Colborne Parish, New Brunswick

Colborne
—  Parish  —
Location of Colborne Parish within Restigouche County, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 47°53′15″N 66°16′12″W / 47.8875°N 66.27°W / 47.8875; -66.27
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Restigouche
Established	1839
Area[1]
– Land	754.15 km2 (291.2 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1]
– Total	234
– Density	0.3/km2 (0.8/sq mi)
– Change 2001-06	13.3%
– Census Ranking	3,895 of 5,008
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
– Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)
Dwellings	140
Median Income*	N/A
*Median household income, 2005 (all households)

Colborne is a Canadian parish in Restigouche County, New Brunswick.^[2]

Delineation

Colborne Parish lies in northwestern New Brunswick and is bordered to the west by Balmoral Parish, Northesk Parish to the south, and to the east by Durham Parish. To the northeast, the parish borders on Chaleur Bay while a small border with Dalhousie Parish exists to the northwest.

Communities

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

• Benjamin River
• Blackland
• Caribou Depot
• Charlo including:
  • Mountain Brook
  • River Charlo
  • Upper Charlo
• New Mills
• Upper Crossing

Demographics

Population Population trend[3] Census Population Change (%) 2006 234 13.3% 2001 270 8.5% 1996 295 10.1% 1991 328 N/A

Language Mother tongue language (2006)[1] Language Population Pct (%) English only 200 85.11% Both English and French 20 8.51% French only 15 6.38% Other languages 0 0.00%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:^[4]

Highways Route 11

Principal Routes Route 134 Route 180

Secondary Routes: None

External Routes: None

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Colborne Parish, New Brunswick
2. ^ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Colborne Parish
3. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
4. ^ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 6, 14-15

Coordinates: 47°53′15″N 66°16′12″W / 47.8875°N 66.27°W / 47.8875; -66.27 (Colborne Parish, New Brunswick)