Chatham Parish, New Brunswick

Chatham
Parish

Location within Northumberland County, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 47°02′42″N 65°22′12″W / 47.045°N 65.37°W / 47.045; -65.37
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Northumberland
Established 1814
Area[1]
 • Land 22.26 km2 (8.59 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 522
 • Density 23.5/km2 (61/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 4.0%
 • Dwellings 265
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)

Chatham is a parish in Northumberland County, New Brunswick.[2]

Its population in the 2011 Census was 522.

Delineation

Chatham Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act[3] as being bounded:

North by the main Miramichi River; southwest by Nelson [Parish], and south by Napan River, from its mouth to the northwest angle of lot number thirty-two (Henry Coil); thence south sixty-eight degrees west to Nelson Parish, including Middle Island.

Communities

Demographics

Population

Population trend[4]

Census Population Change (%)
2006 502 Decrease3.3%
2001 519 Decrease6.5%
1996 555 Increase6.7%
1991 520 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[5]

Language Population Pct (%)
English only 490 98.00%
French only 10 2.00%
Both English and French 0 0.00%
Other languages 0 0.00%

See also

References

  1. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Chatham Parish, New Brunswick
  2. ↑ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Chatham Parish
  3. ↑ "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  5. ↑ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Chatham Parish, New Brunswick


 Newcastle Parish
Nelson Parish Miramichi Bay
   Chatham Parish  
Glenelg Parish


Coordinates: 47°02′42″N 65°22′12″W / 47.04500°N 65.37000°W / 47.04500; -65.37000 (Chatham Parish, New Brunswick)

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