Beresford Parish, New Brunswick

Beresford
Parish
Location within Gloucester County, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 47°42′54″N 65°53′15″W / 47.715°N 65.8875°W
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Gloucester
Established	1814
Area[1]
• Land	456.75 km^2 (176.35 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	6,354
• Density	13.9/km^2 (36/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	0.8%
• Dwellings	2,730
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)

Beresford is a Canadian parish in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.^[2]

Delineation

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

West by the County line; east by the Chaleur Bay and south by the easterly prolongation of the south line of Restigouche County.

Communities

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

Alcida and Dauversière Belledune Dempsey Settlement Devereaux Dunlop Free Grant LaPlante

Lincour Madran Massabielle Nicholas-Denys Nigadoo Petit-Rocher Pointe-Verte Robertville

Saint-Laurent Sainte-Louise Sainte-Rosette Sormany St. George Tremblay Val-Michaud

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Beresford Parish, New Brunswick community profile
	2011	2006	2001
Population:	6,354 (+0.8% from 2006)	6,301 (-4.8% from 2001)	6,622 (-3.0% from 1996)
Land area:	456.75 km^2 (176.35 sq mi)	455.93 km^2 (176.04 sq mi)	456.00 km^2 (176.06 sq mi)
Population density:	13.9/km^2 (36/sq mi)	13.8/km^2 (36/sq mi)	14.5/km^2 (38/sq mi)
Median age:	46.0 (M: 46.1, F: 46.0)	42.4 (M: 42.6, F: 42.2)	38.2 (M: 38.6, F: 37.8)
Total private dwellings:	2,730	2,633	2,568
Median household income:	$53,109	$45,901	$42,423
References: 2011[4] 2006[5] 2001[6]

Historical Census Data - Beresford Parish, New Brunswick[7]
Year Pop. ±% 1991 6,764 —     1996 6,830 +1.0%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 6,622 −3.0% 2006 6,301 −4.8%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 6,354 +0.8%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Beresford Parish, New Brunswick[7]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		6,275		5,755	3.2%	91.71%		435	8.4%	6.93%		60	36.8%	0.96%		25	58.3%	0.40%
2006		6,205		5,575	5.9%	89.85%		475	5.0%	7.65%		95	26.7%	1.53%		60	200.0%	0.97%
2001		6,520		5,925	3.7%	90.87%		500	12.3%	7.67%		75	50.0%	1.15%		20	100.0%	0.31%
1996		6,785		6,155	n/a	90.71%		570	n/a	8.40%		50	n/a	0.74%		10	n/a	0.15%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:^[8]

Highways Route 11

Principal Routes Route 134

Secondary Routes: Route 315 Route 322

External Routes: None

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

References

1. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Beresford Parish, New Brunswick
2. New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Beresford Parish
3. "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
4. "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
5. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
6. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
7. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
8. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7 Page 7

Coordinates: 47°42′54″N 65°53′15″W / 47.71500°N 65.88750°W