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Paquetville

Coordinates: 47°40′08″N 65°05′57″W / 47.66889°N 65.09917°W / 47.66889; -65.09917
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This article is about the village. For the civil parish, local service district, and rural census subdivision, see Paquetville Parish, New Brunswick.
Paquetville
Village
Paquetville is located in New Brunswick
Paquetville
Paquetville
Location within New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 47°40′08″N 65°05′57″W / 47.668889°N 65.099167°W / 47.668889; -65.099167
CountryCanada
ProvinceNew Brunswick
CountyGloucester
ParishPaquetville
Established1866
Village Status1966
Electoral Districts   
Federal
Acadie—Bathurst
ProvincialCentre-Péninsule-Saint-Sauveur
Government
[1]
 • TypeVillage Council
 • MayorLuc Robichaud
Area
[2]
 • Land9.40 km2 (3.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
706
 • Density75.1/km2 (195/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 10.0%
 • Dwellings
309
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Postal code(s)
E8R
Area code506
Highways
Route 135
Route 340
Route 350
Monseigneur Paquet, founder of Paquetville

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

See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in Gloucester County, New Brunswick

Paquetville was founded by Monseigneur Paquet in 1873, who brought several parishioners with him from Shippagan.

Demographics

Canada census – Paquetville community profile
20162011
Population720 (+2.0% from 2011)706 (+10.0% from 2006)
Land area9.26 km2 (3.58 sq mi)9.40 km2 (3.63 sq mi)
Population density77.8/km2 (202/sq mi)75.1/km2 (195/sq mi)
Median age48.9 (M: 45.8, F: 51.5)46.9 (M: 45.6, F: 48.3)
Private dwellings346 (total)  309 (total) 
Median household income$48,896$52,040
References: 2016[4] 2011[2] earlier[5][6]
Historical Census Data - Paquetville[7]
YearPop.±%
1991 688—    
1996 731+6.2%
YearPop.±%
2001 667−8.8%
2006 642−3.7%
YearPop.±%
2011 706+10.0%
2016 720+2.0%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Municipality, Quebec[7]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
680
 650 Increase 13.0% 95.59% 15 Increase 50.0% 2.21% 10 Decrease 33.3% 1.47% 5 Increase n/a% 0.73%
2006
600
 575 Decrease 10.8% 95.83% 10 Steady 0.0% 1.67% 15 Increase n/a% 2.50% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00%
2001
655
 645 Steady 0.0% 98.47% 10 Decrease 50.0% 1.53% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00%
1996
665
 645 n/a 96.99% 20 n/a 3.01% 0 n/a 0.00% 0 n/a 0.00%

Notable people

Main article: List of people from Gloucester County, New Brunswick

The village is the home of Édith Butler, who sings the song Paquetville.

See also

References

  1. ^ Government of New Brunswick website: Paquetville Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b c "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
  3. ^ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Paquetville
  4. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
  5. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  6. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  7. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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