Shippagan Parish, New Brunswick
Encyclopedia
Shippagan is a Canadian
parish in Gloucester County
, New Brunswick
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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 Gloucester County
Gloucester County, New Brunswick
Gloucester County is located in the northeastern corner of New Brunswick, Canada. Fishing, mining and forestry are the major industries in the county...
, 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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Communities
Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold) and communities within their respective boundaries (in italics).- Cap-Bateau
- Chiasson
- Coteau RoadCoteau Road, New BrunswickCoteau Road is a settlement in New Brunswick....
- Haut-LamèqueHaut-Lamèque, New BrunswickHaut-Lamèque is a settlement in New Brunswick....
- Haut-Shippagan
- Herring Point
- LamèqueLamèque, New BrunswickLamèque is a Canadian town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.A Francophone community, it is situated on Lamèque Island, off the northeastern tip of the Acadian Peninsula...
- Le GouletLe Goulet, New BrunswickLe Goulet is a Canadian village in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.Located 5 kilometres south of Shippagan on the Acadian Peninsula, the village was originally called New Jerusalem Settlement when it was initially settled in 1879....
- Miscou Centre
- Miscou Harbour
- Miscou Lighthouse
- Miscou Plains
- Petite-LamèquePetite-Lamèque, New BrunswickPetite-Lamèque is a settlement in New Brunswick....
- Petite-Rivière-de-l'lle
- Petit-Shippegan
- Pigeon HillPigeon Hill, New BrunswickPigeon Hill is a settlement in New Brunswick....
- Pointe-AlexandrePointe-Alexandre, New BrunswickPointe-Alexandre is a settlement in New Brunswick....
- Pointe-Brûlé
- Pointe-CanotPointe-Canot, New BrunswickPointe-Canot is a settlement in New Brunswick....
- Sainte-Cécile
- Sainte-Marie-Saint-RaphaelSainte-Marie-Saint-Raphaël, New BrunswickSainte-Marie—Saint-Raphaël is a Canadian village in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.Located on the Acadian Peninsula, the community is an amalgamation of Sainte-Marie-sur-Mer and Saint-Raphaël-sur-Mer and is located on Lamèque Island.In May 1971, an anxious Acadian fishing population demanded a...
- Sainte-Marie-sur-Mer
- Savoie Landing
- Pointe-Sauvage
- ShippaganShippagan, New BrunswickShippagan is a Canadian town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.Located in the northeastern part of the Acadian Peninsula, a combination bridge-causeway connects the town with Lamèque Island to the northeast. Approximately 99% of the town's residents are Francophone.The town was founded by the...
- Shippagan Portage
- Wilson Point
Population
Population trend| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 5,370 | 3.3% |
| 2001-Adj | 5,552 | 0.0% |
| 2001 | 5,600 | 5.3% |
| 1996 | 5,913 | 2.0% |
| 1991 | 6,031 | N/A |
Language
Mother tongue language (2006)| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|---|---|
| French only | 5,010 | 93.56% |
| English only | 260 | 4.86% |
| Other languages | 60 | 1.12% |
| Both English and French | 25 | 0.46% |