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Rivière-Verte Parish, New Brunswick
Rivière-Verte () is a geographic parish in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes it is divided between the city of Edmundston, the town of Vallée-des-Rivières, and the Northwest rural district, all of which are members of the Northwest Regional Service Commission. Before the 2023 governance reforms, the village of Rivière-Verte included what is now part of Edmundston, while the parish outside the village formed the local service district of the parish of Rivière-Verte. Origin of name The parish probably takes its name from the Green River, a tributary of the Saint John River, which takes its name from the colour of its water. History Rivière-Verte was erected in 1920 from Saint-Basile Parish. Boundaries Rivière-Verte Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on maps 10, 20–22, 33, 34, and 44 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 060, 061, 079–081, 099, 100, 121, 122, and 143 at same site. *on the northeast, beginning on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Parishes In New Brunswick
The Canadian province of New Brunswick is divided by the ''Territorial Division Act'' into 152 Parish (administrative division), geographic parishes, units which had political significance as subdivisions of County, counties until the Municipalities Act of 1966. Parishes still exist in law and include any municipality, rural community, or regional municipality within their borders. They provided convenient boundaries for electoral districts and organising delivery of government services for some time after 1966 but were gradually supplanted for such purposes by Local service district (New Brunswick), local service districts (LSDs), which better represent communities of interest. Local governance reforms on 1 January 2023 abolished the local service district as a unit of governance but this did not affect the existence of geographic parishes. Parishes are still usedAs of July 2021, by more than a dozen Acts and more than fifty Regulations. to describe legal boundaries for health adm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Basile Parish, New Brunswick
Saint-Basile is a geographic parish in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes it is divided between the city of Edmundston, the St. Basile 10 Indian Reserve, and the Northwest rural district; the city and rural district are members of the Northwest Regional Service Commission. Before the 2023 governance reform, the area now in the rural district formed the local service district of the parish of Saint-Basile. Origin of name The parish was named for the Roman Catholic church. History Saint-Basile was erected as Saint Basil in 1850 from Madawaska Parish. In 1852 the parish's boundaries were extended northward to include territory awarded in the boundary settlement with the Province of Canada. In 1874 the core of modern Edmundston was removed from Saint-Basile and added to Madawaska Parish. In 1877 the newly erected Sainte-Anne Parish included part of Saint-Basile. In 1896 the boundary along Green River was altered. In 1920 part of Saint-Basi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Joseph Parish, New Brunswick
Saint-Joseph is a geographic parish in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes it is divided between the city of Edmundston and the Northwest rural district, both members of the Northwest Regional Service Commission (NWRSC). Before the 2023 governance reforms, the local service district of the parish of Saint-Joseph shared the parish's boundaries. Saint-Joseph bisects Madawaska and Saint-Jacques Parishes, the only area in the province where parishes are discontiguous. Origin of name The parish probably takes its name from the Roman Catholic ecclesiastical parish. History Saint-Joseph was erected in 1930 from Madawaska and Saint-Jacques Parishes; the name was spelt without a hyphen. Saint-Joseph was affected by the major reorganisation of Madawaska County parish boundaries. In 1973 the hyphen was added to the legal name of the parish. Boundaries Saint-Joseph Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on maps 20 and 33 at same site. Remainder of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aroostook County, Maine
Aroostook County ( ; ) is the northernmost County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Maine. It is located along the Canada–United States border. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 67,105. The county seat is Houlton, Maine, Houlton, with offices in Caribou, Maine, Caribou and Fort Kent, Maine, Fort Kent. Known in Maine as "The County", it is the largest List of counties in Maine, county in Maine by total area, the second-List of the largest counties in the United States by area, largest in the United States east of the Mississippi River by total area (behind St. Louis County, Minnesota), and the 31st-largest county in the entire contiguous U.S. With over of land, it is larger than three of the smaller U.S. states. The state's northernmost village, Estcourt Station, Maine, Estcourt Station, is also the northernmost community in the New England region and in the contiguous United States east of the Great Lakes. Aroostook County is kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sainte-Anne Parish, New Brunswick
Sainte-Anne is a geographic parish in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes it is divided between the town of Vallée-des-Rivières and the Northwest rural district, both of which are members of the Northwest Regional Service Commission. Before the 2023 governance reform, the parish outside the village of Sainte-Anne-de-Madawaska formed the local service district of the parish of Sainte-Anne, part of which was included in Vallée-des-Rivières by the reforms Origin of name The parish takes its name from the church. History Sainte-Anne was erected in 1877 as Saint Ann's Parish from Saint-Basile and Saint-Léonard Parishes. In 1920 Sainte-Anne's boundaries were revised. The same act erected Rivière-Verte Parish from Saint-Léonard, so part of Sainte-Anne may have been included in Rivière-Verte. In 1922 Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes Parish was erected from part of Sainte-Anne. The name appeared as Saint Ann in the description of Notre-Dame-de-Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Quentin Parish, New Brunswick
