Durham Parish, New Brunswick

Durham
Parish
Location within Restigouche County. Heron Island erroneously shown as belonging to this parish.
Coordinates: 47°52′N 66°04′W / 47.86°N 66.07°W / 47.86; -66.07
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Restigouche
Erected	1840
Area [1]
• Land	410.89 km2 (158.65 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[1]
• Total	1,076
• Density	2.6/km2 (7/sq mi)
• Change 2011-2016	10.9%
• Dwellings	592
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)

Durham is a civil parish in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada.^[2]

For governance purposes it is divided between the village of Belledune and the local service districts of Chaleur and Lorne.^[3] The village is a member of the Chaleur Regional Service Commission (CRSC),^[4] the LSDs of the Restigouche Regional Service Commission (RRSC).^[4]

Origin of name[]

The parish was named in honour of the Earl of Durham,^[5] Governor General of British North America at the time the legislation erecting the parish was passed;^[6] he resigned his post before the Act became effective.

History[]

Durham was erected in 1840 from Beresford Parish.^[6] Durham comprised Restigouche County between the eastern county line and a line due south from the mouth of Benjamin River.

In 1881 the county line was altered, removing part of Durham and adding it to Gloucester County.^[7]

Boundaries[]

Durham Parish is bounded:^{[2][8][9][10]}

• on the north by Chaleur Bay;
• on the east and southeast by the Gloucester County line;
• on the south by Gloucester County and the Northumberland County line;
• on the west by a line running true south from the mouth of Benjamin River;
• including any islands in front except Heron Island.

Communities[]

Communities at least partly within the parish.^[8][9][10] bold indicates an incorporated municipality; italics indicate a name no longer in official use

Bodies of water[]

Bodies of water^[a] at least partly within the parish.^[8][9][10]

Other notable places[]

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.^{[8][9][10][11]}

• Jacquet River Gorge Protected Natural Area
• Rocky Turn Falls

Demographics[]

Parish population total does not include portion in Belledune

Population[]

Canada census – Durham Parish, New Brunswick community profile
	2016	2011	2006
Population:	1,076 (-10.9% from 2011)	1,207 (-7.4% from 2006)	1,303 (-12.6% from 2001)
Land area:	410.89 km2 (158.65 sq mi)	411.10 km2 (158.73 sq mi)	410.28 km2 (158.41 sq mi)
Population density:	2.6/km2 (6.7/sq mi)	2.9/km2 (7.5/sq mi)	3.2/km2 (8.3/sq mi)
Median age:	55.6 (M: 55.8, F: 55.5)	51.3 (M: 51.6, F: 51.0)	47.1 (M: 47.4, F: 47.0)
Total private dwellings:	592	611	640
Median household income:	$36,403	$.N/A	$28,192
References: 2016[12] 2011[13] 2006[14] earlier[15]

Historical Census Data
Durham Parish, NB

Year Pop. ±% 1991 1,618 —     1996 1,622 +0.2%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 1,491 −8.1% 2006 1,303 −12.6%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 1,207 −7.4% 2016 1,076 −10.9%
[16][1]

Language[]

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Durham Parish, New Brunswick[16]
Census		Total		English				French				English & French				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		1,210		905	14.2%	74.79%		265	20.5%	21.90%		35	133.3%	2.89%		5	50.0%	0.41%
2006		1,300		1,055	7.5%	81.15%		220	33.3%	16.92%		15	40.0%	1.15%		10	n/a%	0.77%
2001		1,495		1,140	0.4%	76.25%		330	22.4%	22.07%		25	28.6%	1.67%		0	0.0%	0.00%
1996		1,605		1,145	n/a	71.34%		425	n/a	26.48%		35	n/a	2.18%		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:^[17]

See also[]

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

Notes[]

References[]

Coordinates: 47°51′36″N 66°04′12″W / 47.86000°N 66.07000°W / 47.86000; -66.07000 (Durham Parish, New Brunswick)