Beaubassin East, New Brunswick

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Beaubassin East
Beaubassin East (New Brunswick)
Coordinates: 46°10′21.2″N64°18′43.8″W / 46.172556°N 64.312167°W / 46.172556; -64.312167
CountryCanada
Province New Brunswick
County Westmorland County
Town Cap-Acadie
Incorporated8 May 1995
Amalgamated1 January 2023
Area
[1] [2]
 • Land291.02 km2 (112.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total6,718
 • Density23.1/km2 (60/sq mi)
 • Change
2016-2021
Increase2.svg 5.4%
Time zone UTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-3 (ADT)

Beaubassin East was an incorporated rural community in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held rural community status prior to 2023 and is now part of the town of Cap-Acadie.

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History

The rural community was incorporated on May 8, 1995 [3] from the Local Service Districts of Boudreau West, Grand Barachois, Haute-Aboujagane, and Saint-André & LeBlanc Office, and portions of the parishes of Botsford, Sackville, and Shediac. It completely surrounded the village of Cap-Pelé.

Beaubassin East was divided into six wards, [4] numbered counterclockwise from its eastern boundary.

  1. Ward 1 included Bas-Cap-Pelé, Petit-Cap, Portage, and Shemogue
  2. Ward 2 included Saint-André-LeBlanc
  3. Ward 3 included Grand-Barachois
  4. Ward 4 included Boudreau-Ouest
  5. Ward 5 included Haute-Aboujagane
  6. Ward 6 included Cormier-Village

In 2006, Trois-Ruisseaux became part of Beaubassin East. [5]

On 1 January 2023, Beaubassin East amalgamated with Cap-Pelé to form the new town of Cap-Acadie. [6] The constituent communities' names remain in official use. [7]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Beaubassin East had a population of 6,718 living in 2,855 of its 3,368 total private dwellings, a change of 5.4% from its 2016 population of 6,376. With a land area of 291.02 km2 (112.36 sq mi), it had a population density of 23.1/km2 (59.8/sq mi) in 2021. [8]

Canada census – Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est community profile
2021 2016 2011
Population6,718 (+5.4% from 2016)6,376 (+2.8% from 2011)6,200 (-3.6% from 2006)
Land area291.02 km2 (112.36 sq mi)291.08 km2 (112.39 sq mi)291.12 km2 (112.40 sq mi)
Population density23.1/km2 (60/sq mi)21.9/km2 (57/sq mi)21.3/km2 (55/sq mi)
Median age50.8 (M: 50.8, F: 50.8)49.6 (M: 49.9, F: 49.4)
Private dwellings3,368 (total)  2,855 (occupied)3,388 (total) 3,296 (total) 
Median household income$82,000$68,894
References: 2021 [9] 2016 [10] 2011 [11] earlier [12] [13]
Canada 2016 CensusPopulation % of Total Population
Visible minority group
Source: [14] 		South Asian 0
Chinese 10
Black 0
Filipino 40
Latin American 25
Arab 10
Southeast Asian 10
West Asian 0
Korean 0
Japanese 0
Other visible minority10
Mixed visible minority15
Total visible minority population115
Aboriginal group
Source: [15] 		First Nations 55
Métis 40
Inuit 10
Other Aboriginal10
Total Aboriginal population115
European 6,260
Total population6,376100%

Notable people

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References

  1. 1 2 "Census Profile, 2021 Census: Beaubassin East". Statistics Canada. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Beaubassin East". Statistics Canada. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Rural Community of Beaubassin East Regulation - Municipalities Act". Archived from the original on March 6, 2005. Retrieved 2011-11-09.
  4. ↑ "Beaubassin Wards Map" (PDF). Retrieved November 9, 2011.
  5. ↑ Government of Canada, 2006 Amalgamation.
  6. ↑ "Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act". Government of New Brunswick. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "Proposed entity names reflect strong ties to nature and history" (Press release). Irishtown, New Brunswick: Government of New Brunswick. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  9. ↑ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  10. ↑ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
  11. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019.
  12. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  13. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Census Profile, 2016 Census Beaubassin East (Topic: Visible Minority)". 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  15. ↑ "Census Profile, 2016 Census Beaubassin East (Topic: Aboriginal Peoples)". 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
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