Nelson Parish, New Brunswick

Nelson
Parish
Location within Northumberland County, New Brunswick Location within Northumberland County, New Brunswick
Coordinates:
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Northumberland
Established	1814
Area
• Land	354.51 km2 (136.88 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	935
• Density	2.6/km2 (7/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	14.9%
• Dwellings	406
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)

Nelson is a Canadian parish in Northumberland County, New Brunswick.

Its population in the 2011 Census was 935.

Communities

Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold) and communities within their respective boundaries (in italics).

• Miramichi
  • Craigville
  • Ivory Road
  • Nelson-Miramichi
  • Nowlanville
  • Reynolds
  • South Nelson
  • South Nelson Road
• Renous 12

• Barnaby River
• Chelmsford
• Doyles Brook
• Hughes
• Kirkwood
• Lower Barnaby
• McKinleyville
• Passmore
  • Chatham Junction
• Semiwagan Ridge
• Upper Barnaby

Demographics

Population

Population trend

Census	Population	Change (%)
2006	814	20.3%
2001	1,021	2.7%
1996	994	0.0%
1991	994	N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)

Language	Population	Pct (%)
English only	780	95.70%
French only	15	1.84%
Other languages	10	1.23%
Both English and French	10	1.23%

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick