Caraquet | |
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Coordinates: 47°43′39″N 64°52′30″W / 47.7275°N 64.875°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | New Brunswick |
County | Gloucester |
Erected | 1831 |
Area | |
• Land | 109.32 km2 (42.21 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 1,261 |
• Density | 11.5/km2 (30/sq mi) |
• Change 2016-2021 | 5.7% |
• Dwellings | 659 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
Figures do not include portions within the town of Caraquet and the villages of Bas-Caraquet and Bertrand |
Caraquet is a geographic parish in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada.[4]
For governance purposes, the parish is divided between the towns of Caraquet, Hautes-Terres, Rivière-du-Nord, and Shippagan.[5] All municipalities are members of the Acadian Peninsula Regional Service Commission (APRSC).[6]
Historian William F. Ganong described the origin of the name as uncertain, the Mi'kmaq Caluget possibly being their pronunciation of a French name for the area.[7]
Caraquet was erected in 1831 from Saumarez Parish;[8] it originally included Shippegan Parish and Paquetville Parish.
In 1851 Shippegan was erected as its own parish.[9]
In 1897 Paquetville was erected as its own parish.[10]
Caraquet Parish is bounded:[2][11][12]
The northern mainland of the parish was divided (before 2023) into three municipalities; from east to west, these are the village of Bas-Caraquet, the town of Caraquet, and the eastern part of the village of Bertrand. The remainder of the parish comprised four LSDs and part of a fifth. These LSDs were:
Communities at least partly within the parish.[11][12][19] bold indicates an incorporated municipality
Bodies of water[a] at least partly within the parish.[11][12][19]
Islands at least partly within the parish.[11][12][19]
Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.[11][12][19]
Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities as they existed in 2021. Revised census figures based on the 2023 local governance reforms have not been released.
2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 4,285 (+0.9% from 2016) | 1,337 (-3.3% from 2011) | 1,382 (-8.5% from 2006) |
Land area | 68.13 km2 (26.31 sq mi) | 109.97 km2 (42.46 sq mi) | 109.20 km2 (42.16 sq mi) |
Population density | 62.9/km2 (163/sq mi) | 12.2/km2 (32/sq mi) | 12.7/km2 (33/sq mi) |
Median age | 54.4 (M: 53.6, F: 55.6) | 51.8 (M: 52.3, F: 51.1) | 48.3 (M: 48.6, F: 48.1) |
Private dwellings | 2,150 (total) 1,988 (occupied) | 668 (total) | 618 (total) |
Median household income | $65,500 | $52,224 | $.N/A |
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Canada Census Mother Tongue - Caraquet Parish, New Brunswick[25] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Census | Total | French
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011
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1,365
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1,340 | 7.6% | 98.17% | 25 | 37.5% | 1.83% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0 | 100.0% | 0.00% | |||||
2006
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1,500
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1,450 | 7.3% | 96.67% | 40 | 300.0% | 2.67% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 10 | n/a% | 0.66% | |||||
2001
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1,575
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1,565 | 6.6% | 99.36% | 10 | 71.4% | 0.64% | 0 | 100.0% | 0.00% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | |||||
1996
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1,720
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1,675 | n/a | 97.38% | 35 | n/a | 2.04% | 10 | n/a | 0.58% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% |