Dufferin Parish, New Brunswick
Parish in Canada
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Dufferin is a geographic parish in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada,[4] located east of St. Stephen.
For governance purposes, the entire parish is part of the town of the Municipal District of St. Stephen,[5] which is a member of the Southwest New Brunswick Service Commission.[6]
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).[7]
The Census subdivision of the same name shares the parish's boundaries.[1]
Origin of name
The parish was named for the Earl of Dufferin,[a] who was Governor General of Canada at time.[8]
History
Dufferin was erected in 1873 from Saint Stephen Parish.[9]
Boundaries
Dufferin Parish is bounded:[2][10][11]
- on the north by the rear line of the tier of grants fronting on the St. Croix River and Pagans Cove;
- on the east by the mouth of Oak Bay;
- on the south by the St. Croix River;
- on the west by the Old Bay Road and Dennis Stream.
Local service district
The local service district of the parish of Dufferin comprised the entire parish.[12]
The LSD was established in 1969 to assess for community services,[13] in this case to provide ambulance service after local funeral homes ceased doing so.[14] Fire protection was added in 1970.[15]
In 2021, the LSD assesses for only the basic LSD services of fire protection, police services, land use planning, emergency measures, and dog control.[16] The taxing authority is 509.00 Dufferin.
Communities
Bodies of water
Demographics
Population
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 565 (-1.4% from 2016) | 573 (0.0% from 2011) | 573 (+7.1% from 2006) |
| Land area | 12.34 km2 (4.76 sq mi) | 12.34 km2 (4.76 sq mi) | 12.40 km2 (4.79 sq mi) |
| Population density | 45.8/km2 (119/sq mi) | 46.4/km2 (120/sq mi) | 46.2/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Median age | 50.8 (M: 50.0, F: 52.4) | 49.6 (M: 48.2, F: 50.2) | 49.5 (M: 50.5, F: 47.9) |
| Private dwellings | 265 (total) 243 (occupied) | 256 (total) | 288 (total) |
| Median household income | $85,000 | $73,387 | $.N/A |
Language
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Dufferin Parish, New Brunswick[21] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Census | Total | English |
French |
English & French |
Other | |||||||||||||
| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011 |
575 |
545 |  3.7% |
94.78% | 15 | 33.3% |
2.61% | 0 |  0.0% |
0.00% | 15 | n/a% |
2.61% | |||||
2006 |
535 |
525 | 1.9% |
98.13% | 10 |  60.0% |
1.87% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.00% | 0 | 100.0% |
0.00% | |||||
2001 |
550 |
515 | 16.5% |
93.64% | 25 | 20.0% |
4.54% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.00% | 10 | n/a% |
1.82% | |||||
1996 |
450 |
430 | n/a | 95.56% | 20 | n/a | 4.44% | 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:[23]
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