Caraquet is a
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
in
Gloucester County,
New Brunswick
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,
Canada
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.
For governance purposes, the parish is divided between the towns of
Caraquet
Caraquet ( ) is a town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Situated on the shore of Chaleur Bay in the Acadian Peninsula, its name is derived from the Mi'kmaq term for ''meeting of two rivers''. The Caraquet River and Rivière du Nor ...
,
Hautes-Terres
Hautes-Terres is a town in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. It was formed through the 2023 New Brunswick local governance reforms.
History
Hautes-Terres was incorporated on January 1, 2023 via the amalgamation of the former villages of ...
,
Rivière-du-Nord, and
Shippagan
Shippagan is a Canadian town within Shippegan Parish, Gloucester County, New Brunswick.
The parish retains the original English spelling, while the town officially adopted the colloquial French spelling on 1 July 1981.
Shippagan was great ...
.
All municipalities are members of the
Acadian Peninsula Regional Service Commission (APRSC).
Origin of name
Historian
William F. Ganong described the origin of the name as uncertain, the
Mi'kmaq
The Mi'kmaq (also ''Mi'gmaq'', ''Lnu'', ''Miꞌkmaw'' or ''Miꞌgmaw''; ; ) are a First Nations people of the Northeastern Woodlands, indigenous to the areas of Canada's Atlantic Provinces and the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec as well as the nort ...
''Caluget'' possibly being their pronunciation of a French name for the area.
History
Caraquet was erected in 1831 from
Saumarez Parish; it originally included
Shippegan Parish and
Paquetville Parish.
In 1851 Shippegan was erected as its own parish.
In 1897 Paquetville was erected as its own parish.
Boundaries
Caraquet Parish is bounded:
[ Remainder of parish on map 19 at same site.][ Remainder of parish on mapbooks 036, 054–056, and 074–076 at same site.]
* on the north by the
Caraquet River
The Caraquet River is a river in north-eastern New Brunswick, Canada which empties into the Caraquet Bay north of Caraquet.
The river's name means "meeting of two rivers" in the Mi'kmaq language.
River Communities
*Bertrand
* Burnsville
River Cr ...
,
Caraquet Bay
Caraquet Bay (french: Baie de Caraquet) is situated in the northeast of the Canadian province of New Brunswick. It is bordered on the south by the town of Caraquet and the village of Bertrand, to the south by the parish of New Bandon, to the nort ...
, and
Chaleur Bay;
* on the east by Baie de Shippagan, Baie Brûlé, Saint-Simon Inlet, Baie Saint-Simon-Sud (the line passing west of Île à William), a line from Baie-Saint-Simon-Sud to Baie de Petit-Pokemouche across the isthmus connecting Taylor Island to the mainland, and the
Gulf of Saint Lawrence
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.
* on the south by the mouth of the
Pokemouche River
The Pokemouche River is in north eastern New Brunswick, Canada. The name is derived from the Algonquin language. Its headwaters are near the community of Paquetville, and it flows in an easterly direction approximately twenty kilometers where it em ...
, Grande Anse, the rear line of a tier of grants along the Pokemouche River and
Route 345 and its prolongation to a point 300
chains (6.035 km) inland, then in a direct line to the northwestern corner of 255 on the western side of Lavigne Road, a bit south of the end of Chemin Gauvin est.
* on the west by the rear line of grants on the west side of Lavigne Road northwesterly three grants, then slightly more westerly to the rear line of grants on the southern side of Duval Road, then southwesterly to the southernmost corner of the tier of grants, then northwesterly along the western line of the Duval Road tier and its prolongation to the Caraquet River.
* Caraquet Island, Pokesudie, L'Îlette de Pokesudie, and Munro Island are all in Caraquet Parish.
Former Governance
The northern mainland of the parish was divided (before 2023) into three municipalities; from east to west, these are the village of
Bas-Caraquet
Bas-Caraquet ( ) is an unincorporated community in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023.
History
On 1 January 2023, Bas-Caraquet amalgamated with the town of Caraquet. Bas-Caraquet remains in official ...
, the town of
Caraquet
Caraquet ( ) is a town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Situated on the shore of Chaleur Bay in the Acadian Peninsula, its name is derived from the Mi'kmaq term for ''meeting of two rivers''. The Caraquet River and Rivière du Nor ...
, and the eastern part of the village of
Bertrand
Bertrand may refer to:
Places
* Bertrand, Missouri, US
* Bertrand, Nebraska, US
* Bertrand, New Brunswick, Canada
* Bertrand Township, Michigan, US
* Bertrand, Michigan
* Bertrand, Virginia, US
* Bertrand Creek, state of Washington
* Saint-Bertr ...
