Lepreau Parish, New Brunswick

This article is about the geographic parish, former local service district, and census subdivision. For the community, see Lepreau, New Brunswick. For other uses, see Lepreau.

Lepreau Parish
Parish
Location within Charlotte County.
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Charlotte
Erected	1857
Government
• Type	Local service district
Area [1]
• Land	209.52 km2 (80.90 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [1]
• Total	803
• Density	3.8/km2 (10/sq mi)
• Change 2016-2021	13.6%
• Dwellings	492
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)

Lepreau is a geographic parish in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada, ^[4] west of Saint John.

For governance purposes, the southern part of the parish is part of the incorporated rural community of Fundy Shores, ^[5] while the north is part of the Southwest rural district, ^[6] both of which are members of the Southwest New Brunswick Service Commission. ^[7]

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). ^[8]

The Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station is the parish's most notable feature and is located near its eastern border.

The Census subdivision of Lepreau Parish shares the parish's borders. ^[1]

Origin of name

Historian William Francis Ganong states that the name of the parish comes from Point Lepreau, the name being a corruption of French Pte. aux Napraux. ^[9]

The parish's official spelling has varied:

• LePreau in 1857, ^[10]
• Lepreaux in 1868, ^[11] 1869, ^[12] 1903, ^[13] 1927, ^[14] and 1952 ^[15]
• Le Preaux in 1877 ^[16] and 1896 ^[17]
• Lepreau since 1973 ^[18]

History

Lepreau Parish was erected from eastern Pennfield Parish in 1857. ^[10] It originally included the eastern part of Clarendon Parish.

Boundaries

Lepreau is bounded: ^{[2] [19] [20]}

• on the north by a line running due west from the southernmost corner of Queens County;
• on the east by a line running true north from Point Lepreau;
• on the south by Maces Bay and the Bay of Fundy;
• on the west by true north from the mouth of the Pocologan River;
• including any islands within 2 miles (3.2 km) of the shore.

Evolution of boundaries

Lepreau's originally extended north to the county line. ^[10]

In 1868 all of the parish north of the southern point of Queens County was included in the Clarendon District, a polling district that also included the northern part of Pennfield Parish. ^[11]

In 1869 The Clarendon District was erected as Clarendon Parish ^[12] and Lepreau's modern boundaries were established.

Local service district

The local service district of the parish of Lepreau comprised the entire parish. ^[21]

The LSD was established in 1970 to assess for fire protection; ^[22] first aid & ambulance services were added in 1978. ^[23]

In 2021, the LSD assesses for only the basic LSD services of fire protection, police services, land use planning, emergency measures, and dog control. ^[24]

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish. ^{[19] [20] [25]} italics indicate a name no longer in official use.

• Haggertys Cove
• Lepreau
• Little Lepreau
• Maces Bay (Old Ridge)
• Mink Brook
• New River
• New River Beach
• Pocologan
• Welch Cove

Bodies of water

Bodies of water ^{[lower-alpha 1]} at least partly within the parish. ^{[19] [20] [25]}

• Lepreau River
  • North Branch Lepreau River
  • West Branch Lepreau River
• Little Lepreau River
• Little New River
• New River
• Pocologan River
• Bay of Fundy
• Maces Bay
• Lepreau Harbour
• New River Harbour
• Pocologan Harbour
• Little Lepreau Basin
• Lake of the Hills
• Ragged Falls Flowage
• more than 25 other officially named lakes

Islands

Islands at least partly within the parish. ^{[19] [20] [25]} italics indicates a name no longer in official use

• Head Island
• New River Island (Mole Island)
• Pocologan Island
• Salkeld Islands (Fothergill Islands)

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish. ^{[19] [20] [25] [26] [27]}

• Lepreau Falls Provincial Park
• Lepreau River Wildlife Management Area ^[28]
• McPhersons Point Protected Natural Area
• New River Beach Provincial Park
• New River Protected Natural Area
• Ragged Falls Protected Natural Area
• Salkeld Island Protected Natural Area

Census data

Population

Canada census – Lepreau community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	803 (+13.6% from 2016)	708 (-6.0% from 2011)	752 (-8.7% from 2006)
Land area	209.52 km2 (80.90 sq mi)	209.62 km2 (80.93 sq mi)	209.40 km2 (80.85 sq mi)
Population density	3.8/km2 (9.8/sq mi)	3.4/km2 (8.8/sq mi)	3.6/km2 (9.3/sq mi)
Median age	51.2 (M: 50.8, F: 51.6)	53.0 (M: 51.3, F: 53.9)	48.2 (M: 47.8, F: 48.5)
Private dwellings	492 (total)  385 (occupied)	507 (total)	510 (total)
Median household income	$69,500	$57,216

