Saint-Quentin Parish, New Brunswick

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Saint-Quentin
St. Quentin
Parish
Location within Restigouche County.
Location within Restigouche County.
Coordinates: 47°45′36″N 67°50′33″W / 47.76°N 67.8425°W / 47.76; -67.8425
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyRestigouche
Erected1921
Area
[1]
 • Land2,478.57 km2 (956.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total1,532
 • Density0.6/km2 (2/sq mi)
 • Change 2011-2016
Increase 2.9%
 • Dwellings
696
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)

Saint-Quentin is a civil parish in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada.[2]

For governance purposes it is divided between the town of Saint-Quentin and the local service districts of St. Martin de Restigouche and the parish of Saint-Quentin,[3] all of which are members of the Northwest Regional Service Commission (NWRSC).[4]

Origin of name[]

The parish was named for the Battle of St. Quentin, an Allied victory during the First World War.[5]

History[]

Saint-Quentin was erected in 1921 from Grimmer Parish.[6]

Boundaries[]

Saint-Quentin Parish is bounded:[2][7][8]

  • on the north by the Quebec provincial border;
  • on the east by a line beginning on the Patapedia River at a point due north[a] of where the southern boundary of Grimmer Parish strikes the Restigouche River slightly upstream of the mouth of Seven Mile Brook, then running due south to Restigouche River, then running easterly along the prolongation of the southern line of a grant to Paul Berube on the eastern side of Route 17, about 3 kilometres north of Chemin 36 No. 1, the Berube grant, and the prolongation easterly to a point about 4.9 kilometres east of Range 9 & 10 Road, then south-southeasterly along a line running from the mouth of Upper Thorn Point Brook on the Restigouche through the former Intercolonial Railway station in Whites Brook and to the Victoria County line;
  • on the southwest by the Victoria and Madawaska County lines;
  • on the west by Quebec.

Communities[]

Communities at least partly within the parish.[7][8][9] bold indicates an incorporated municipality

Bodies of water[]

Bodies of water[b] at least partly within the parish.[7][8][9]

Other notable places[]

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.[7][8][9][10]

  • Bells Brook Protected Natural Area
  • Belone Brook Protected Natural Area
  • Big Cedar Brook Protected Natural Area
  • Connors Brook Protected Natural Area
  • Dionne Brook Protected Natural Area
  • Eight Mile Brook Protected Natural Area
  • Five Mile Brook Protected Natural Area
  • Jardine Brook Protected Natural Area
  • Kedgwick Wildlife Management Area[11]
  • Little Cedar Brook Protected Natural Area
  • MacFarlane Brook Protected Natural Area
  • Moose Valley Hill Protected Natural Area
  • Patapedia River Protected Natural Area
  • Pollard Brook Protected Natural Area
  • Quigley Brook Protected Natural Area
  • South Kedgwick River Protected Natural Area

Demographics[]

Parish population total does not include the town of Saint-Quentin

Population[]

Canada census – Saint-Quentin Parish, New Brunswick community profile
2016 2011 2006
Population: 1,532 (+2.9% from 2011) 1,489 (-5.6% from 2006) 1,578 (+1.3% from 2001)
Land area: 2,478.57 km2 (956.98 sq mi) 2,478.88 km2 (957.10 sq mi) 2,478.88 km2 (957.10 sq mi)
Population density: 0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi) 0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi) 0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi)
Median age: 46.8 (M: 47.5, F: 46.0) 44.7 (M: 44.4, F: 45.0) 39.9 (M: 40.7, F: 38.6)
Total private dwellings: 696 642 732
Median household income: $59,776 $.N/A $41,384
Notes: Data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons. – References: 2016[12] 2011[13] 2006[14] earlier[15]
Historical Census Data - Saint-Quentin Parish, New Brunswick
YearPop.±%
1991 1,543—    
1996 1,554+0.7%
YearPop.±%
2001 1,557+0.2%
2006 1,578+1.3%
YearPop.±%
2011 1,489−5.6%
2016 1,532+2.9%
[16][1]

Language[]

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Quentin Parish, New Brunswick[16][1]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2016
1,520
 1,495 98.4% 15 1.0% 5 Steady 0.3% 5 Steady 0.3%
2011
1,480
 1,450 Increase 1.0% 97.97% 20 Decrease 71.4% 1.35% 5 Increase n/a% 0.34% 5 Decrease 93.8% 0.34%
2006
1,585
 1,435 Decrease 6.2% 90.54% 70 Increase n/a% 4.42% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.00% 80 Increase n/a% 5.05%
2001
1,540
 1,530 Increase 1.0% 99.35% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.00% 10 Increase n/a% 0.65% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00%
1996
0
 1,515 n/a 0.00% 35 n/a 0.00% 0 n/a 0.00% 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[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ By an astronomic bearing.
  2. ^ Not including brooks, ponds or coves.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Saint-Quentin, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  3. ^ "New Brunswick Regulation 84-168 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 84-582)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Communities in each of the 12 Regional Service Commissions (RSC) / Les communautés dans chacune des 12 Commissions de services régionaux (CSR)" (PDF), Government of New Brunswick, July 2017, retrieved 2 February 2021
  5. ^ "Saint-Quentin Parish". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  6. ^ "11 Geo. V c. 18 An Act to Amend Chapter 2 of the Consolidated Statutes, 1903, respecting the division of the Province into Counties, Towns and Parishes.". Acts of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Passed in the Month of April 1921. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1921. pp. 155–166.
  7. ^ a b c d "No. 1". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 21 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 2, 3, 9–11, 21–23, and 36 at same site.
  8. ^ a b c d "006" (PDF). Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 21 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 007–010, 019–023, 038–042, 059–062, 081–083, and 102–104 at same site.
  9. ^ a b c "Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB)". Government of Canada. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Explore New Brunswick's Protected Natural Areas". GeoNB. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  11. ^ "New Brunswick Regulation 94-43 under the Fish and Wildlife Act (O.C. 94-231)". Government of New Brunswick. 5 June 2006. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  12. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  13. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
  14. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
  15. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  16. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  17. ^ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 12-13



Coordinates: 47°45′36″N 67°50′33″W / 47.76000°N 67.84250°W / 47.76000; -67.84250 (Saint-Quentin Parish, New Brunswick)

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