. The remainder of the parish comprised four LSDs and part of a fifth. These LSDs were:
*
*
Blanchard Settlement (August 4, 1987) assessed for the additional services of street lighting and community services, both added in 1988. Consisted of the community of
Village-Blanchard (formerly Blanchard Settlement) and grants along the Waugh and Godin Roads.
*
* Inkerman Centre (extended into parish on April 21, 1987) assessed for the additional service of street lighting. The portion in this parish consisted of the grants south of the wetlands along Ruisseau à Jules and all of the parish south of those grants.
*
*
Pokesudie (March 22, 1988) assessed for the additional services of street lighting (added 1988) and community services. Consisted of Pokesudie Island and Little Pokesudie Island. The community of
Pokesudie is on the main island.
*
*
St. Simon (September 22, 1971) assessed for the additional services of street lighting and recreational facilities. Consists of grants east of the former CNR line and north of the wetlands along Ruisseau à Isaac. Included the communities of Centre-Saint-Simon and Haut-Saint-Simon; the corresponding taxing authority was Saint-Simon.
* The parish of Caraquet (established 1968).
Originally including all the unincorporated parts of the parish, it was eventually reduced to four mainland areas and two islands. The taxing authority was Par. de Caraquet.
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# Grants in the southwestern corner of the parish, along Thériault, Lavigne, and Haché Roads, containing more than five thousand acres.
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# Wetlands along Ruisseau à Isaac and Ruisseau à Jules.
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# Ten grants between the mouth of the Saint-Simon River and the southwestern corner of Bas-Caraquet, containing about nine hundred acres.
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# A small area on the southern bank of the Saint-Simon River where the Caraquet boundary cuts through a peninsula, containing less than five acres.
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# Munro Island
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# Caraquet Island
Communities
Communities at least partly within the parish.
bold indicates an incorporated municipality
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Bas-Caraquet
Bas-Caraquet ( ) is an unincorporated community in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023.
History
On 1 January 2023, Bas-Caraquet amalgamated with the town of Caraquet. Bas-Caraquet remains in official ...
** Middle Caraquet
** Morais
*
Bertrand
Bertrand may refer to:
Places
* Bertrand, Missouri, US
* Bertrand, Nebraska, US
* Bertrand, New Brunswick, Canada
* Bertrand Township, Michigan, US
* Bertrand, Michigan
* Bertrand, Virginia, US
* Bertrand Creek, state of Washington
* Saint-Bertr ...
** Thériault
*
Caraquet
Caraquet ( ) is a town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Situated on the shore of Chaleur Bay in the Acadian Peninsula, its name is derived from the Mi'kmaq term for ''meeting of two rivers''. The Caraquet River and Rivière du Nor ...
** Haut-Caraquet
** Le Bouthillier
** Pointe-Rocheuse
** Sainte-Anne-du-Bocage
* Centre-Saint-Simon
* Haut-Saint-Simon
*
Pokesudie
*
Village-Blanchard
Bodies of water
Bodies of water
[Not including brooks, ponds or coves.] at least partly within the parish.
* Rivière à Brideau
* Petite rivière Caraquet
* Saint-Simon River
* Waugh River
*
Caraquet Bay
Caraquet Bay (french: Baie de Caraquet) is situated in the northeast of the Canadian province of New Brunswick. It is bordered on the south by the town of Caraquet and the village of Bertrand, to the south by the parish of New Bandon, to the nort ...
* Caraquet Harbour
*
Chaleur Bay
* Baie de Petit-Pokemouche
* Petit-Pokemouche Gully
* Pokemouche Gully
* Saint-Simon Inlet
* Baie Saint-Simon-Nord
* Baie Saint-Simon-Sud
* Shippegan Bay
* more than a half-dozen named lakes
Islands
Islands at least partly within the parish.
* Caraquet Island
* Little Pokesudie Island (French ''L'Îlette de Pokesudie'')
* Munro Island
* Pokesudie Island
Other notable places
Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.
*
Pokemouche Airport
Demographics
Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities as they existed in 2021. Revised census figures based on the 2023 local governance reforms have not been released.
Population
Language
See also
*
List of parishes in New Brunswick
The Canadian province of New Brunswick is divided by the ''Territorial Division Act'' into 152 parishes, units which had political significance as subdivisions of counties until the Municipalities Act of 1966. Parishes still exist in law and inclu ...
Notes
References
External links
Village de Bas-CaraquetVillage de BertrandVille de Caraquet
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Parishes of Gloucester County, New Brunswick
Local service districts of Gloucester County, New Brunswick