Lincoln Parish, New Brunswick

Lincoln
Parish

Location within Sunbury County, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 45°53′51″N 66°34′12″W / 45.8975°N 66.57°W / 45.8975; -66.57
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Sunbury
Established 1786
Area[1]
 • Land 160.04 km2 (61.79 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 6,458
 • Density 40.4/km2 (105/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 12.0%
 • Dwellings 2,681
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)

Lincoln is a Canadian parish in Sunbury County, New Brunswick.[2]

Its population in the 2011 Census was 6,458.

Delineation

Lincoln Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act[3] as being bounded:

Northwest by the County line; northeast by the Saint John River; southeast by the Oromocto River; and southwest by a line running north sixty-six degrees west from the most southern point of Geary Block, including Thatch Island.

Communities

  • Donjoy Estates
  • Lincoln
  • Lincoln Park Gardens
  • Lower Lincoln
  • Nevers Road

Demographics

Population

Population trend[4]

Census Population Change (%)
2006 5,764 Increase3.9%
2001 5,548 Increase3.7%
1996 5,349 Increase18.7%
1991 4,508 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[5]

Language Population Pct (%)
English only 5,245 90.98%
French only 400 6.94%
Other languages 110 1.91%
Both English and French 10 0.17%

See also

References

  1. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Lincoln Parish, New Brunswick
  2. ↑ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Lincoln Parish
  3. ↑ "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  5. ↑ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Lincoln Parish, New Brunswick


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Coordinates: 45°53′51″N 66°34′12″W / 45.89750°N 66.57000°W / 45.89750; -66.57000 (Lincoln Parish, New Brunswick)

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