Lepreau Parish, New Brunswick

Lepreau is a civil parish in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada,[2] west of Saint John. It comprises a single local service district (LSD), which is a member of the Southwest New Brunswick Service Commission (SNBSC).[3]

This article is about the parish. For the community, see Lepreau, New Brunswick.

Lepreau Parish

Paroisse de Lepreau
Parish
Location within Charlotte County.
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyCharlotte
Erected1857
Government
 • TypeLocal service district
Area
 • Land209.62 km2 (80.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total707
 • Density3.4/km2 (9/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
 6.0%
 • Dwellings
507
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)

The Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station is the parish's most notable feature and is located near its eastern border.

The Census subdivision of Lepreau Parish shares the parish's borders.

Origin of name

William Francis Ganong states that the name of the parish comes from Point Lepreau, the name being a corruption of French Pte. aux Napraux.[4]

The parish's official spelling has varied:

History

Lepreau Parish was erected from Pennfield Parish in 1857.[5]

In 1868 all of the parish north of the southern point of Queens County was included in the Clarendon District, a polling district that also included the northern part of Pennfield Parish.[6]

In 1869 The Clarendon District was erected as Clarendon Parish[7] and Lepreau's modern boundaries were established.

Boundaries

Lepreau is bounded on the east by a line running thirty miles (48.3km) true north from Point Lepreau; on the north by a line running due west from the southernmost corner of Queens County; in the west a line running true north from the mouth of the Pocologan River to the northern boundary; and on the south by Maces Bay and the Bay of Fundy; it also includes any islands within two miles (3.2km) of the shore.[2]

Local service district

The local service district of the parish of Lepreau comprises the entire parish.[14]

The LSD was established in 1970 to assess for fire protection;[15] first aid & ambulance services were added in 1978.[16]

Today the LSD assesses for only the basic LSD services of fire protection, police services, land use planning, emergency measures, and dog control.[17]

Communities

Communities within the parish;[18][19][20] italics indicate a deprecated name.[lower-alpha 1]

Bodies of water

Bodies of water at least partly in the parish.[18][19][20]

Islands

Islands in the parish;[18][19][20] italics indicates a deprecated name.[lower-alpha 1]

Conservation areas

Parks, historic sites, and related entities in the parish.[18][21][22]

Census data

Population
Canada census – Lepreau Parish, New Brunswick community profile
2016 2011 2006
Population: 708 (-6.0% from 2011) 752 (-8.7% from 2006) 824 (-4.7% from 2001)
Land area: 209.62 km2 (80.93 sq mi) 209.40 km2 (80.85 sq mi) 209.40 km2 (80.85 sq mi)
Population density: 3.4/km2 (8.8/sq mi) 3.6/km2 (9.3/sq mi) 3.9/km2 (10/sq mi)
Median age: 53.0 (M: 51.3, F: 53.9) 48.2 (M: 47.8, F: 48.5) 46.8 (M: 46.1, F: 47.4)
Total private dwellings: 507 510 490
Median household income: $57,216 $42,747
References: 2016[23] 2011[24] 2006[25] earlier[26]
Historical Census Data - Lepreau Parish, New Brunswick
YearPop.±%
1991 900—    
1996 875−2.8%
YearPop.±%
2001 865−1.1%
2006 824−4.7%
YearPop.±%
2011 752−8.7%
2016 707−6.0%
[27][1]

Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Lepreau Parish, New Brunswick[27]
Census Total
English
French
English & French
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
750
 720 8.9% 96.00% 20 0.0% 2.67% 0 0.0% 0.00% 10 0.0% 1.33%
2006
820
 790 5.4% 96.34% 20 20.0% 2.44% 0 0.0% 0.00% 10 0.0% 1.22%
2001
870
 835 2.3% 95.98% 25 60.0% 2.87% 0 0.0% 0.00% 10 0.0% 1.15%
1996
875
 855 n/a 97.71% 10 n/a 1.14% 0 n/a 0.00% 10 n/a 1.14%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[28]

Notes
  1. Categorised as Historical rather than Official by the Canadian Geographic Name Service; only those significantly different are noted.

References
  1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census Lepreau, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  2. "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  3. "Communities in each of the 12 Regional Service Commissions (RSC) / Les communautés dans chacune des 12 Commissions de services régionaux (CSR)" (PDF), Government of New Brunswick, July 2017, retrieved 1 February 2021
  4. Ganong, William F. (1896–97). "A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick". Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada. II: 244–245. Monograph is available as a free download from Canadiana.ca.
  5. "20 Vic. c. 9 An Act to erect the eastern part of the Parish of Pennfield, in the County of Charlotte, into a separate Town or Parish.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in July 1856, and March and July 1857. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1857. pp. 15–16.
  6. "31 Vic. c. 51 An Act to establish an additional Polling place in the County of Charlotte.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick. Passed in the Month of March 1868. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1868. p. 84.
  7. "32 Vic. c. 51 An Act to erect part of the Parishes of Lepreaux and Pennfield, in the County of Charlotte, into a separate Town or Parish.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick. Passed in the Month of April 1869. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1869. pp. 96–97.
  8. "Chapter 2. Respecting the Division of the Province into Counties, Towns, and Parishes.". The Consolidated Statutes of New Brunswick, 1903. Vol. I. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1903. pp. 17–54.
  9. "Chapter 2. Respecting the Division of the Province into Counties, Towns and Parishes.". The Revised Statutes of New Brunswick 1927 Volume I. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1927. pp. 18–64.
  10. "Chapter 227 Territorial Division Act". The Revised Statutes of New Brunswick 1952 Volume III. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1952. pp. 3725–3771.
  11. "Chapter 2 The Division of the Province into Counties, Towns, and Parishes.". The Consolidated Statutes of New Brunswick. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1877. pp. 56–85.
  12. "59 Vic. c. 8 An Act to Revise and Codify an Act to Provide for the Division of the Province into Counties, Towns and Parishes.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick. Passed in the Month of March, 1896. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1896. pp. 86–123.
  13. "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Revised Statutes of New Brunswick 1973 Volume IV. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1973. pp. 1–70.
  14. "New Brunswick Regulation 84-168 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 84-582)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  15. "Regulation 70–63 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 70–385)". The Royal Gazette. Fredericton. 128: 343–344. 17 June 1970.
  16. "Regulation 78-138 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 78-975)". The Royal Gazette. Fredericton. 136: 3329. 29 November 1978.
  17. "2020 Local Government Statistics for New Brunswick" (PDF). Department of Environment and Local Government. p. 55. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  18. "untitled spreadsheet of New Brunswick place names". Geographical names in Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  19. "No. 163". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  20. Official place names of New Brunswick checked against the cadastral map of the area.
  21. "Order in Council 2017-293". Executive Council Office. Government of New Brunswick. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  22. "Regulation 94-43 under the Fish and Wildlife Act". Justice and Office of the Attorney General. Province of New Brunswick. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  23. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  24. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  25. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  26. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 17 February 2012.
  27. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  28. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 4, 12

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