Lepreau Parish, New Brunswick

Lepreau
Parish
Location within Charlotte County.
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Charlotte County
Established	1857
Area[1]
• Land	209.40 km^2 (80.85 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	752
• Density	3.6/km^2 (9/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	8.7%
• Dwellings	510
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)

Lepreau is a Canadian parish in Charlotte County, New Brunswick.^[2]

History

Lepreau Parish set off from Pennfield Parish in 1857: name was derived from unknown.

Delineation

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

West by Pennfield Parish; north by Clarendon Parish; east by the County line; and south by the Bay of Fundy, including Pocologan, New River and Salkeld Islands, and all other islands in front within two miles of the shore.

Governance

The entire parish forms the local service district of the parish of Lepreau,^{[lower-alpha 1]} established in 1970 to assess for fire protection. First aid and ambulance services were added in 1978.

Communities

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

Haggertys Cove Lepreau Maces Bay Mink Brook

New River New River Beach Pocologan Welch Cove

Bodies of water & Islands

This is a list of rivers, lakes, streams, creeks, marshes and Islands that are at least partially in this parish

• Lepreau River
• Mosquito Lake
• Munson Lake
• New River Beach Provincial Park
• New River

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Lepreau Parish, New Brunswick community profile
	2011	2006	2001
Population:	752 (-8.7% from 2006)	824 (-4.7% from 2001)	865 (-1.1% from 1996)
Land area:	209.40 km^2 (80.85 sq mi)	209.40 km^2 (80.85 sq mi)	209.34 km^2 (80.83 sq mi)
Population density:	3.6/km^2 (9.3/sq mi)	3.9/km^2 (10/sq mi)	4.1/km^2 (11/sq mi)
Median age:	48.2 (M: 47.8, F: 48.5)	46.8 (M: 46.1, F: 47.4)	42.0 (M: 41.8, F: 42.2)
Total private dwellings:	510	490	498
Median household income:	$62,637	$42,747	$35,850
References: 2011[1] 2006[4] 2001[5]

Historical Census Data - Lepreau Parish, New Brunswick[6]
Year Pop. ±% 1991 900 —     1996 875 −2.8%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 865 −1.1% 2006 824 −4.7%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 752 −8.7%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Lepreau Parish, New Brunswick[6]
Census		Total		English				French				English & French				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		750		720	8.9%	96.00%		20	0.0%	2.67%		0	0.0%	0.00%		10	0.0%	1.33%
2006		820		790	5.4%	96.34%		20	20.0%	2.44%		0	0.0%	0.00%		10	0.0%	1.22%
2001		870		835	2.3%	95.98%		25	60.0%	2.87%		0	0.0%	0.00%		10	0.0%	1.15%
1996		875		855	n/a	97.71%		10	n/a	1.14%		0	n/a	0.00%		10	n/a	1.14%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:^[7]

Highways Route 1

Principal Routes None

Secondary Routes: Route 780 Route 795

External Routes: None

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

Governance

1. The name was originally styled Lepreaux; the modern form was adopted in 1978.

References

1. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Clarendon Parish, New Brunswick
2. New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Lepreau Parish
3. "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
4. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
5. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
6. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
7. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 4, 12

Coordinates: 45°13′52″N 66°34′36″W / 45.23114°N 66.576805°W