Dalhousie Parish, New Brunswick

Dalhousie
—  Parish  —
Location of Dalhousie Parish within Restigouche County, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 48°00′09″N 66°31′08″W / 48.0025°N 66.51889°W / 48.0025; -66.51889
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Restigouche
Established	1839
Area[1]
- Land	121.73 km2 (47 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1][2]
- Total	2,323
- Density	19.1/km2 (49.5/sq mi)
- Change 2001-06	9.1%
- Census Ranking	1,205 of 5,008
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
- Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)
Dwellings	1,044
Median Income*	$46,609 CDN
*Median household income, 2005 (all households)

Dalhousie is a Canadian parish in Restigouche County, New Brunswick.^[3]

Delineation

Dalhousie Parish lies along the south bank of the Restigouche River and is bordered to the west by Addington Parish, Balmoral Parish to the south; and to the east by Chaleur Bay and Colborne Parish, as basically defined in the Territorial Division Act.

Communities

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

Dalhousie including: Darlington Dalhousie Junction Eel River Crossing including: Dundee Eel River Cove Shannonvale

Lac-des-Lys Maple Green McLeods McNeish Point La Nim Upper Dundee

Demographics

Population Population trend[4] Census Population Change (%) 2006 2,323 9.1% 2001 2,555 9.6% 1996 2,826 4.7% 1991 2,700 N/A

Language Mother tongue language (2006)[1] Language Population Pct (%) French only 1,490 63.95% English only 785 33.69% Both English and French 25 1.07% Other languages 30 1.29%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:^[5]

Highways Route 11

Principal Routes Route 134

Secondary Routes: Route 275 Route 280

External Routes: None

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Dalhousie Parish, New Brunswick
2. ^ Statistics Canada Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data
3. ^ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Dalhousie Parish
4. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
5. ^ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 5-6

Coordinates: 48°00′09″N 66°31′08″W / 48.0025°N 66.51889°W / 48.0025; -66.51889 (Dalhousie Parish, New Brunswick)