Pointe-Sapin is a
settlement on the northern coast of
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is a Provinces and Territories of Canada, province of Canada, bordering Quebec to the north, Nova Scotia to the east, the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to the northeast, the Bay of Fundy to the southeast, and the U.S. state of Maine to ...
, Canada, on the Northumberland Strait in the Gulf of the St. Lawrence. As a
designated place
A designated place (DPL) is a type of community or settlement identified by Statistics Canada that does not meet the criteria used to define municipalities or population centres. DPLs are delineated every 5 years for the Canadian census as the s ...
in the
2011 Census, it had a population of 350 living in 165 of its 192 total private dwellings.
Pointe-Sapin lies in the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT) and observes daylight saving time.
The former
local service district Local service district may refer to these administrative units in Canada:
* Local service district (New Brunswick)
A local service district (LSD) was a provincial administrative unit for the provision of local services in the Canadian province o ...
of Pointe-Sapin took its name from the community but included all of
Carleton Parish east of
Kouchibouguac National Park
Kouchibouguac National Park () is a national park located on the east coast of New Brunswick in Kouchibouguac and was established in 1969 to preserve a section of the Canadian Maritime Plain region. The park includes barrier islands, sand ...
.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...
conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Pointe-Sapin had a population of 475 living in 223 of its 257 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 477. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
See also
*
List of communities in New Brunswick
This is a list of communities in New Brunswick, a province in Canada. For the purposes of this list, a community is defined as either an incorporated municipality, an Indian reserve, or an unincorporated community inside or outside a municipal ...
References
Communities in Kent County, New Brunswick
Designated places in New Brunswick
Local service districts of Kent County, New Brunswick
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