Baker Brook
Location within Madawaska County.
Location within Madawaska County.
Coordinates: 47°21′18″N 68°33′36″W / 47.355°N 68.56°W / 47.355; -68.56
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyMadawaska
Erected1930
Area
  Land125.17 km2 (48.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
  Total275
  Density2.2/km2 (6/sq mi)
  Change 2011-2016
Decrease4.2%
  Dwellings
137
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Figures do not include portion within village of Baker-Brook
No census data available after 2016

Baker Brook is a civil parish in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada.[2]

For governance purposes it is part of the incorporated rural community of Haut-Madawaska,[3] which is a member of the Northwest Regional Service Commission (NWRSC).[4]

Origin of name

The parish was named for Baker Brook, which took its name from John Baker, an American leader in the Aroostook War.[5] Baker remained in the area after the boundary settlement assigned the area to New Brunswick.

History

Baker Brook was erected in 1930 from Saint-Hilaire Parish.[6]

In 1946 Baker Brook was affected by the major rewriting of Madawaska County parish boundaries.[7]

Boundaries

Baker Brook Parish is bounded:[2][8][9][10]

  • on the north by the Quebec provincial border;
  • on the east, running entirely along land grant lines, starting at the provincial border and running southeasterly then southerly along the eastern line Tier Two of the Michaud Settlement, which straddle the Petit-Reed Road and then the Pinniquine Road, for the first sixteen grants, then easterly to the eastern line of Tier One of Michaud Settlement, then southerly along Tier One, then southeasterly along the northern line of the grant south of the junction of Sisson Road and Paradis Road to the western line of Tier Six of the Riceville Settlement, then northerly along Tier Six to its northernmost corner, then easterly along the northern line of Tier Six, which straddles Richard Road and Guerrette Road, then turning about 1.6 kilometres east of the junction of Guerrette Road and Picard Road and running southerly to the northern line of Tier Two of the Ouellette Settlement, which runs along the southern side of Saint-Germain Road, then easterly to Elias Daigle Road, then southerly to the international border in the Saint John River;
  • on the south by the international border;
  • on the west, running almost entirely along grant lines, beginning on the international border at the prolongation of the western line of a grant to Augustine Daigle, nearly a kilometre east of the junction of Route 120 and Route 161, then north-northeasterly and north-northwesterly to the rear line of the Saint John River grants, then easterly along the rear line of river grants to the rear line of grants on the eastern side of Caron Brook, then northerly along the rear line to northernmost corner of the ninth grant, then westerly to the northeastern line of a grant straddling Chemin du Lac,[lower-alpha 1] then northwesterly to Chemin du Lac, then northeasterly along the southern line of Range Four the Nadeau Settlement grants, which is inland of the grants along Lac Baker, then northwesterly along the eastern line of Range Four to a point about 550 metres southeast of Baker-Brook River, then southwesterly to the eastern line of Range Five of Nadeau Settlement, a tier of smaller grants also inland of the Lac Baker grants, then northwesterly along Range Five to its end near Baker-Brook River, then southwesterly to the rear line Lac Baker grants, then northwesterly to the provincial border.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish.[8][9][10] bold indicates an incorporated municipality; italics indicate a name no longer in official use

Bodies of water

Bodies of water[lower-alpha 2] at least partly in the parish.[8][9][10]

Islands

Islands at least partly in the parish.[8][9][10]

  • Baker Island
  • Daigle Island
  • Fifth Island
  • Third Island
  • Turtle Island

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly in the parish.[8][9][10][11]

  • Baker Brook Protected Natural Area

Demographics

Parish population total did not include former village of Baker-Brook. 2016 is the last year the parish was profiled in the census.

Population

Canada census – Baker Brook Parish, New Brunswick community profile
20162011
Population275 (-4.2% from 2011)287 (+62.1% from 2006)
Land area125.17 km2 (48.33 sq mi)125.48 km2 (48.45 sq mi)
Population density2.2/km2 (5.7/sq mi)2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi)
Median age49.8 (M: 50.0, F: 49.6)44.9 (M: 45.4, F: 44.2)
Private dwellings137 (total)  139 (total) 
Median household income$53,888$62,671
Notes: 2006 income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons.
References: 2016[12] 2011[13] earlier[14][15]
Historical Census Data - Baker Brook Parish, New Brunswick
YearPop.±%
1991 306    
1996 357+16.7%
YearPop.±%
2001 322−9.8%
2006 177−45.0%
YearPop.±%
2011 287+62.1%
2016 275−4.2%
[16][1]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Baker Brook Parish, New Brunswick
2011 language data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons. [16]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2016
275
250 90.9% 20 7.3% 5 7.8% 0 0%
2011
0
n/a Steady 0.0% 0.00% n/a Steady 0.0% 0.00% n/a Steady 0.0% 0.00% n/a Steady 0.0% 0.00%
2006
185
150 Decrease 52.4% 81.08% 10 Increase n/a% 5.41% 10 Increase n/a% 5.41% 15 Increase n/a% 8.11%
2001
315
315 Decrease 6.0% 100.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00%
1996
355
335 n/a 94.37% 0 n/a 0.00% 20 n/a 5.63% 0 n/a 0.00%

See also

Notes

  1. WP:ENG is ignored when it would result in a clumsy construction.
  2. Not including brooks, ponds or coves.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Census Profile, 2016 Census Baker Brook, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  3. "New Brunswick Regulation 2017-3 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 2017-52)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  4. "Communities in each of the 12 Regional Service Commissions (RSC) / Les communautés dans chacune des 12 Commissions de services régionaux (CSR)" (PDF), Government of New Brunswick, July 2017, retrieved 2 February 2021
  5. Ganong, William F. (1896). A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick. Royal Society of Canada. p. 218. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  6. "19 Geo. V c. 17 An Act to amend Chapter 2 of the Revised Statutes, 1927, respecting the division of the Province into Counties, Towns and Parishes, so far as relates to the Parish of Saint Hilaire in the County of Madawaska.". Acts of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Passed During the Session of 1929. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1929. pp. 42–46.
  7. "10 Geo. VI. c. 95 An Act to amend Chapter 2 of the Revised Statutes, 1927, respecting the division of the Province into Counties, Towns and Parishes, in so far as it relates to the County of Madawaska.". Acts of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Passed During the Session of 1946. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1946. pp. 321–339.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "No. 32". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 16 June 2021. Remainder of parish on map 33 at same site.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 "096" (PDF). Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 16 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 097, 118, 119, and 141 at same site.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 "Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB)". Government of Canada. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  11. "Explore New Brunswick's Protected Natural Areas". GeoNB. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  12. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  13. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  14. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 20 August 2019.
  15. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 18 July 2021.
  16. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census



47°21′18″N 68°33′36″W / 47.35500°N 68.56000°W / 47.35500; -68.56000 (Baker Brook Parish, New Brunswick)

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