Caraquet Parish, New Brunswick Explained
| Caraquet |
| Settlement Type: | Parish |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Established Title: | Erected |
| Established Date: | 1831 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Land Km2: | 109.32 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 1,261 |
| Population Density Km2: | 11.5 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Change 2016-2021 |
| Population Blank1: | 5.7% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 659 |
| Timezone: | AST |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | ADT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Coordinates: | 47.7275°N -64.875°W |
| Footnotes: | Figures do not include portions within the town of Caraquet and the villages of Bas-Caraquet and Bertrand |
Caraquet is a geographic parish in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada.
For governance purposes, the parish is divided between the towns of Caraquet, Hautes-Terres, Rivière-du-Nord, and Shippagan.[2] All municipalities are members of the Acadian Peninsula Regional Service Commission (APRSC).[3]
Origin of name
Historian William F. Ganong described the origin of the name as uncertain, the Mi'kmaq Caluget possibly being their pronunciation of a French name for the area.[4]
History
Caraquet was erected in 1831 from Saumarez Parish;[5] it originally included Shippegan Parish and Paquetville Parish.
In 1851 Shippegan was erected as its own parish.[6]
In 1897 Paquetville was erected as its own parish.[7]
Boundaries
Caraquet Parish is bounded:[8] [9]
- on the north by the Caraquet River, Caraquet Bay, and Chaleur Bay;
- on the east by Baie de Shippagan, Baie Brûlé, Saint-Simon Inlet, Baie Saint-Simon-Sud (the line passing west of Île à William), a line from Baie-Saint-Simon-Sud to Baie de Petit-Pokemouche across the isthmus connecting Taylor Island to the mainland, and the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.
- on the south by the mouth of the Pokemouche River, Grande Anse, the rear line of a tier of grants along the Pokemouche River and Route 345 and its prolongation to a point 300 chains (6.035 km) inland, then in a direct line to the northwestern corner of 255 on the western side of Lavigne Road, a bit south of the end of Chemin Gauvin est.
- on the west by the rear line of grants on the west side of Lavigne Road northwesterly three grants, then slightly more westerly to the rear line of grants on the southern side of Duval Road, then southwesterly to the southernmost corner of the tier of grants, then northwesterly along the western line of the Duval Road tier and its prolongation to the Caraquet River.
- Caraquet Island, Pokesudie, L'Îlette de Pokesudie, and Munro Island are all in Caraquet Parish.
Former Governance
The northern mainland of the parish was divided (before 2023) into three municipalities; from east to west, these are the village of Bas-Caraquet, the town of Caraquet, and the eastern part of the village of Bertrand. The remainder of the parish comprised four LSDs and part of a fifth. These LSDs were:
- Blanchard Settlement (August 4, 1987)[10] assessed for the additional services of street lighting and community services, both added in 1988. Consisted of the community of Village-Blanchard (formerly Blanchard Settlement) and grants along the Waugh and Godin Roads.
- Inkerman Centre (extended into parish on April 21, 1987)[11] assessed for the additional service of street lighting. The portion in this parish consisted of the grants south of the wetlands along Ruisseau à Jules and all of the parish south of those grants.
- Pokesudie (March 22, 1988)[12] assessed for the additional services of street lighting (added 1988) and community services. Consisted of Pokesudie Island and Little Pokesudie Island. The community of Pokesudie is on the main island.
- St. Simon (September 22, 1971)[13] assessed for the additional services of street lighting and recreational facilities. Consists of grants east of the former CNR line and north of the wetlands along Ruisseau à Isaac. Included the communities of Centre-Saint-Simon and Haut-Saint-Simon; the corresponding taxing authority was Saint-Simon.[14]
- The parish of Caraquet (established 1968).[15] Originally including all the unincorporated parts of the parish, it was eventually reduced to four mainland areas and two islands. The taxing authority was Par. de Caraquet.
- Grants in the southwestern corner of the parish, along Thériault, Lavigne, and Haché Roads, containing more than five thousand acres.
- Wetlands along Ruisseau à Isaac and Ruisseau à Jules.
