Southampton Parish, New Brunswick
Encyclopedia
- This article is about the parish. For the community, consult Southampton, New BrunswickSouthampton, New BrunswickSouthampton is a Canadian rural community in York County, New Brunswick.The community is located south of Southampton Junction, a station located within the village of Millville, created when the New Brunswick Railway was constructed in the 1870s....
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Southampton is a Canadian
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 York County
York County, New Brunswick
York County is located in west-central New Brunswick, Canada. The county contains the provincial capital, Fredericton. Outside the city, farming and forestry are two major industries in the county, which is bisected by the Saint John River...
, 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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Its population in the 2006 Census
Canada 2006 Census
The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...
was 1,601.
Delineation
Southampton Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act as:- Northwest by the County line; northeast by Bright Parish; southeast by Queensbury Parish; and south by the Saint John River.
Population
Population trend| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1,601 | 7.9% |
| 2001 | 1,738 | 1.8% |
| 1996 | 1,769 | 3.3% |
| 1991 | 1,829 | N/A |
Language
Mother tongue language (2006)| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|---|---|
| English only | 1,480 | 93.08% |
| Other languages | 60 | 3.77% |
| French only | 50 | 3.15% |
| Both English and French | 0 | 0.00% |