Saint-Quentin Parish, New Brunswick

This article is about the geographic parish, former local service district, and rural census subdivision. For the town, see Saint-Quentin, New Brunswick.

Saint-Quentin St. Quentin
Parish
Location within Restigouche County.
Coordinates: 47°45′36″N67°50′33″W / 47.76°N 67.8425°W / 47.76; -67.8425
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Restigouche
Erected	1921
Area [1]
• Land	2,474.01 km2 (955.22 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [1]
• Total	1,504
• Density	0.6/km2 (2/sq mi)
• Change 2016-2021	1.8%
• Dwellings	688
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Figures do not include portion within the town of Saint-Quentin

Saint-Quentin is a geographic parish in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada. ^[4]

For governance purposes it is divided between the town of Saint-Quentin, ^[5] the incorporated rural community of Kedgwick, ^[5] and the Northwest rural district, ^[6] both members of the Northwest Rural Service Commission. ^[7]

Before the 2023 governance reform, the parish was divided between a much smaller town of Saint-Quentin and local service districts of St. Martin de Restigouche and the parish of Saint-Quentin. ^[8] In the reform, St. Martin de Restigouche was annexed by Saint-Quentin while the parish LSD was divided by the town, rural community, and rural district.

Origin of name

The parish was named for the Battle of St. Quentin, an Allied victory during the First World War. ^[9]

History

Saint-Quentin was erected in 1921 from Grimmer Parish. ^[10]

Boundaries

Saint-Quentin Parish is bounded: ^{[2] [11] [12]}

• on the north by the Quebec provincial border;
• on the east by a line beginning on the Patapedia River at a point due north ^{[lower-alpha 1]} of where the southern boundary of Grimmer Parish strikes the Restigouche River slightly upstream of the mouth of Seven Mile Brook, then running due south to Restigouche River, then running easterly along the prolongation of the southern line of a grant to Paul Berube on the eastern side of Route 17, about 3 kilometres north of Chemin 36 No. 1, the Berube grant, and the prolongation easterly to a point about 4.9 kilometres east of Range 9 & 10 Road, then south-southeasterly along a line running from the mouth of Upper Thorn Point Brook on the Restigouche through the former Intercolonial Railway station in Whites Brook and to the Victoria County line;
• on the southwest by the Victoria and Madawaska County lines;
• on the west by Quebec.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish. ^{[11] [12] [13]} bold indicates an incorporated municipality

• Five Fingers
• Hazen
• Rang-Cinq-et-Six
• Rang-Dix
• Rang-Dix-Huit
• Rang-Douze-Nord
• Rang-Douze-Sud
• Rang-Quatorze
• Rang-Seize
• Rang-Sept-et-Huit
• Rapids Depot
• Saint-Quentin
• Saint-Martin-de-Restigouche
  • Limerick

Bodies of water

Bodies of water ^{[lower-alpha 2]} at least partly within the parish. ^{[11] [12] [13]}

• Little Main Restigouche River
• McDougall Lake Branch
• Northwest Upsalquitch River
• Patapedia River
• Pemouet Branch
• States Lake Branch
• Wild Goose Branch
• Gin Creek
• Clearwater Lake
• County Line Lake
• Eightmile Lake
• Gounamitz Lake
• Miller Lake
• Mud Lake
• States Lake
• Tardif Lake
• Trout Lake
• Wild Goose Lake
• Gounamitz River
  • North Branch Gounamitz River
  • West Branch Gounamitz River
• Green River (French Rivière Verte)
  • Little Forks Branch Green River
  • Right Hand Branch Green River
• Kedgwick River
  • Belle Kedgwick River
  • Fire Trail Branch
  • North Branch Kedgwick River
  • South Branch Kedgwick River

