Beresford | |
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Location within Gloucester County, New Brunswick | |
Coordinates: 47°42′54″N 65°53′15″W / 47.715°N 65.8875°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
County | Gloucester |
Erected | 1814 |
Area | |
• Land | 455.61 km2 (175.91 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
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• Total | 6,226 |
• Density | 13.7/km2 (35/sq mi) |
• Change 2016-2021 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 2,785 |
Time zone | UTC-4 ( AST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-3 ( ADT) |
Figures do not include portions within the town of Beresford and the villages of Belledune, Nigadoo, Petit-Rocher, and Pointe-Verte |
Beresford is a geographic parish in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada. [4]
For governance purposes it divided between the town of Belle-Baie, the village of Belledune, [5] and the Chaleur rural district, [6] all of which are members of the Chaleur Regional Service Commission. [7]
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, the parish was divided between five municipalities and eight local service districts: the town of Beresford, New Brunswick; the villages of Belledune, Nigadoo, Petit-Rocher, and Pointe-Verte; and the LSDs of Dunlop, Laplante, [a] Madran, Petit-Rocher-Nord (Devereaux), Petit-Rocher-Sud, Robertville, Tremblay, and the parish of Beresford, which in turn had seven named areas (often incorrectly called LSDs) receiving special services when they were created: Alcida and Dauversière; Nicholas-Denys, Free Grant and Sainte-Rosette; Petit Rocher West; [b] Saint-Laurent Nord; Sainte-Louise; Sainte-Thérèse Sud; and Sormany. [8] In the 2023 reform, Belledune was unaffected, while all the other municipalities were amalgamated to form Belle-Baie, which annexed all populated parts of the LSDs; [5] the Crown land in the rear of the parish became part of the rural district. [6] All community names remain in official use. [9]
The parish was named for Baron Beresford, Commander in Chief of the Portuguese Army during the Peninsular War. [10] Six of the parishes erected simultaneously in Northumberland County in 1814 [11] were named for prominent British military figures.
Beresford was erected in 1814 from unassigned lands in the north of Northumberland County, including much of modern Restigouche County; all of the county north of the modern southern parish line of Beresford and east of the Restigouche River was included in the parish. [11]
In 1827, all of the parish west of the Benjamin River was erected as Addington and Eldon Parishes. [12]
In 1838, Restigouche County was erected, with the new county line beginning the same as today's but continuing in a straight line instead of turning partway along as it does now. [13] Two years later, the Restigouche portion was erected into Colborne and Durham Parishes. [14]
In 1881, the county line was moved to its modern position, putting the western part of interior settlements in Beresford. [15]
Beresford Parish is bounded: [2] [16] [17]
Communities at least partly within the parish. [16] [17] [18] bold indicates an incorporated municipality; italics indicate a name no longer in official use
Bodies of water [c] at least partly within the parish. [16] [17] [18]
Parks, historic sites, and related entities at least partly within the parish. [16] [17] [18] [19]
Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities. Revised census figures based on the 2023 local governance reforms have not been released.
2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 6,226 (-0.4% from 2016) | 6,248 (-1.7% from 2011) | 6,354 (+0.8% from 2006) |
Land area | 455.61 km2 (175.91 sq mi) | 456.86 km2 (176.39 sq mi) | 456.75 km2 (176.35 sq mi) |
Population density | 13.7/km2 (35/sq mi) | 13.7/km2 (35/sq mi) | 13.9/km2 (36/sq mi) |
Median age | 50.8 (M: 51.2, F: 50.8) | 49.1 (M: 49.2, F: 48.9) | 46.0 (M: 46.1, F: 46.0) |
Private dwellings | 2,785 (total) 2,672 (occupied) | 2,780 (total) | 2,730 (total) |
Median household income | $69,500 | $57,968 | $53,109 |
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Canada Census Mother Tongue - Beresford Parish, New Brunswick [25] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Census | Total | French
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English
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French & English
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Other
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2021
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6,125
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5,370 | ![]() |
87.67% | 590 | ![]() |
9.43% | 145 | ![]() |
2.37% | 20 | ![]() |
0.32% | |||||
2016
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6,135
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5,560 | ![]() |
90.63% | 510 | ![]() |
8.31% | 55 | ![]() |
0.90% | 16 | ![]() |
0.26% | |||||
2011
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6,275
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5,755 | ![]() |
91.71% | 435 | ![]() |
6.93% | 60 | ![]() |
0.96% | 25 | ![]() |
0.40% | |||||
2006
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6,205
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5,575 | ![]() |
89.85% | 475 | ![]() |
7.65% | 95 | ![]() |
1.53% | 60 | ![]() |
0.97% | |||||
2001
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6,520
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5,925 | ![]() |
90.87% | 500 | ![]() |
7.67% | 75 | ![]() |
1.15% | 20 | ![]() |
0.31% | |||||
1996
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6,785
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6,155 | n/a | 90.71% | 570 | n/a | 8.40% | 50 | n/a | 0.74% | 10 | n/a | 0.15% |
Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits: [27]
