Andover Parish, New Brunswick

Andover
Parish

Location within Victoria County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 46°42′18″N 67°45′36″W / 46.705°N 67.76°W / 46.705; -67.76
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Victoria
Established 1833
Area[1]
 • Land 123.67 km2 (47.75 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 942
 • Density 7.6/km2 (20/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 10.0%
 • Dwellings 430
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)

Andover is a Canadian parish in Victoria County, New Brunswick.[2]

Its population in the 2011 Census was 942.

History

Andover Parish set off in 1833 from Kent Parish as part of Carleton County: possibly named by a Mr. Sisson who came from the town of Andover in Hants, England: included Grand Falls Parish until 1852.

Delineation

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

South and west by the County lines; east by the Saint John River and north by the Aroostook River.

Communities

  • Bairdsville
  • Beaconsfield
  • Carlingford
  • Dover Hill
  • Hillandale
  • Maliseet
  • River De Chute
  • Tinker
  • Turner Settlement

Demographics

Population

Population trend[4]

Census Population Change (%)
2006 856 Decrease14.7%
2001 1,003 Decrease9.1%
1996 1,104 Increase0.9%
1991 1,094 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[5]

Language Population Pct (%)
English only 835 97.66%
French only 20 2.34%
Both English and French 0 0.00%
Other languages 0 0.00%

See also

References

  1. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Andover Parish, New Brunswick
  2. ↑ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Andover Parish
  3. ↑ "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  5. ↑ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Andover Parish, New Brunswick


 Grand Falls Parish Denmark Parish
Aroostook County, Maine
 United States		 Perth Parish
   Andover Parish  
Wicklow Parish
(Carleton County)		 Kent Parish
(Carleton County)


Coordinates: 46°42′18″N 67°45′36″W / 46.70500°N 67.76000°W / 46.70500; -67.76000 (Andover Parish, New Brunswick)

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