nos. 152, 154, 156, 158, lot No. 12 in Tier Three, Therriault, lot No. 160 in Tier Four, lot No. 9 in Tier Five and its prolongation to meet the western prolongation of the north limit of lot Letter “F” west side of the Green River[lower-alpha 1] thence along said prolongation and said limit and its eastern prolongation to the east side of the Green River thence following the various courses of the Green River upstream to the southern limit of lot granted to O. Theriault thence following the southern and eastern limit of said lot to the Green River thence following the various courses of the Green River and Lake Branch of the Green River[lower-alpha 2] upstream to the New Brunswick-Quebec Boundary line thence in a westerly and southwesterly direction along said boundary line to the east limit of lots in Sweeney Settlement thence in a southerly direction and following the various courses of the east limit of Sweeney Settlement to the southeast angle of lot No. 2 in Sweeney Settlement, the front part of which is granted to Marcel Grandmaison thence northwesterly along the southwest limit of said lot No. 2 to the southwest angle of said lot No. 2 thence southerly along the east limit of Tier Three east of the Madawaska River to the northeast angle of lot No. 213 in Tier Three granted to Peter Plourde thence westerly along the northern limit of said lot No. 213 to the east limit of Tier Two thence southerly following the various courses of the east limit of Tier Two to the northeast angle of lot No. 214 in Tier Two granted to P. Couturier thence westerly along the northern limit of said lot No. 214 to the east limit of lots fronting on the east side of the Madawaska River thence southerly along said limit to the southeastern angle of lot No. 16 granted to Cyprien Michaud thence westerly along the southern limit of said lot No. 16 to the eastern shore of the Rivière Iroquois thence following the various courses of said Rivière downstream to the northwestern angle of lot No. 1 granted to Jos. Martin thence southeasterly following the western limit of said lot No. 1 and its prolongation 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-Joseph Parish, New Brunswick community profile
2011 2006 2001
Population: 2,171 (+28.0% from 2006) 1,696 (-1.2% from 2001) 1,717 (+0.1% from 1996)
Land area: 322.89 km2 (124.67 sq mi) 321.87 km2 (124.27 sq mi) 321.88 km2 (124.28 sq mi)
Population density: 6.7/km2 (17/sq mi) 5.3/km2 (14/sq mi) 5.3/km2 (14/sq mi)
Median age: 42.3 (M: 42.3, F: 42.5) 41.0 (M: 40.4, F: 41.5) 36.0 (M: 37.0, F: 34.7)
Total private dwellings: 917 780 774
Median household income: $59,524 $47,351 $38,949
References: 2011[1] 2006[6] 2001[7]
Historical Census Data - Saint-Joseph Parish, New Brunswick[8]
YearPop.±%
1991 1,692    
1996 1,716+1.4%
YearPop.±%
2001 1,717+0.1%
2006 1,696−1.2%
YearPop.±%
2011 2,171+28.0%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Joseph Parish, New Brunswick[8]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
2,165
2,090 Increase 29.8% 96.54% 60 Increase 9.1% 2.77% 10 Increase n/a% 0.46% 5 Increase n/a% 0.23%
2006
1,665
1,610 Decrease 3.3% 96.70% 55 Increase 83.3% 3.30% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00%
2001
1,705
1,665 Increase 2.5% 97.65% 30 Decrease 62.5% 1.76% 10 Increase n/a% 0.59% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.00%
1996
1,715
1,625 n/a 94.75% 80 n/a 4.66% 0 n/a 0.00% 10 n/a 0.58%

See also

Footnotes

  1. French name Rivière Verte; both names are official.[4]
  2. Official name now simply Lake Branch.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Joseph Parish, New Brunswick
  2. New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Saint-Joseph Parish
  3. "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  4. "Green River". Canadian Geographical Names. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  5. "Lake Branch". Canadian Geographical Names. National Resources Canada. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  6. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
  7. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
  8. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census



Coordinates: 47°32′33″N 68°18′18″W / 47.54250°N 68.30500°W / 47.54250; -68.30500 (Saint-Joseph Parish, New Brunswick)

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