Acadieville Parish, New Brunswick

Acadieville
Parish
Location within Kent County, New Brunswick. Location within Kent County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates:
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Kent County
Established	1876
Area
• Land	331.81 km2 (128.11 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	744
• Density	2.2/km2 (6/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	9.9%
• Dwellings	373
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)

Acadieville is a Canadian parish in Kent County, New Brunswick.

Its population in the 2011 Census was 744.

Delineation

Acadieville Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act as:

West by the west line of Weldford Parish, prolonged northerly; south by Saint-Louis Parish; northwest by the County line; and east by Carleton Parish.

History

Acadieville Parish was founded in 1868 by Acadian settlers who rushed to claim the provincial Crown Lands after it was revealed that the surveyed route for the Intercolonial Railway would pass through the area.

In 1869, the Intercolonial Railway's route was modified and it was constructed approximately 10 kilometres to the west.

Communities

• Acadie Siding
• Acadieville
• Barrieau
• Branche du Nord
• Centre-Acadie
• Johnson Road
• Noinville

• Pineau
• Richard-Village
• Saint-Athanase
• Saint-Luc
• Vautour
• Village-Saint-Jean
• Village-Saint-Pierre

Demographics

Population

Population trend

Census	Population	Change (%)
2006	826	12.5%
2001	944	6.9%
1996	1,014	1.5%
1991	1,029	N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	705	88.13%
English only	70	8.75%
Both English and French	25	3.12%
Other languages	0	0.00%

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

External links

• Official Website (french)