Beaubassin East, New Brunswick

Beaubassin East (2016 population: 6,376[1] ) is a Canadian Rural Community in Westmorland County, New Brunswick. The French form of the name is Beaubassin-Est.

Beaubassin East (Grand Barachois) post office

History

Incorporation

The rural community was incorporated on May 8, 1995[2] from the Local Service Districts of Boudreau West, Grand Barachois, Haute-Aboujagane, and Saint-André & LeBlanc Office, and portions of the parishes of Botsford, Sackville, and Shediac. It completely surrounds the village of Cap-Pelé.

Beaubassin East is divided into six wards,[3] numbered counterclockwise from its eastern boundary.

1. Ward 1 includes Bas-Cap-Pelé, Petit-Cap, Portage, and Shemogue
2. Ward 2 includes Saint-André-LeBlanc
3. Ward 3 includes Grand-Barachois
4. Ward 4 includes Boudreau-Ouest
5. Ward 5 includes Haute-Aboujagane
6. Ward 6 includes Cormier-Village

In 2006, Trois-Ruisseaux became part of Beaubassin East.[4]

Demographics

Canada census – Beaubassin East, New Brunswick community profile
	2016	2011
Population:	6,376 (+2.8% from 2011)	6,200 (-3.6% from 2006)
Land area:	291.08 km^2 (112.39 sq mi)	291.12 km^2 (112.40 sq mi)
Population density:	21.9/km^2 (57/sq mi)	21.3/km^2 (55/sq mi)
Median age:	49.6 (M: 49.9, F: 49.4)
Total private dwellings:	3,388	3,296
Median household income:	$68,894
References: 2016[5] 2011[6] earlier[7]

Canada 2016 Census		Population	% of Total Population
Visible minority group Source:[8]	South Asian	0	0.2%
	Chinese	10	0.2%
	Black	0	0%
	Filipino	40	0.6%
	Latin American	25	0.4%
	Arab	10	0.2%
	Southeast Asian	10	0.2%
	West Asian	0	0%
	Korean	0	0%
	Japanese	0	0%
	Other visible minority	10	0.2%
	Mixed visible minority	15	0.2%
Total visible minority population		115	1.8%
Aboriginal group Source:[9]	First Nations	55	0.9%
	Métis	40	0.6%
	Inuit	10	0.2%
	Other Aboriginal	10	0.2%
Total Aboriginal population		115	1.8%
European		6,260	98.2%
Total population		6,376	100%

Notable people

See also

• List of rural communities in New Brunswick
• Greater Shediac

References

1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Beaubassin East". Statistics Canada. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
2. "Rural Community of Beaubassin East Regulation - Municipalities Act". Archived from the original on March 6, 2005. Retrieved 2011-11-09.
3. "Beaubassin Wards Map" (PDF). Retrieved November 9, 2011.
4. Government of Canada, 2006 Amalgamation.
5. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
6. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013.
7. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
8. "Census Profile, 2016 Census Beaubassin East (Topic: Visible Minority)". 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
9. "Census Profile, 2016 Census Beaubassin East (Topic: Aboriginal Peoples)". 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. Retrieved August 10, 2019.