West Isles Parish, New Brunswick

West Isles
Deer Island
Parish

Location within Charlotte County.
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Charlotte County
Established 1786
Area[1]
 • Land 38.01 km2 (14.68 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 731
 • Density 19.2/km2 (50/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 11.3%
 • Dwellings 485
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)

West Isles is a Canadian parish including Deer Island and numerous smaller islands in Charlotte County, New Brunswick.[2]

History

The West Isles Parish were established in 1786 to include Deer Island and adjacent islands: West Isles Parish included Campobello Parish until 1803 and Grand Manan Parish until 1816. The islands are part of the Fundy Islands.

Delineation

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

To consist of Deer Island and the lesser islands contiguous to it, not included in the parishes[lower-alpha 1] before-mentioned.

Governance

The entire parish forms the local service district of the parish of West Isles, established in 1970 to assess for fire protection. First aid and ambulance services were added in 1982 and recreational facilities in 1987. The LSD is often called Deer Island for its only inhabited island.

Communities

Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold).

  • Chocolate Cove
  • Cummings Cove
  • Fairhaven
  • Hersonville
  • Hibernia Cove
  • Indian Island
  • Lamberts Cove
  • Lambertville
  • Leonardville
  • Lords Cove
  • Northern Harbour
  • Northwest Harbour
  • West Isles

Bodies of water & Islands

This is a list of rivers, lakes, streams, creeks, marshes and Islands that are at least partially in this parish

  • L'Etete Passage
  • Macs Island
  • Nub Island
  • Mohawk Island
  • Parker Island
  • Jameson Island
  • Partridge Island
  • New Ireland Island
  • Pendleton Island
  • Deer Island
  • Little Island
  • Hardwood Island
  • Adam Island
  • Fish Island
  • Simpsons Island
  • Mowat Island
  • Barnes Island
  • Hospital Island
  • White Island
  • Nubble Island
  • Spruce Island
  • Sandy Island
  • Casco Bay Island
  • Indian Island
  • White Horse Island

Demographics

Population

Canada census – West Isles Parish, New Brunswick community profile
2011 2006 2001
Population: 731 (-11.3% from 2006) 824 (-3.2% from 2001) 851 (0.0% from 1996)
Land area: 38.01 km2 (14.68 sq mi) 37.93 km2 (14.64 sq mi) 37.93 km2 (14.64 sq mi)
Population density: 19.2/km2 (50/sq mi) 21.7/km2 (56/sq mi) 22.4/km2 (58/sq mi)
Median age: 47.5 (M: 46.5, F: 48.4) 43.6 (M: 42.4, F: 44.9) 39.6 (M: 37.8, F: 42.0)
Total private dwellings: 485 499 494
Median household income: $.N/A $40,640 $37,221
Notes: 2011 income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons. – References: 2011[4] 2006[5] 2001[6]
Historical Census Data - West Isles Parish, New Brunswick[7]
YearPop.±%
1991 826—    
1996 851+3.0%
YearPop.±%
2001 851+0.0%
2006 824−3.2%
YearPop.±%
2011 731−11.3%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - West Isles Parish, New Brunswick[7]
Census Total
English
French
English & French
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
730
 710 Decrease 13.4% 97.26% 15 Increase n/a% 2.05% 5 Increase n/a% 0.69% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00%
2006
820
 820 Decrease 1.2% 100.00% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.00%
2001
850
 830 Decrease 2.4% 97.65% 10 Increase n/a% 1.18% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 10 Increase n/a% 1.18%
1996
850
 850 n/a 100.00% 0 n/a 0.00% 0 n/a 0.00% 0 n/a 0.00%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[8]

  • Highways
    • None
  • Principal Routes
    • None

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ all other parishes in Charlotte County

References

  1. 1 2 "West Isles, New Brunswick (Code 1302006) and Charlotte, New Brunswick (Code 1302) (table)". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
  2. ↑ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - West Isles Parish
  3. ↑ "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
  5. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
  6. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
  7. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  8. ↑ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 4, 12


 Bay of Fundy
Saint Andrews Parish		 Bay of Fundy
Saint Patrick Parish		 Bay of Fundy
Saint George Parish
  West Isles Parish  
Bay of Fundy
Campobello Parish


Coordinates: 44°58′54″N 66°56′40″W / 44.981799°N 66.944504°W / 44.981799; -66.944504 (West Isles Parish, New Brunswick)

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