Paquetville
Appearance
Paquetville | |
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Coordinates: 47°40′08″N 65°05′57″W / 47.668889°N 65.099167°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | New Brunswick |
County | Gloucester |
Parish | Paquetville |
Established | 1866 |
Village Status | 1966 |
Electoral Districts Federal | Acadie—Bathurst |
Provincial | Centre-Péninsule-Saint-Sauveur |
Government | |
• Type | Village Council |
• Mayor | André Gozzo |
Area | |
• Land | 9.40 km2 (3.63 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 706 |
• Density | 75.1/km2 (195/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 10.0% |
• Dwellings | 309 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code | 506 |
Highways Route 135 | Route 340 Route 350 |
Paquetville (2011 population: 706) is a Canadian village in Gloucester County, New Brunswick,[3] at the intersection of Route 340, Route 135 and Route 350. It is located on the Acadian Peninsula.
History
Paquetville was founded by Monseigneur Paquet in 1873, who brought several parishioners with him from Shippagan.
Demography
Population
2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 720 (+2.0% from 2011) | 706 (+10.0% from 2006) |
Land area | 9.26 km2 (3.58 sq mi) | 9.40 km2 (3.63 sq mi) |
Population density | 77.8/km2 (202/sq mi) | 75.1/km2 (195/sq mi) |
Median age | 48.9 (M: 45.8, F: 51.5) | 46.9 (M: 45.6, F: 48.3) |
Private dwellings | 346 (total) | 309 (total) |
Median household income | $48,896 | $52,040 |
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Language
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Census | Total | French
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English
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French & English
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Other
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011
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680
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650 | 13.0% | 95.59% | 15 | 50.0% | 2.21% | 10 | 33.3% | 1.47% | 5 | n/a% | 0.73% | |||||
2006
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600
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575 | 10.8% | 95.83% | 10 | 0.0% | 1.67% | 15 | n/a% | 2.50% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | |||||
2001
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655
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645 | 0.0% | 98.47% | 10 | 50.0% | 1.53% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | |||||
1996
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665
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645 | n/a | 96.99% | 20 | n/a | 3.01% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% |
Notable people
The village is the home of Édith Butler, who sings the song Paquetville.
See also
References
- ^ Government of New Brunswick website: Paquetville Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
- ^ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Paquetville
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
External links
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