Harcourt Parish, New Brunswick

Harcourt
Parish

Location within Kent County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 46°28′N 65°15′W / 46.47°N 65.25°W / 46.47; -65.25
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Kent County
Established 1826
Area[1]
 • Land 1,170.05 km2 (451.76 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 390
 • Density 0.3/km2 (0.8/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 8.5%
 • Dwellings 249
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)

Harcourt is a Canadian parish in Kent County, New Brunswick.[2]

Its population in the 2011 Census was 390.

Delineation

Harcourt Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act[3] as being bounded:

South and west by the County lines; east by Saint Paul Parish and Weldford Parish; and north by a true east and west line passing through the mouth of Jimmy Graham Forks[lower-alpha 1] of the Richibucto River.

Communities

Demographics

Population

Population trend[4]

Census Population Change (%)
2006 426 Decrease4.9%
2001 448 Decrease14.7%
1996 525 Increase17.7%
1991 446 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[5]

Language Population Pct (%)
English only 295 69.41%
French only 95 22.35%
Both English and French 20 4.71%
Other languages 15 3.53%

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Now officially named Jimmy Graham Fork.

References

  1. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Harcourt Parish, New Brunswick
  2. ↑ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Harcourt Parish
  3. ↑ "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  5. ↑ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Harcourt Parish, New Brunswick


 Blackville Parish Huskisson Parish Weldford Parish
Blissfield Parish Saint-Paul Parish
   Harcourt Parish  
Chipman Parish (Queens County)
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Salisbury Parish (Westmorland County)		 Moncton Parish (Westmorland County)


Coordinates: 46°28′12″N 65°15′00″W / 46.47000°N 65.25000°W / 46.47000; -65.25000 (Harcourt Parish, New Brunswick)

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