Saint-Jacques Parish, New Brunswick

This article is about the geographic parish, former local service district, and census subdivision. For the neighbourhood of Edmundston, see Saint-Jacques, New Brunswick.

Saint-Jacques
Parish
Location within Madawaska County. Map is missing northeastern portion of Parish.
Coordinates: 47°25′48″N68°23′06″W / 47.43°N 68.385°W / 47.43; -68.385
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Madawaska
Erected	1877
Area [1]
• Land	298.44 km2 (115.23 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [2]
• Total	1,652
• Density	5.5/km2 (14/sq mi)
• Change 2016-2021	3.5%
• Dwellings	755
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Figures do not include portion within the city of Edmundston

Saint-Jacques is a geographic parish in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada. The parish consists of two discontiguous portions separated by Saint-Joseph Parish. ^[5]

For governance purposes the southwestern portion is divided between the city of Edmundston, ^[6] which includes the tier of grants on either side of the Madawaska River, and the Northwest rural district; ^[7] the northeastern portion is part of the rural district. Both city and rural district are members of the Northwest Regional Service Commission. ^[8]

Before the 2023 governance reform, the parish was divided between Edmundston and the local service district of the parish of Saint-Jacques, ^[9] part of which was annexed by Edmundston in the reform.

Origin of name

The parish is named for the local Roman Catholic church. ^[10]

History

Saint-Jacques was erected in 1877 from Madawaska Parish; ^[11] the name was spelt without a hyphen.

In 1930 part of Saint-Jacques was included in the newly erected Saint-Joseph Parish. ^[12]

In 1941 the boundary was altered. ^[13]

In 1946 Saint-Jacques was affected by the major reorganisation of Madawaska County parish boundaries. ^[14]

In 1973 the hyphen was added to the parish's legal name. ^[15]

Boundaries

Saint-Jacques Parish comprises two discontiguous portions: the populated southwestern portion and the interior northeastern portion, which lacks provincial roads. ^{[3] [16] [17]}

The southeastern portion is bounded:

• on the northwest by the Quebec border;
• on the east, running entirely along grant lines, beginning on the provincial border at a point about 75 metres southwest of Ruisseau du Coin, then running generally southerly along the eastern line of the Sweeney Settlement grants, which straddle Ruisseau Richard Road and then Iroquois Road, until it passes the Petite rivière Iroquois (formerly the East Iroquois River) near Roussel et Martin Road, then westerly along the southern line of grants to Meril Grandmaison and Marcel Grandmaison, to the northeastern line of Tier Three of the Plourde Settlement, which straddles Iroquois Road, then southeasterly along Tier Three to a point about 200 metres past the Petite rivière Iroquois, at the easternmost corner of a grant to David A. Rousseau, then southwesterly along the southeastern line of grants to Rousseau and Pierre Plourde to the northeastern line of Tier Two of Plourde Settlement at a point about 150 metres northwest of the NB Power transmission line, then southeasterly along Tier Two to the Saint-Joseph Road, then southwesterly along the southern line of a grant to Joseph Theriault to the junction of St. Onge Road and Saint Joseph Road on the northeastern line of Tier One of the Plourde Settlement, which fronts on the eastern shore of the Madawaska River, then southeasterly along Tier One to the easternmost corner of a grant to Cyprien Michaud, about 200 metres north of the bridge across the Iroquois River on Olivier Boucher Road;
• on the south, running entirely along grant lines, southwesterly along the southeastern line of the Michaud grant, then nearly a kilometre upstream on the Madawaska, then southwesterly and westerly along the southern line of a grant to Charles Hughes, which is in Tier One of Trout Brook Settlement, to Farline Road, on the eastern line of Tier Two of Trout Brook Settlement, then southerly about 1.2 kilometres along Tier Two to its southern end, then southwesterly along the southeastern line of Tier Two and Tier Three of Trout Brook Settlement, then northwesterly along Tier Six of the Riceville Settlement, which straddles Guerrette Road and Richard Road, to its end, then southwesterly about 550 metres along the end of Tier Six to the southernmost corner of a grant to Denis H. Nadeau, then northwesterly along the southwestern line of the Nadeau grant, passing through the junction of Sisson Road and Paradis Road, to the eastern line of Tier Three of the Michaud Settlement;
• on the west, running entirely along grant lines, beginning at the corner of the Nadeau grant and running northerly about 750 metres along Tier Three to the northeastern corner of a grant to Joseph P. Nadeau, then southwesterly along the southern line of a grant to Felix Marquis to the western line of Tier Three, then northerly and northwesterly along Tier Three, this section of which straddles Sisson Road, to the provincial border.

