Lepreau Parish | |
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Country | Canada |
Province | New Brunswick |
County | Charlotte |
Erected | 1857 |
Government | |
• Type | Local service district |
Area | |
• Land | 209.52 km2 (80.90 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[1] | |
• Total | 803 |
• Density | 3.8/km2 (10/sq mi) |
• Change 2016-2021 | 13.6% |
• Dwellings | 492 |
Time zone | UTC-4 ( AST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-3 ( ADT) |
Lepreau is a geographic parish in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada, [4] west of Saint John.
For governance purposes, the southern part of the parish is part of the incorporated rural community of Fundy Shores, [5] while the north is part of the Southwest rural district, [6] both of which are members of the Southwest New Brunswick Service Commission. [7]
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, it comprised a single local service district (LSD), which was a member of the Southwest New Brunswick Service Commission (SNBSC). [8]
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. [1]
Historian William Francis Ganong states that the name of the parish comes from Point Lepreau, the name being a corruption of French Pte. aux Napraux. [9]
The parish's official spelling has varied:
Lepreau Parish was erected from eastern Pennfield Parish in 1857. [10] It originally included the eastern part of Clarendon Parish.
Lepreau is bounded: [2] [19] [20]
Lepreau's originally extended north to the county line. [10]
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. [11]
In 1869 The Clarendon District was erected as Clarendon Parish [12] and Lepreau's modern boundaries were established.
The local service district of the parish of Lepreau comprised the entire parish. [21]
The LSD was established in 1970 to assess for fire protection; [22] first aid & ambulance services were added in 1978. [23]
In 2021, the LSD assesses for only the basic LSD services of fire protection, police services, land use planning, emergency measures, and dog control. [24]
Communities at least partly within the parish. [19] [20] [25] italics indicate a name no longer in official use.
Bodies of water [a] at least partly within the parish. [19] [20] [25]
Islands at least partly within the parish. [19] [20] [25] italics indicates a name no longer in official use
Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish. [19] [20] [25] [26] [27]
2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 803 (+13.6% from 2016) | 708 (-6.0% from 2011) | 752 (-8.7% from 2006) |
Land area | 209.52 km2 (80.90 sq mi) | 209.62 km2 (80.93 sq mi) | 209.40 km2 (80.85 sq mi) |
Population density | 3.8/km2 (9.8/sq mi) | 3.4/km2 (8.8/sq mi) | 3.6/km2 (9.3/sq mi) |
Median age | 51.2 (M: 50.8, F: 51.6) | 53.0 (M: 51.3, F: 53.9) | 48.2 (M: 47.8, F: 48.5) |
Private dwellings | 492 (total) 385 (occupied) | 507 (total) | 510 (total) |
Median household income | $69,500 | $57,216 |
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[34] [35] [1] |
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Lepreau Parish, New Brunswick [34] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Census | Total | English
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French
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English & French
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Other
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011
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750
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720 | 8.9% | 96.00% | 20 | 0.0% | 2.67% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 10 | 0.0% | 1.33% | |||||
2006
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820
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790 | 5.4% | 96.34% | 20 | 20.0% | 2.44% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 10 | 0.0% | 1.22% | |||||
2001
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870
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835 | 2.3% | 95.98% | 25 | 60.0% | 2.87% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 10 | 0.0% | 1.15% | |||||
1996
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875
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855 | n/a | 97.71% | 10 | n/a | 1.14% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | 10 | n/a | 1.14% |
Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits: [36]
Lepreau Parish | |
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Country | Canada |
Province | New Brunswick |
County | Charlotte |
Erected | 1857 |
Government | |
• Type | Local service district |
Area | |
• Land | 209.52 km2 (80.90 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[1] | |
• Total | 803 |
• Density | 3.8/km2 (10/sq mi) |
• Change 2016-2021 | 13.6% |
• Dwellings | 492 |
Time zone | UTC-4 ( AST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-3 ( ADT) |
Lepreau is a geographic parish in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada, [4] west of Saint John.
For governance purposes, the southern part of the parish is part of the incorporated rural community of Fundy Shores, [5] while the north is part of the Southwest rural district, [6] both of which are members of the Southwest New Brunswick Service Commission. [7]
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, it comprised a single local service district (LSD), which was a member of the Southwest New Brunswick Service Commission (SNBSC). [8]
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. [1]
Historian William Francis Ganong states that the name of the parish comes from Point Lepreau, the name being a corruption of French Pte. aux Napraux. [9]
The parish's official spelling has varied:
Lepreau Parish was erected from eastern Pennfield Parish in 1857. [10] It originally included the eastern part of Clarendon Parish.
Lepreau is bounded: [2] [19] [20]
Lepreau's originally extended north to the county line. [10]
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. [11]
In 1869 The Clarendon District was erected as Clarendon Parish [12] and Lepreau's modern boundaries were established.
The local service district of the parish of Lepreau comprised the entire parish. [21]
The LSD was established in 1970 to assess for fire protection; [22] first aid & ambulance services were added in 1978. [23]
In 2021, the LSD assesses for only the basic LSD services of fire protection, police services, land use planning, emergency measures, and dog control. [24]
Communities at least partly within the parish. [19] [20] [25] italics indicate a name no longer in official use.
Bodies of water [a] at least partly within the parish. [19] [20] [25]
Islands at least partly within the parish. [19] [20] [25] italics indicates a name no longer in official use
Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish. [19] [20] [25] [26] [27]
2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 803 (+13.6% from 2016) | 708 (-6.0% from 2011) | 752 (-8.7% from 2006) |
Land area | 209.52 km2 (80.90 sq mi) | 209.62 km2 (80.93 sq mi) | 209.40 km2 (80.85 sq mi) |
Population density | 3.8/km2 (9.8/sq mi) | 3.4/km2 (8.8/sq mi) | 3.6/km2 (9.3/sq mi) |
Median age | 51.2 (M: 50.8, F: 51.6) | 53.0 (M: 51.3, F: 53.9) | 48.2 (M: 47.8, F: 48.5) |
Private dwellings | 492 (total) 385 (occupied) | 507 (total) | 510 (total) |
Median household income | $69,500 | $57,216 |
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[34] [35] [1] |
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Lepreau Parish, New Brunswick [34] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Census | Total | English
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French
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English & French
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Other
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011
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750
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720 | 8.9% | 96.00% | 20 | 0.0% | 2.67% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 10 | 0.0% | 1.33% | |||||
2006
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820
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790 | 5.4% | 96.34% | 20 | 20.0% | 2.44% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 10 | 0.0% | 1.22% | |||||
2001
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870
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835 | 2.3% | 95.98% | 25 | 60.0% | 2.87% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 10 | 0.0% | 1.15% | |||||
1996
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875
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855 | n/a | 97.71% | 10 | n/a | 1.14% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | 10 | n/a | 1.14% |
Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits: [36]