Nelson Parish, New Brunswick

Nelson
Parish
Location within Northumberland County, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 46°51′09″N 65°41′24″W / 46.8525°N 65.69°W
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Northumberland
Established	1814
Area[1]
• Land	354.51 km^2 (136.88 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	935
• Density	2.6/km^2 (7/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	14.9%
• Dwellings	406
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)

Nelson is a Canadian parish in Northumberland County, New Brunswick.^[2]

Its population in the 2011 Census was 935.

Delineation

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

Northwest by the Miramichi River and the Southwest Miramichi River; southwest by Blackville Parish; southeast by a line running parallel to the Kent County line and seven miles northwesterly therefrom; and northeast by the southwest line of lot number sixty-one, granted to Wm. Brown, and its southeasterly prolongation.

Communities

Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold) and communities within their respective boundaries (in italics).

Miramichi Craigville Ivory Road Nelson-Miramichi Nowlanville Reynolds South Nelson South Nelson Road Renous 12

Barnaby River Chelmsford Doyles Brook Hughes Kirkwood Lower Barnaby McKinleyville Passmore Chatham Junction Semiwagan Ridge Upper Barnaby

Demographics

Population Population trend[4] Census Population Change (%) 2006 814 20.3% 2001 1,021 2.7% 1996 994 0.0% 1991 994 N/A

Language Mother tongue language (2006)[5] Language Population Pct (%) English only 780 95.70% French only 15 1.84% Other languages 10 1.23% Both English and French 10 1.23%

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

References

1. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Nelson Parish, New Brunswick
2. New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Nelson Parish
3. "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
5. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Nelson Parish, New Brunswick

Coordinates: 46°51′09″N 65°41′24″W / 46.85250°N 65.69000°W