Saint-Quentin () is a geographic parish in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes it is divided between the town of Saint-Quentin, the incorporated rural community of Kedgwick, and the Northwest rural district, both members of the Northwest Rural Service Commission. 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. 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. History Saint-Quentin was erected in 1921 from Grimmer Parish. Boundaries Saint-Quentin Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on maps 2, 3, 9–11, 21–23, and 36 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 007–010, 019â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada 2011 Census
The 2011 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population on May 10, 2011. Statistics Canada, an agency of the Canadian government, conducts a nationwide census every five years. In 2011, it consisted of a mandatory short form census questionnaire and an inaugural National Household Survey (NHS), a voluntary survey which replaced the mandatory long form census questionnaire; this substitution was the focus of much controversy. Completion of the (short form) census is mandatory for all Canadians, and those who do not complete it may face penalties ranging from fines to prison sentences. The Statistics Act mandates a Senate and/or House of Commons (joint) committee review of the opt-in clause (for the release of one's census records after 92 years) by 2014. The 2011 census was the fifteenth decennial census and, like other censuses, was required by section 8 of the '' Constitution Act, 1867''. As with other decennial censuses, the data was used to adjust fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada 2006 Census
The 2006 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The following census was the 2011 census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897. This count was lower than the official July 1, 2006 population estimate of 32,623,490 people. The previous census was the 2001 census and the following census was in 2011 census. Summary Over 12.7 million households, 32.5 million people were expected to be counted. Canada Post delivered census forms by mail to 70% of the country, primarily residents in urban areas. Census enumerators delivered to the remaining 30% of households. Every fifth home received the long questionnaire (53 questions versus 8 questions on the short form). For the first time, Canadian residents were able to go online to fill in their forms. Statistics Canada expected approximately 20% of households to file their surveys electronically. Persistent census staff are contacting tardy ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada 2001 Census
The 2001 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 15, 2001. On that day, Statistics Canada attempted to count every person in Canada. The total population count of Canada was 30,007,094. This was a 4% increase over 1996 census of 28,846,761. In contrast, the official Statistics Canada population estimate for 2001 was 31,021,300. This is considered a more accurate population number than the actual count. The previous census was the 1996 census and the following census was in 2006 census. Canada by the numbers A summary of information about Canada. Census summary Canada has experienced one of the smallest census-to-census growth rates in its population. From 1996 to 2001, the nation's population increased only 4.0%. The census counted 30,007,094 people on May 15, 2001, compared with 28,846,761 on May 14, 1996. Only three provinces and one territory had growth rates above the national average. Alberta's population soar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada 1996 Census
The 1996 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 14, 1996. On that day, Statistics Canada attempted to count every person in Canada. The total population count of Canada was 28,846,761. This was a 5.7% increase over the 1991 census of 27,296,859. The previous census was the 1991 census and the following census was in 2001 census. Canada by the numbers A summary of information about Canada. Population by province Demographics Mother tongue Population by mother tongue of Canada's official languages: Aboriginal peoples Population of Aboriginal peoples in Canada: Ethnic origin Population by ethnic origin. Only those origins with more than 250,000 respondents are included here. This is based entirely on self reporting. Visible minorities Age Population by age: See also * List of population of Canada by years * Demographics of Canada * Ethnic groups in Canada * History of immigration to Canada * Population ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Main Restigouche River
The Little Main Restigouche River is a tributary of the head of the Restigouche River, flowing in Madawaska County, Victoria County and Restigouche County, in Northwest of New Brunswick, in Canada. The course of the river passes successively in: * Madawaska County: Rivière-Verte Parish, Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes and Sainte-Anne Parish; * Victoria County, New Brunswick: Drummond Parish; * Restigouche County: Saint-Quentin Parish and Grimmer Parish. Geography The "Little Main Restigouche River" originates from a mountain stream of Madawaska County, located at the South of a watershed line to which the Caribou Creek (tributary of the Gounamitz West Branch River) drains the North side and the Main Branch (a tributary of the Little Forks Branch Green river) drains the West side. This source is located at: * East of the confluence of Lake First; * Northeast of the city center of Edmundston; * Northeast of the confluence of the "Little Main Restigouche River"; * Eas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gounamitz River
The Gounamitz River is a tributary of the head of the Restigouche River, flowing in the Northwest of New Brunswick, in Canada. The course of Gounamitz river crosses: * Madawaska County: Rivière-Verte, Sainte-Anne Parish * Restigouche County: Saint-Quentin Parish; * Victoria County: Drummond Parish. Geography The Gounamitz River rises at the confluence of the North Branch Gounamitz River and West Branch Gounamitz River. This source is located in the Rivière-Verte Parish, in Madawaska County. This source is located at: * South of the southern boundary of the Saint-Quentin Parish; * East of the confluence of Lake First; * Southwest of the confluence of the Little Main Restigouche River which is the head of the Restigouche River; * Northwest from the confluence of the Gounamitz river; * East of the southern boundary of the Quebec. Gounamitz river flows in forest zone, more or less in parallel in the southwest side to the Kedgwick River. From the source, "Goun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |