Northampton, New Brunswick
Encyclopedia
Northampton is a Canadian
parish in Carleton County
, New Brunswick
.
Its population in the 2006 Census
was 1,599.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
parish in Carleton County
Carleton County, New Brunswick
Carleton County is located in west-central New Brunswick, Canada.The county is located in western New Brunswick, it borders on the west, the State of Maine; on the south, York County; on the north, Victoria County and is bisected by the Saint John River. Potato farming is a major industry...
, New Brunswick
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
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Its population in the 2006 Census
Canada 2006 Census
The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...
was 1,599.
Delineation
Northampton Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act as:- Southeast by the County line; west by the Saint John River, and north by a line commencing at a marked cedar post about fifty-three rods northward of the mouth of Shaws Creek on the bank of the Saint John River, at Jesse Shaw’s upper side line; thence by the Magnet of 1928 and by Deputy A.E. Hanson’s survey of the same year, south 57 degrees east along the aforesaid side line 31.70 chains to a marked cedar post, being about 3 feet south 57 degrees east from a large cup shaped rock, thence south 82 degrees east and parallel to the present lower line of lot No. 12 originally granted to Thomas Shaw, and maintaining a rectangular distance of 8.96 chains south of said lower line of Lot No. 12, one hundred and fifty-three chains (153 chs.) or to the southwest corner of Lot No. 3 (2nd Tier) granted originally to Michael McKinney in the survey of 2nd Tier of Lots East of the Saint John River by Deputy Andrew Blair in the year 1830, thence from said southwest corner and continuing along the original division line of lots No. 3 and No. 4 granted respectively to Michael McKinney and Martin Hale, or to the rear line of these said lots thence continuing south eighty-three degrees east or to where it strikes or intersects the west or south side line of Block C granted to the York and Carleton Mining Company having a total estimated distance of 191 chains thence by the magnet of the year 1848 south 73 degrees East, and estimated distance of four hundred and ten chains more or less, or to the County line.
Population
Population trendCensus | Population | Change (%) |
---|---|---|
2006 | 1,599 | 6.4% |
2001 | 1,708 | 16.7% |
1996 | 1,464 | 10.1% |
1991 | 1,330 | N/A |
Language
Mother tongue language (2006)Language | Population | Pct (%) |
---|---|---|
English only | 1,535 | 96.54% |
Other languages | 25 | 1.57% |
French only | 20 | 1.26% |
Both English and French | 10 | 0.63% |