The northwestern portion is bounded:

• on the northeast by the Restigouche County line;
• on the east by Green River;
• on the southwest by Lake Branch, which runs through First Lake, Second Lake, and Third Lake;
• on the west by the provincial border

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish. ^{[16] [17] [18]} bold indicates an incorporated municipality; italics indicate a name no longer in official use

• Edmundston
  • Saint-Jacques
• Ennemond
• Grandmaison
• Moulin-Morneault
• Patrieville
• Petite-Rivière-à-la-Truite
• Quatre-Coins
• Rivière-à-la-Truite
• St. Joseph Settlement
• Sweeney Settlement

Bodies of water

Bodies of water ^{[lower-alpha 1]} at least partly within the parish. ^{[16] [17] [18]}

• Rivière à la Truite
• Green River (French Rivière Verte)
• Iroquois River
• Madawaska River
• Paradis Stream
• Lake Branch
• First Lake
• Petit lac Saint-Jean
• Second Lake
• Third Lake
• Twin Lakes

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish. ^{[16] [17] [18] [19]}

• Edmundston Airport
• Falls Brook Protected Natural Area
• Green River North Protected Natural Area
• République Provincial Park ^[20]

Demographics

Parish population total does not include portion in Edmundston

Population

Canada census – Saint-Jacques community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	1,652 (+3.5% from 2016)	1,596 (-0.2% from 2011)	1,599 (-0.5% from 2006)
Land area	298.44 km2 (115.23 sq mi)	299.49 km2 (115.63 sq mi)	299.80 km2 (115.75 sq mi)
Population density	5.5/km2 (14/sq mi)		5.3/km2 (14/sq mi)
Median age	52.4 (M: 52.8, F: 52)	51.2 (M: 52.0, F: 50.2)	46.5 (M: 47.3, F: 45.7)
Private dwellings	710 (total)	748 (total)	710 (total)
Median household income		$57,003	$65,389

References: 2021 ^[21] 2016 ^[22] 2011 ^[23] earlier ^{[24] [25]}

Historical Census Data - Saint-Jacques Parish, New Brunswick

Year Pop. ±% 1991 1,648 —     1996 1,694 +2.8%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 1,715 +1.2% 2006 1,607 −6.3%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 1,599 −0.5% 2016 1,596 −0.2%
[26] [2]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Jacques Parish, New Brunswick [26] [2]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2016		1,600		1,525		95.3%		60		3.8%		5		0.3%		10		0.6%
2011		1,600		1,535	0.3%	95.94%		50	25.0%	3.12%		10	71.4%	0.62%		5	n/a%	0.31%
2006		1,605		1,530	7.3%	95.33%		40	20.0%	2.49%		35	71.4%	2.18%		0	100.0%	0.00%
2001		1,720		1,650	0.6%	95.93%		50	50.0%	2.91%		10	66.7%	0.58%		10	n/a%	0.58%
1996		1,715		1,660	n/a	96.79%		25	n/a	1.46%		30	n/a	1.75%		0	n/a	0.00%

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

Notes

1. Not including brooks, ponds or coves.

References

1. "Census Profile". Statistics Canada. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
2. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Saint-Jacques, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
3. "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
4. "Chapter I-13 Interpretation Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
5. The Territorial Division Act ^[3] divides the province into 152 parishes, the cities of Saint John and Fredericton, and one town of Grand Falls. The Interpretation Act ^[4] clarifies that parishes include any local government within their borders.
6. "Northwest Regional Service Commission: RSC 1". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
7. "Northwest Regional Service Commission: RD 1". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
8. "Regions Regulation – Regional Service Delivery Act". Government of New Brunswick. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
9. "Local Service Districts Regulation - Municipalities Act". Government of New Brunswick. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
10. Ganong, William F. (1896). A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick. Royal Society of Canada. p. 268. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
11. "40 Vic. c. 30 An Act to erect parts of the Parishes of Saint Leonard, Saint Basil, Madawaska, and Saint Francis, in the County of Madawaska, into three additional Parishes.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick. Passed in the Month of March 1877. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1877. pp. 125–128. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
12. "19 Geo. V c. 16 An Act to amend Chapter 2 of the Revised Statutes, 1927, Respecting the Division of the Province into Counties, Towns and Parishes, so far as relates to the Parishes of Saint Jacques and Madawaska, in the County of Madawaska.". Acts of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Passed During the Session of 1929. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1929. pp. 38–41.
13. "5 Geo. VI c. 55 An Act to amend Chapter 2 of The Revised Statutes, 1927, respecting the Division of the Province into Counties, Towns and Parishes, so far as it relates to the Parishes of St. Jacques and Baker Brook in the County of Madawaska.". Acts of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Passed During the Session of 1941. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1941. pp. 144–145.
14. "10 Geo. VI. c. 95 An Act to amend Chapter 2 of the Revised Statutes, 1927, respecting the division of the Province into Counties, Towns and Parishes, in so far as it relates to the County of Madawaska.". Acts of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Passed During the Session of 1946. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1946. pp. 321–339.
15. "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Revised Statutes of New Brunswick 1973 Volume IV. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1973. pp. 1–70. The original printed version is cited separately to distinguish it from the edited version available online.
16. "No. 9". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 16 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 20, 32, and 33 at same site.
17. "038" (PDF). Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 16 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 039, 058, 059, 077–079, 097, 098, 119, and 120 at same site.
18. "Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB)". Government of Canada. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
19. "Explore New Brunswick's Protected Natural Areas". GeoNB. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
20. "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.
21. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
22. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
23. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
24. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. 20 August 2019.
25. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. 18 July 2021.
26. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

47°25′48″N68°23′06″W / 47.43000°N 68.38500°W / 47.43000; -68.38500 (Saint-Jacques Parish, New Brunswick)