Paquetville

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Paquetville
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Paquetville
Location within New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 47°40′08″N65°05′57″W / 47.668889°N 65.099167°W / 47.668889; -65.099167
CountryCanada
Province New Brunswick
County Gloucester
Parish Paquetville
Town Hautes-Terres
Established1866
Village Status1966
Electoral Districts   
Federal

Acadie—Bathurst
Provincial Centre-Péninsule-Saint-Sauveur
Area
[1]
  Land9.26 km2 (3.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [1]
  Total718
  Density77.5/km2 (201/sq mi)
  Change (2016–21)
Decrease2.svg 0.3%
  Dwellings
359
Time zone UTC-4 (AST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-3 (ADT)
Postal code(s)
E8R
Area code 506
Highways
NB 135.svg Route 135

NB 340.svg Route 340
NB 350.svg Route 350
Monseigneur Paquet, founder of Paquetville Portrait Joseph-Marie Paquet.jpg
Monseigneur Paquet, founder of Paquetville

Paquetville is a former village in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada. [2] It held village status prior to 2023 and is now part of the town of Hautes-Terres. It is on the Acadian Peninsula at the intersection of Route 340, Route 135 and Route 350.

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History

Paquetville was founded by Monseigneur Paquet in 1873, who brought several parishioners with him from Shippagan.

On 1 January 2023, Paquetville amalgamated with the village of Saint-Isidore and all or part of six local service districts to form the new town of Hautes-Terres. [3] [4] The community's name remains in official use. [5]

Demographics

Historical Census Data - Paquetville [6]
YearPop.±%
1991 688    
1996 731+6.2%
2001 667−8.8%
2006 642−3.7%
2011 706+10.0%
2016 720+2.0%
2021 718−0.3%
Source: [1]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Paquetville had a population of 718 living in 324 of its 359 total private dwellings, a change of -0.3% from its 2016 population of 720. With a land area of 9.26 km2 (3.58 sq mi), it had a population density of 77.5/km2 (200.8/sq mi) in 2021. [1]

Canada census – Paquetville community profile
2021 2016 2011
Population718 (-0.3% from 2016)720 (+2.0% from 2011)706 (+10.0% from 2006)
Land area9.26 km2 (3.58 sq mi)9.26 km2 (3.58 sq mi)9.40 km2 (3.63 sq mi)
Population density77.5/km2 (201/sq mi)77.8/km2 (202/sq mi)75.1/km2 (195/sq mi)
Median age53.2 (M: 51.2, F: 54.8)48.9 (M: 45.8, F: 51.5)46.9 (M: 45.6, F: 48.3)
Private dwellings325 (total) 346 (total) 309 (total) 
Median household income$48,896$52,040
References: 2021 [7] 2016 [8] 2011 [9] earlier [10] [11]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Municipality, Quebec [6]
CensusTotal
French
English
French & English
Other
YearResponsesCountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %
2011
680
650Increase2.svg 13.0%95.59%15Increase2.svg 50.0%2.21%10Decrease2.svg 33.3%1.47%5Increase2.svg n/a%0.73%
2006
600
575Decrease2.svg 10.8%95.83%10Steady2.svg 0.0%1.67%15Increase2.svg n/a%2.50%0Steady2.svg 0.0%0.00%
2001
655
645Steady2.svg 0.0%98.47%10Decrease2.svg 50.0%1.53%0Steady2.svg 0.0%0.00%0Steady2.svg 0.0%0.00%
1996
665
645n/a96.99%20n/a3.01%0n/a0.00%0n/a0.00%

Notable people

The village is the home of Édith Butler, who sings the song Paquetville.

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Census Profile of Paquetville". Statistics Canada. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  2. New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Paquetville
  3. "Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act". Government of New Brunswick. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  4. "RSC 4 Acadian Peninsula Regional Service Commission". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  5. "Proposed entity names reflect strong ties to nature and history" (Press release). Irishtown, New Brunswick: Government of New Brunswick. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  6. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  7. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  8. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
  9. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
  10. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  11. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.

47°40′08″N65°05′57″W / 47.66889°N 65.09917°W / 47.66889; -65.09917