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Beresford | |
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Location within Gloucester County, New Brunswick | |
Coordinates: 47°42′54″N 65°53′15″W / 47.715°N 65.8875°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
County | Gloucester |
Erected | 1814 |
Area | |
• Land | 455.61 km2 (175.91 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[1] | |
• Total | 6,226 |
• Density | 13.7/km2 (35/sq mi) |
• Change 2016-2021 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 2,785 |
Time zone | UTC-4 ( AST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-3 ( ADT) |
Figures do not include portions within the town of Beresford and the villages of Belledune, Nigadoo, Petit-Rocher, and Pointe-Verte |
Beresford is a geographic parish in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada. [4]
For governance purposes it divided between the town of Belle-Baie, the village of Belledune, [5] and the Chaleur rural district, [6] all of which are members of the Chaleur Regional Service Commission. [7]
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, the parish was divided between five municipalities and eight local service districts: the town of Beresford, New Brunswick; the villages of Belledune, Nigadoo, Petit-Rocher, and Pointe-Verte; and the LSDs of Dunlop, Laplante, [a] Madran, Petit-Rocher-Nord (Devereaux), Petit-Rocher-Sud, Robertville, Tremblay, and the parish of Beresford, which in turn had seven named areas (often incorrectly called LSDs) receiving special services when they were created: Alcida and Dauversière; Nicholas-Denys, Free Grant and Sainte-Rosette; Petit Rocher West; [b] Saint-Laurent Nord; Sainte-Louise; Sainte-Thérèse Sud; and Sormany. [8] In the 2023 reform, Belledune was unaffected, while all the other municipalities were amalgamated to form Belle-Baie, which annexed all populated parts of the LSDs; [5] the Crown land in the rear of the parish became part of the rural district. [6] All community names remain in official use. [9]
The parish was named for Baron Beresford, Commander in Chief of the Portuguese Army during the Peninsular War. [10] Six of the parishes erected simultaneously in Northumberland County in 1814 [11] were named for prominent British military figures.
Beresford was erected in 1814 from unassigned lands in the north of Northumberland County, including much of modern Restigouche County; all of the county north of the modern southern parish line of Beresford and east of the Restigouche River was included in the parish. [11]
In 1827, all of the parish west of the Benjamin River was erected as Addington and Eldon Parishes. [12]
In 1838, Restigouche County was erected, with the new county line beginning the same as today's but continuing in a straight line instead of turning partway along as it does now. [13] Two years later, the Restigouche portion was erected into Colborne and Durham Parishes. [14]
In 1881, the county line was moved to its modern position, putting the western part of interior settlements in Beresford. [15]
Beresford Parish is bounded: [2] [16] [17]
Communities at least partly within the parish. [16] [17] [18] bold indicates an incorporated municipality; italics indicate a name no longer in official use
Bodies of water [c] at least partly within the parish. [16] [17] [18]
Parks, historic sites, and related entities at least partly within the parish. [16] [17] [18] [19]
Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities. Revised census figures based on the 2023 local governance reforms have not been released.
2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 6,226 (-0.4% from 2016) | 6,248 (-1.7% from 2011) | 6,354 (+0.8% from 2006) |
Land area | 455.61 km2 (175.91 sq mi) | 456.86 km2 (176.39 sq mi) | 456.75 km2 (176.35 sq mi) |
Population density | 13.7/km2 (35/sq mi) | 13.7/km2 (35/sq mi) | 13.9/km2 (36/sq mi) |
Median age | 50.8 (M: 51.2, F: 50.8) | 49.1 (M: 49.2, F: 48.9) | 46.0 (M: 46.1, F: 46.0) |
Private dwellings | 2,785 (total) 2,672 (occupied) | 2,780 (total) | 2,730 (total) |
Median household income | $69,500 | $57,968 | $53,109 |
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[25] [26] |
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Beresford Parish, New Brunswick [25] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Census | Total | French
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English
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French & English
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Other
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2021
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6,125
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5,370 | ![]() |
87.67% | 590 | ![]() |
9.43% | 145 | ![]() |
2.37% | 20 | ![]() |
0.32% | |||||
2016
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6,135
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5,560 | ![]() |
90.63% | 510 | ![]() |
8.31% | 55 | ![]() |
0.90% | 16 | ![]() |
0.26% | |||||
2011
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6,275
|
5,755 | ![]() |
91.71% | 435 | ![]() |
6.93% | 60 | ![]() |
0.96% | 25 | ![]() |
0.40% | |||||
2006
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6,205
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5,575 | ![]() |
89.85% | 475 | ![]() |
7.65% | 95 | ![]() |
1.53% | 60 | ![]() |
0.97% | |||||
2001
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6,520
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5,925 | ![]() |
90.87% | 500 | ![]() |
7.67% | 75 | ![]() |
1.15% | 20 | ![]() |
0.31% | |||||
1996
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6,785
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6,155 | n/a | 90.71% | 570 | n/a | 8.40% | 50 | n/a | 0.74% | 10 | n/a | 0.15% |
Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits: [27]
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