- Ten grants between the mouth of the Saint-Simon River and the southwestern corner of Bas-Caraquet, containing about nine hundred acres.
- A small area on the southern bank of the Saint-Simon River where the Caraquet boundary cuts through a peninsula, containing less than five acres.
- Munro Island
- Caraquet Island
Communities
Communities at least partly within the parish.[16] bold indicates an incorporated municipality
Bodies of water
Bodies of water[17] at least partly within the parish.
- Rivière à Brideau
- Petite rivière Caraquet
- Saint-Simon River
- Waugh River
- Caraquet Bay
- Caraquet Harbour
- Chaleur Bay
- Baie de Petit-Pokemouche
- Petit-Pokemouche Gully
- Pokemouche Gully
- Saint-Simon Inlet
- Baie Saint-Simon-Nord
- Baie Saint-Simon-Sud
- Shippegan Bay
- more than a half-dozen named lakes
Islands
Islands at least partly within the parish.
- Caraquet Island
- Little Pokesudie Island (French L'Îlette de Pokesudie)
- Munro Island
- Pokesudie Island
Other notable places
Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.
Demographics
Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities as they existed in 2021. Revised census figures based on the 2023 local governance reforms have not been released.
Language
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Caraquet Parish, New Brunswick |
|---|
| Census | | Total | | | | | | | | |
|---|
| Year | | Responses | | Count | Trend | Pop % | | Count | Trend | Pop % | | Count | Trend | Pop % | | Count | Trend | Pop % |
|---|
| | | | 1,340 | 7.6% | 98.17% | | 25 | 37.5% | 1.83% | | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | | 0 | 100.0% | 0.00% |
| | | | 1,450 | 7.3% | 96.67% | | 40 | 300.0% | 2.67% | | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | | 10 | n/a% | 0.66% |
| | | | 1,565 | 6.6% | 99.36% | | 10 | 71.4% | 0.64% | | 0 | 100.0% | 0.00% | | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% |
| | | | 1,675 | n/a | 97.38% | | 35 | n/a | 2.04% | | 10 | n/a | 0.58% | | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | |
See also
External links
47.7275°N -64.875°W
Notes and References
- Web site: Census Profile . Statistics Canada . 29 October 2022 . 26 October 2022.
- Web site: Acadian Peninsula Regional Service Commission: RSC 4 . Government of New Brunswick . 1 February 2023.
- Web site: Regions Regulation – Regional Service Delivery Act . Government of New Brunswick . 1 February 2023 . 21 July 2022.
- Book: Ganong . William F. . A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick . 1896 . Royal Society of Canada . 225 . 17 March 2021.
- Book: Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1831.. 27 March 2021. 1831. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 68–69. 1 Wm. IV c. 19 An Act to erect Two new Parishes in the County of Gloucester..
- Book: Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1851.. 27 March 2021. 1851. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 1. 14 Vic. Local Acts c. 1 An Act for erecting the Parish of Caraquet, in the County of Gloucester, into two separate Parishes.. Local Acts have their own page numbering and follow page 56.
- Book: Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick. Passed in the Month of March, 1897.. 1897. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 362–365. 60 Vic. c. 49 An Act to divide the Parish of Caraquet, in the County of Gloucester, into two Separate Parishes.. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
- Web site: No. 18 . Provincial Archives of New Brunswick . Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development . 8 June 2021. Remainder of parish on map 19 at same site.
- Web site: 035 . Transportation and Infrastructure . Government of New Brunswick . 8 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 036, 054–056, and 074–076 at same site.
- Regulation 87-104 under the Municipalities Act.
- Regulation 87-42 under the Municipalities Act.
- Regulation 88-42 under the Municipalities Act.
- Regulation 71–97 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 71–678) . The Royal Gazette . Fredericton . 29 September 1971 . 129 . 678.
- Web site: 2021 Local Government Statistics for New Brunswick . Department of Environment and Local Government . 57–58 . 27 July 2021.
- Regulation 68–64 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 68–592) . The Royal Gazette . Fredericton . 24 July 1968 . 126 . 407–408.
- Web site: Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB) . Government of Canada . 6 July 2021.
- Not including brooks, ponds or coves.
