Paquetville
Paquetville | |
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  Paquetville Location within New Brunswick. | |
| Coordinates: 47°40′08″N 65°05′57″W / 47.668889°N 65.099167°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  New Brunswick |
| County | Gloucester |
| Parish | Paquetville |
| Established | 1866 |
| Village Status | 1966 |
| Electoral Districts Federal | Acadie—Bathurst |
| Provincial | Centre-Péninsule-Saint-Sauveur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village Council |
| • Mayor | Luc Robichaud |
| Area | |
| • Land | 9.40 km2 (3.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 706 |
| • Density | 75.1/km2 (195/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  10.0% |
| • Dwellings | 309 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Postal code(s) | E8R |
| Area code(s) | 506 |
Highways Route 135 |  Route 340 Route 350 |
Monseigneur Paquet, founder of Paquetville
Paquetville (2011 population: 706) is a Canadian village in Gloucester County, New Brunswick,[3] at the intersection of Route 340, Route 135 and Route 350. It is located on the Acadian Peninsula.
History[]
Paquetville was founded by Monseigneur Paquet in 1873, who brought several parishioners with him from Shippagan.
Demography[]
Population[]
| hideCanada census – Paquetville community profile | |||
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| 2016 | 2011 | 2006 | |
| Population: | 720 (+2.0% from 2011) | 706 (+10.0% from 2006) | 642 (-3.7% from 2001) |
| Land area: | 9.26 km2 (3.58 sq mi) | 9.40 km2 (3.63 sq mi) | 9.40 km2 (3.63 sq mi) |
| Population density: | 77.8/km2 (202/sq mi) | 75.1/km2 (195/sq mi) | 68.3/km2 (177/sq mi) |
| Median age: | 48.9 (M: 45.8, F: 51.5) | 46.9 (M: 45.6, F: 48.3) | 44.3 (M: 43.4, F: 45.8) |
| Total private dwellings: | 346 | 309 | 290 |
| Median household income: | $48,896 | $52,040 | $34,040 |
| References: 2016[4] 2011[2] 2006[5] earlier[6] | |||
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Language[]
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| Census | Total | French
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English
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French & English
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Other
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011
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680
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650 | 13.0%
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95.59% | 15 | 50.0%
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2.21% | 10 |  33.3%
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1.47% | 5 | n/a%
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0.73% | |||||
2006
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600
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575 | 10.8%
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95.83% | 10 |  0.0%
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1.67% | 15 | n/a%
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2.50% | 0 | 0.0%
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0.00% | |||||
2001
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655
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645 | 0.0%
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98.47% | 10 | 50.0%
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1.53% | 0 | 0.0%
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0.00% | 0 | 0.0%
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0.00% | |||||
1996
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665
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645 | n/a | 96.99% | 20 | n/a | 3.01% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | |||||
Notable people[]
The village is the home of Édith Butler, who sings the song Paquetville.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Government of New Brunswick website: Paquetville Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
- ^ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Paquetville
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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Coordinates: 47°40′08″N 65°05′57″W / 47.66889°N 65.09917°W
Categories:
- Communities in Gloucester County, New Brunswick
- Villages in New Brunswick