West Isles Parish, New Brunswick

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West Isles
Parish
Location within Charlotte County.
Location within Charlotte County.
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Charlotte County
Established 1786
Area[1]
 • Land 38.01 km2 (14.68 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 731
 • Density 19.2/km2 (50/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 11.3%
 • Dwellings 485
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)

West Isles is a Canadian parish including several islands in Charlotte County, New Brunswick.[2]

History

The West Isles Parish were established in 1786 to include Deer Island and adjacent islands: West Isles Parish included Campobello Parish until 1803 and Grand Manan Parish until 1816. The islands are part of the Fundy Islands.

Delineation

West Isles Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act as:

Communities

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

Bodies of water & Islands

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

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - West Isles Parish, New Brunswick[6]
Year Pop. ±%
1991 826 —    
1996 851 +3.0%
Year Pop. ±%
2001 851 +0.0%
2006 824 −3.2%
Year Pop. ±%
2011 731 −11.3%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - West Isles 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
730
 710 Decrease 13.4% 97.26% 15 Increase n/a% 2.05% 5 Increase n/a% 0.69% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00%
2006
820
 820 Decrease 1.2% 100.00% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.00%
2001
850
 830 Decrease 2.4% 97.65% 10 Increase n/a% 1.18% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 10 Increase n/a% 1.18%
1996
850
 850 n/a 100.00% 0 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:[7]

See also

References

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  2. ↑ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - West Isles Parish
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  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  7. ↑ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 4, 12


 Bay of Fundy
Saint Andrews Parish		 Bay of Fundy
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Saint George Parish
  West Isles Parish  
Bay of Fundy
Campobello Parish


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