References: 2021 ^[29] 2016 ^[30] 2011 ^[31] earlier ^{[32] [33]}

Historical Census Data - Lepreau Parish, New Brunswick

Year Pop. ±% 1991 900 —     1996 875 −2.8%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 865 −1.1% 2006 824 −4.7%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 752 −8.7% 2016 707 −6.0%
[34] [35] [1]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Lepreau Parish, New Brunswick [34]
Census		Total		English				French				English & French				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		750		720	8.9%	96.00%		20	0.0%	2.67%		0	0.0%	0.00%		10	0.0%	1.33%
2006		820		790	5.4%	96.34%		20	20.0%	2.44%		0	0.0%	0.00%		10	0.0%	1.22%
2001		870		835	2.3%	95.98%		25	60.0%	2.87%		0	0.0%	0.00%		10	0.0%	1.15%
1996		875		855	n/a	97.71%		10	n/a	1.14%		0	n/a	0.00%		10	n/a	1.14%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits: ^[36]

• Route 1
• Route 780
• Route 795

Notes

1. Not including brooks, ponds or coves.

References

1. "Census Profile". Statistics Canada. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
2. "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
3. "Chapter I-13 Interpretation Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
4. The Territorial Division Act ^[2] divides the province into 152 parishes, the cities of Saint John and Fredericton, and one town of Grand Falls. The Interpretation Act ^[3] clarifies that parishes include any local government within their borders.
5. "Southwest Regional Service Commission: RSC 10". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
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8. "Communities in each of the 12 Regional Service Commissions (RSC) / Les communautés dans chacune des 12 Commissions de services régionaux (CSR)" (PDF), Government of New Brunswick, July 2017, retrieved 1 February 2021
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10. "20 Vic. c. 9 An Act to erect the eastern part of the Parish of Pennfield, in the County of Charlotte, into a separate Town or Parish.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in July 1856, and March and July 1857. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1857. pp. 15–16. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
11. "31 Vic. c. 51 An Act to establish an additional Polling place in the County of Charlotte.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick. Passed in the Month of March 1868. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1868. p. 84. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
12. "32 Vic. c. 51 An Act to erect part of the Parishes of Lepreaux and Pennfield, in the County of Charlotte, into a separate Town or Parish.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick. Passed in the Month of April 1869. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1869. pp. 96–97. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
13. "Chapter 2. Respecting the Division of the Province into Counties, Towns, and Parishes.". The Consolidated Statutes of New Brunswick, 1903. Vol. I. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1903. pp. 17–54.
14. "Chapter 2. Respecting the Division of the Province into Counties, Towns and Parishes.". The Revised Statutes of New Brunswick 1927 Volume I. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1927. pp. 18–64.
15. "Chapter 227 Territorial Division Act". The Revised Statutes of New Brunswick 1952 Volume III. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1952. pp. 3725–3771.
16. "Chapter 2 The Division of the Province into Counties, Towns, and Parishes.". The Consolidated Statutes of New Brunswick. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1877. pp. 56–85. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
17. "59 Vic. c. 8 An Act to Revise and Codify an Act to Provide for the Division of the Province into Counties, Towns and Parishes.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick. Passed in the Month of March, 1896. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1896. pp. 86–123. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
18. "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Revised Statutes of New Brunswick 1973 Volume IV. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1973. pp. 1–70.
19. "No. 163". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
20. "471" (PDF). Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 3 July 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 482, 492, and 499 at same site.
21. "New Brunswick Regulation 84-168 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 84-582)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
22. "Regulation 70–63 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 70–385)". The Royal Gazette. 128. Fredericton: 343–344. 17 June 1970.
23. "Regulation 78-138 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 78-975)". The Royal Gazette. 136. Fredericton: 3329. 29 November 1978.
24. "2020 Local Government Statistics for New Brunswick" (PDF). Department of Environment and Local Government. p. 55. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
25. "Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB)". Government of Canada. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
26. "New Brunswick Regulation 2017-46 under the Parks Act (O.C. 2017-293)" (PDF). The Royal Gazette. 175. Fredericton: Queen's Printer: 1496–1497. 13 December 2017. ISSN   1714-9428 . Retrieved 5 July 2021.
27. "Explore New Brunswick's Protected Natural Areas". GeoNB. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
28. "New Brunswick Regulation 94-43 under the Fish and Wildlife Act (O.C. 94-231)". Government of New Brunswick. 5 June 2006. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
29. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
30. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
31. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
32. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. 20 August 2019.
33. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. 18 July 2021.
34. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
35. "Census Profile, 2016 Census Lepreau, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
36. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN   978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 4, 12

External links

• Lepreau LSD Facebook page

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