Baker Brook Parish, New Brunswick

Baker Brook
Parish

Location within Madawaska County.
Coordinates: 47°21′18″N 68°33′36″W / 47.355°N 68.56°W / 47.355; -68.56
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Madawaska
Established 1929
Area[1]
  Land 125.69 km2 (48.53 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2][3]
  Total 287
  Density 2.3/km2 (6/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Increase 62.1%
  Dwellings 139
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
  Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)

Baker Brook is a Canadian parish in Madawaska County, New Brunswick.[4]

Delineation

Baker Brook Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act[5] as:

Beginning at a point in the International Boundary where it is intersected by the southern prolongation of the west limit of lot No. 83 granted to Augustine Daigle thence in a northerly direction along said prolongation and said limit to its northwest angle or to the northern limit of the lots fronting on the St. John River thence in an easterly direction along the said northern limit of lots fronting on the St. John River to the southeast angle of lot No. 1 east side of Caron Brook thence northerly along the east limit of lots fronting on the east side of Caron Brook to the northeast angle of lot No. 9 granted to Louis Lavoie thence westerly along the north limit of said lot No. 9 to the northeast limit of lot No. 10 E thence northwesterly along said limit of said lot No. 10 E to the southwest angle of lot Letter “D” granted to Thomas Ouellette thence northeasterly along the southeast limit of said lot Letter “D” and lot Letter “C” to the east limit of Range Four Val-Nadeau [Settlement][lower-alpha 1] thence northwesterly along said limit of Range Four to the northeast angle of lot No. 17 in Range Four thence southwesterly along the northwest limit of lot No. 17 to the east limit of Range Five thence northwesterly along said limit of Range Five to the northeast angle of lot No. 33 in Range Five thence southwesterly along the northwest limit of said lot No. 33 to the east limit of lots fronting on the east side of Baker Lake thence northwesterly along said limit to the New Brunswick-Quebec Boundary line thence easterly along said Boundary line to the west limit of Tier Three, Rang-des-Morneault[lower-alpha 2] thence southerly along said limit to the northwest angle of lot No. 17 in said Tier Three thence easterly along the northern limit of said lot No. 17 to the east limit of Tier Three aforesaid thence southerly along said limit to the point where it is intersected by the southwest limit of lot No. 58 in Tier Six Riceville [Settlement] thence southeasterly along said limit of said lot No. 58 to the northwest limit of lot No. 51 in said Tier Six thence northeasterly along the northwest limit of lot No. 51 to the northeast limit of Tier Six thence southeasterly along said limit to the most easterly angle of lot No. 19 in Tier Six granted to Onesime Gagnon thence southwesterly along the southeast limit of said lot No. 19 in Tier Six, lot No. 18 in Tier Five, lot No. 95 in Tier Four [Ouellette Settlement] and lot No. 96 in Tier Three to the southwest limit of said Tier Three thence southeasterly along said limit to the most easterly angle of lot No. 113 in Tier Two thence southwesterly along the southeast limit of said lot No. 113 to the north limit of lots fronting on the St. John River thence southeasterly along said limit to the northeast angle of lot No. 61 granted to Firmin M. Dechene thence southwesterly along the southeast limit of said lot No. 61 and its southern prolongation to the International Boundary thence in a westerly direction along said boundary line to the place of beginning.

Communities

Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold) and communities within their respective boundaries (in italics).

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Baker Brook Parish, New Brunswick community profile
2011 2006 2001
Population: 287 (+62.1% from 2006) 177 (-45.0% from 2001) 322 (-9.8% from 1996)
Land area: 125.48 km2 (48.45 sq mi) 125.69 km2 (48.53 sq mi) 125.48 km2 (48.45 sq mi)
Population density: 2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi) 1.4/km2 (3.6/sq mi) 2.6/km2 (6.7/sq mi)
Median age: 44.9 (M: 45.4, F: 44.2) 43.8 (M: 43.6, F: 45.5) 39.5 (M: 40.6, F: 38.0)
Total private dwellings: 139 92 137
Median household income: $62,671 $.N/A $28,398
Notes: 2006 income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons. – References: 2011[2] 2006[6] 2001[7]
Historical Census Data - Baker Brook Parish, New Brunswick[8]
YearPop.±%
1991 306    
1996 357+16.7%
YearPop.±%
2001 322−9.8%
2006 177−45.0%
YearPop.±%
2011 287+62.1%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Baker Brook Parish, New Brunswick
2011 language data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons. [8]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
0
n/a Steady 0.0% 0.00% n/a Steady 0.0% 0.00% n/a Steady 0.0% 0.00% n/a Steady 0.0% 0.00%
2006
185
150 Decrease 52.4% 81.08% 10 Increase n/a% 5.41% 10 Increase n/a% 5.41% 15 Increase n/a% 8.11%
2001
315
315 Decrease 6.0% 100.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00%
1996
355
335 n/a 94.37% 0 n/a 0.00% 20 n/a 5.63% 0 n/a 0.00%

See also

Footnotes

  1. Actually Nadeau Settlement; the confusion is due to the community of Val-Nadeau within that Settlemant.
  2. Actually Michaud Settlement; Rang-des-Morneault is a community therein.

References

  1. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Baker Brook Parish, New Brunswick
  2. 1 2 "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
  3. "Corrections and updates: Population and dwelling count amendments, 2011 Census". Statistics Canada. February 14, 2013. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  4. New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Baker Brook Parish
  5. "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  6. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
  7. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
  8. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census



Coordinates: 47°21′18″N 68°33′36″W / 47.35500°N 68.56000°W / 47.35500; -68.56000 (Baker Brook Parish, New Brunswick)

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