Eldon Parish, New Brunswick

Eldon
Parish
Location within Restigouche County. Location within Restigouche County.
Coordinates:
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Restigouche
Established	1826
Area
• Land	1,681.54 km2 (649.25 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	698
• Density	0.4/km2 (1/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	10.4%
• Dwellings	375
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)

Eldon is a Canadian parish in Restigouche County, New Brunswick.

Delineation

Eldon Parish is situated at the center of Restigouche County and is bordered to the east by Addington Parish, and to the west by the parishes of Grimmer and Saint-Quentin. The parish of Northesk lies to the south and the north is bordered by the province of Quebec.

Communities

All municipalities within Eldon Parish are unincorporated.

• Adams Gulch
• Dawsonville
• Glenwood
• Menneval
• Mann Mountain Settlement

• Mann Siding
• Robinsonville
• Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Restigouche
• Squaw Cap
• Upsalquitch
• Wyers Brook

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Eldon Parish, New Brunswick
Year Pop. ±% 1991 1,136 —     1996 1,005 −11.5%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 902 −10.2% 2006 779 −13.6%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 698 −10.4%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Eldon Parish, New Brunswick
Census		Total		English				French				English & French				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		695		360	1.4%	51.80%		330	19.5%	47.48%		5	66.7%	0.72%		0	0.0%	0.00%
2006		780		355	22.8%	45.51%		410	2.4%	52.56%		15	25.0%	1.92%		0	0.0%	0.00%
2001		900		460	19.3%	51.11%		420	11.6%	46.67%		20	n/a%	2.22%		0	0.0%	0.00%
1996		1,045		570	n/a	54.55%		475	n/a	45.45%		0	n/a	0.00%		0	n/a	0.00%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:

• Highways
  • Route 11
  • Route 17

• Principal Routes
  • Route 180

• Secondary Routes:
  • Route 385

• External Routes:
  • Route 132 (Quebec)

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick