Le Goulet (2011 population: 817) is a Canadian village in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.
Le Goulet | |
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Village | |
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![]() ![]() Le Goulet Location within New Brunswick. | |
Coordinates: 47°42′N 64°43′W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | New Brunswick |
County | Gloucester |
Parish | Shippagan |
Incorporated | 1986 |
Government | |
• Type | Town Council |
• Mayor | Paul-Aimé Mallet |
Area | |
• Total | 5.46 km2 (2.11 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 793 |
• Density | 149.6/km2 (387/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 334 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
Postal code(s) | E8S |
Area code | 506 |
Highways | None |
Website | www |
The village is 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. Le Goulet was incorporated in 1986.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1991 | 1,087 | — |
1996 | 1,029 | −5.3% |
2001 | 969 | −5.8% |
2006 | 908 | −6.3% |
2011 | 817 | −10.0% |
2016 | 793 | −2.9% |
2021 | 749 | −5.5% |
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Le Goulet had a population of 749 living in 321 of its 339 total private dwellings, a change of -5.5% from its 2016 population of 793. With a land area of 5.4 km2 (2.1 sq mi), it had a population density of 138.7/km2 (359.2/sq mi) in 2021.[3]
2021 | 2011 | |
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Population | 749 (-5.5% from 2016) | 817 (-10.0% from 2006) |
Land area | 5.40 km2 (2.08 sq mi) | 5.46 km2 (2.11 sq mi) |
Population density | 138.6/km2 (359/sq mi) | 149.6/km2 (387/sq mi) |
Median age | 55.6 (M: 54.8, F: 56.8) | 49.5 (M: 48.4, F: 50.6) |
Total private dwellings | 320 | 334 |
Median household income | $.N/A |
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Le Goulet, New Brunswick[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Census | Total | French |
English |
French & English |
Other | |||||||||||||
Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011 |
815 |
805 | ![]() |
98.77% | 5 | ![]() |
0.61% | 5 | ![]() |
0.61% | 0 | ![]() |
0.00% | |||||
2006 |
905 |
890 | ![]() |
98.34% | 15 | ![]() |
1.66% | 0 | ![]() |
0.00% | 0 | ![]() |
0.00% | |||||
2001 |
975 |
955 | ![]() |
97.95% | 20 | ![]() |
2.05% | 0 | ![]() |
0.00% | 0 | ![]() |
0.00% | |||||
1996 |
1,025 |
1,015 | n/a | 99.02% | 10 | n/a | 0.98% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% |