Petit-Rocher, New Brunswick
Petit-Rocher | |
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Village | |
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Motto(s): Ascencio Populi | |
![]() ![]() Petit-Rocher Location within New Brunswick. | |
Coordinates: 47°47′36″N 65°42′58″W / 47.79333°N 65.71611°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
County | Gloucester |
Parish | Beresford |
Village | 1966 |
Founded | 1797 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Luc Desjardins |
Area | |
• Total | 4.49 km2 (1.73 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,908 |
• Density | 425.2/km2 (1,101/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 938 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
Postal code(s) | E8J |
Area code(s) | 506 |
Highways | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Petit-Rocher Lighthouse ![]() | |
Constructed | 1929 ![]() |
Construction | metal ![]() |
Tower height | 7 m (23 ft) ![]() |
Tower shape | square prism skeletal tower[2][3][4] |
Markings | grey metallic tower |
Power source | solar power ![]() |
Operator | Canadian Coast Guard ![]() |
Focal height | 7.6 m (25 ft) ![]() |
Range | 15 nmi (28 km; 17 mi) ![]() |
Characteristic | L Fl W 6s ![]() |
NGA no. | 110-7196 |
Admiralty no. | H1606 ![]() |
CCG no. | 1339 ![]() |
ARLHS no. | CAN933 ![]() |
Original light ![]() | |
Constructed | 1879 ![]() |
Construction | lumber ![]() |
Tower height | 9.5 m (31 ft) ![]() |
Tower shape | truncated square pyramid ![]() |
Markings | white ![]() |
Deactivated | 1929 ![]() |
Focal height | 10.6 m (35 ft) ![]() |
Petit-Rocher (2011 population: 1,908) is a Canadian village in Gloucester County, New Brunswick. Located on Chaleur Bay 20 km northwest of Bathurst, Petit-Rocher's residents are 92% Francophone. Its current population meets the requirements for "town" status under the , however the community has not requested a change in municipal status.
History[]
The village was founded in 1797 by Acadian settlers. The name literally means 'little rock', and is pronounced by most anglophones in the region as Petty Roche. The name of the village is reputed to derive from the fact that the village's founders disembarked on a small rock. The village was named Little Roche from 1850 to 1854, then Madisco until 1870, and then Petit Rocher. The hyphenated form Petit-Rocher was adopted in 2009. Some old maps have the name Petite Roche (1812) and Sainte Roque or Little Russia (1827).[5]
Demographics[]
Population[]
hideCanada census – Petit-Rocher, New Brunswick community profile | |||
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2011 | 2006 | ||
Population: | 1,908 (-2.1% from 2006) | 1,949 (-0.9% from 2001) | |
Land area: | 4.49 km2 (1.73 sq mi) | 4.49 km2 (1.73 sq mi) | |
Population density: | 425.2/km2 (1,101/sq mi) | 434.4/km2 (1,125/sq mi) | |
Median age: | 51.3 (M: 49.9, F: 52.2) | 45.2 (M: 43.7, F: 46.3) | |
Total private dwellings: | 938 | 849 | |
Median household income: | $55,666 | $42,709 | |
References: 2011[1] 2006[6] earlier[7] |
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Language[]
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Petit-Rocher, New Brunswick[8] | ||||||||||||||||||
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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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1,875
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1,750 | ![]() |
93.33% | 100 | ![]() |
5.33% | 25 | ![]() |
1.33% | 0 | ![]() |
0.00% | |||||
2006
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1,920
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1,830 | ![]() |
95.31% | 70 | ![]() |
3.65% | 20 | ![]() |
1.04% | 0 | ![]() |
0.00% | |||||
2001
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1,940
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1,795 | ![]() |
92.53% | 125 | ![]() |
6.44% | 20 | ![]() |
1.03% | 0 | ![]() |
0.00% | |||||
1996
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2,065
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1,955 | n/a | 94.67% | 90 | n/a | 4.36% | 10 | n/a | 0.48% | 10 | n/a | 0.48% |
Tourism[]
In 2012 and 2013, Petit-Rocher was host to the 's annual ball hockey tournament with a team from nearby Dundee taking home the as champions for both tournaments.[9]
Notable people[]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
- ^ List of Lights, Pub. 110: Greenland, The East Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. Except the East Coast of Florida) and the West Indies (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2015.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Northern New Brunswick". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
- ^ Petit Rocher Light Lighthouse Explorer. Retrieved 26 March 2017
- ^ Alan Rayburn, Geographical Names of New Brunswick, Énergie, Mines et Ressources Canada, Ottawa, 1975, p. 215.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ http://www.ccballhockey.com/
External links[]
- Acadie-Bathurst. Petit-Rocher
- Aids to Navigation Canadian Coast Guard
Coordinates: 47°47′2.1″N 65°42′57.3″W / 47.783917°N 65.715917°W
- Communities in Gloucester County, New Brunswick
- Villages in New Brunswick
- Local service districts of Gloucester County, New Brunswick
- Lighthouses in New Brunswick