Paquetville (2011 population: 706) is a Canadian village in Gloucester County, New Brunswick,[3] at the intersection of Route 340, Route 135 and Route 350. It is located on the Acadian Peninsula.
Paquetville | |
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Village | |
![]() ![]() Paquetville Location within New Brunswick. | |
Coordinates: 47.668889°N 65.099167°W / 47.668889; -65.099167 | |
Country | Canada |
Province | New Brunswick |
County | Gloucester |
Parish | Paquetville |
Established | 1866 |
Village Status | 1966 |
Electoral Districts Federal | Acadie—Bathurst |
Provincial | Centre-Péninsule-Saint-Sauveur |
Government | |
• Type | Village Council |
• Mayor | Luc Robichaud |
Area | |
• Land | 9.40 km2 (3.63 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 706 |
• Density | 75.1/km2 (195/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 309 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
Postal code(s) | E8R |
Area code(s) | 506 |
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Paquetville was founded by Monseigneur Paquet in 1873, who brought several parishioners with him from Shippagan.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Paquetville had a population of 718 living in 324 of its 359 total private dwellings, a change of -0.3% from its 2016 population of 720. With a land area of 9.26 km2 (3.58 sq mi), it had a population density of 77.5/km2 (200.8/sq mi) in 2021.[5]
2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 718 (-0.3% from 2016) | 720 (+2.0% from 2011) | 706 (+10.0% from 2006) |
Land area | 9.26 km2 (3.58 sq mi) | 9.26 km2 (3.58 sq mi) | 9.40 km2 (3.63 sq mi) |
Population density | 77.5/km2 (201/sq mi) | 77.8/km2 (202/sq mi) | 75.1/km2 (195/sq mi) |
Median age | 53.2 (M: 51.2, F: 54.8) | 48.9 (M: 45.8, F: 51.5) | 46.9 (M: 45.6, F: 48.3) |
Total private dwellings | 325 | 346 | 309 |
Median household income | $48,896 | $52,040 |
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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 |
680 |
650 | ![]() |
95.59% | 15 | ![]() |
2.21% | 10 | ![]() |
1.47% | 5 | ![]() |
0.73% | |||||
2006 |
600 |
575 | ![]() |
95.83% | 10 | ![]() |
1.67% | 15 | ![]() |
2.50% | 0 | ![]() |
0.00% | |||||
2001 |
655 |
645 | ![]() |
98.47% | 10 | ![]() |
1.53% | 0 | ![]() |
0.00% | 0 | ![]() |
0.00% | |||||
1996 |
665 |
645 | n/a | 96.99% | 20 | n/a | 3.01% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% |
The village is the home of Édith Butler, who sings the song Paquetville.
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