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish. ^{[11] [12] [13] [14]}

• Bells Brook Protected Natural Area
• Belone Brook Protected Natural Area
• Big Cedar Brook Protected Natural Area
• Connors Brook Protected Natural Area
• Dionne Brook Protected Natural Area
• Eight Mile Brook Protected Natural Area
• Five Mile Brook Protected Natural Area
• Jardine Brook Protected Natural Area
• Kedgwick Wildlife Management Area ^[15]
• Little Cedar Brook Protected Natural Area
• MacFarlane Brook Protected Natural Area
• Moose Valley Hill Protected Natural Area
• Patapedia River Protected Natural Area
• Pollard Brook Protected Natural Area
• Quigley Brook Protected Natural Area
• South Kedgwick River Protected Natural Area

Demographics

Parish population total does not include the town of Saint-Quentin

Population

Canada census – Saint-Quentin community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	1,504 (-1.8% from 2016)	1,532 (+2.9% from 2011)	1,489 (-5.6% from 2006)
Land area	2,474.01 km2 (955.22 sq mi)	2,478.57 km2 (956.98 sq mi)	2,478.88 km2 (957.10 sq mi)
Population density	0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi)	0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi)	0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi)
Median age	46 (M: 46, F: 46.4)	46.8 (M: 47.5, F: 46.0)	44.7 (M: 44.4, F: 45.0)
Private dwellings	630 (total)	696 (total)	642 (total)
Median household income		$59,776	$.N/A

Notes: Data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons.
References: 2021 ^[16] 2016 ^[17] 2011 ^[18] earlier ^{[19] [20]}

Historical Census Data - Saint-Quentin Parish, New Brunswick

Year Pop. ±% 1991 1,543 —     1996 1,554 +0.7%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 1,557 +0.2% 2006 1,578 +1.3%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 1,489 −5.6% 2016 1,532 +2.9%
[21] [22]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Quentin Parish, New Brunswick [21] [22]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2016		1,520		1,495		98.4%		15		1.0%		5		0.3%		5		0.3%
2011		1,480		1,450	1.0%	97.97%		20	71.4%	1.35%		5	n/a%	0.34%		5	93.8%	0.34%
2006		1,585		1,435	6.2%	90.54%		70	n/a%	4.42%		0	100.0%	0.00%		80	n/a%	5.05%
2001		1,540		1,530	1.0%	99.35%		0	100.0%	0.00%		10	n/a%	0.65%		0	0.0%	0.00%
1996		0		1,515	n/a	0.00%		35	n/a	0.00%		0	n/a	0.00%		0	n/a	0.00%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits: ^[23]

Highways Route 17

Principal Routes Route 180

Secondary Routes: Route 260

External Routes: None

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick
• Rimouski River

Notes

1. By an astronomic bearing.
2. Not including brooks, ponds or coves.

References

1. "Census Profile". Statistics Canada. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
2. "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
3. "Chapter I-13 Interpretation Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 24 January 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. "Northwest Regional Service Commission: RSC 1". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
6. "Northwest Regional Service Commission: RD 1". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
7. "Regions Regulation – Regional Service Delivery Act". Government of New Brunswick. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
8. "Local Service Districts Regulation - Municipalities Act". Government of New Brunswick. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
9. "Saint-Quentin Parish". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
10. "11 Geo. V c. 18 An Act to Amend Chapter 2 of the Consolidated Statutes, 1903, respecting the division of the Province into Counties, Towns and Parishes.". Acts of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Passed in the Month of April 1921. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1921. pp. 155–166.
11. "No. 1". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 21 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 2, 3, 9–11, 21–23, and 36 at same site.
12. "006" (PDF). Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 21 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 007–010, 019–023, 038–042, 059–062, 081–083, and 102–104 at same site.
13. "Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB)". Government of Canada. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
14. "Explore New Brunswick's Protected Natural Areas". GeoNB. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
15. "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.
16. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
17. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
18. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
19. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. 20 August 2019.
20. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. 18 July 2021.
21. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
22. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Saint-Quentin, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
23. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN   978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 12-13

47°45′36″N67°50′33″W / 47.76000°N 67.84250°W / 47.76000; -67.84250 (Saint-Quentin Parish, New Brunswick)