Saint-Quentin Parish, New Brunswick

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

This article is about the parish. For the town, see Saint-Quentin, New Brunswick.
Saint-Quentin

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

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]

Delineation

Saint-Quentin Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act[2] as being bounded:

On the north by the Parish of Grimmer and the Province of Quebec; on the west by the Province of Quebec; on the southwest by the Counties of Victoria and Madawaska, and on the east by the Parishes of Grimmer and Eldon.

Communities

Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold).

Demographics

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[7] 2011[8] 2006[9] earlier[10]
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%
[11][1]

Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Quentin Parish, New Brunswick[11][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 0.3% 5 0.3%
2011
1,480
 1,450 1.0% 97.97% 20 71.4% 1.35% 5 n/a% 0.34% 5 93.8% 0.34%
2006
1,585
 1,435 6.2% 90.54% 70 n/a% 4.42% 0 100.0% 0.00% 80 n/a% 5.05%
2001
1,540
 1,530 1.0% 99.35% 0 100.0% 0.00% 10 n/a% 0.65% 0 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:[12]

See also

References
  1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Saint-Quentin, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  2. "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. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  8. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
  9. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
  10. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  11. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  12. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 12-13



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