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Paquetville
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Paquetville is located in New Brunswick
Paquetville
Paquetville
Location in New Brunswick
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
County Gloucester
Parish Paquetville
Town Hautes-Terres
Established 1866
Village Status 1966
Electoral Districts   
Federal
Acadie—Bathurst
Provincial Centre-Péninsule-Saint-Sauveur
Area
 • Land 9.26 km2 (3.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total 718
 • Density 77.5/km2 (201/sq mi)
 • Change (2016–21)
Decrease 0.3%
 • Dwellings
359
Time zone UTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-3 (ADT)
Postal code(s)
E8R
Area code(s) 506
Highways
Route 135
Route 340
Route 350
Portrait Joseph-Marie Paquet
Monseigneur Paquet, founder of Paquetville

Paquetville is a former village in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023 and is now part of the town of Hautes-Terres. It is on the Acadian Peninsula at the intersection of Route 340, Route 135 and Route 350.

History

See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in Gloucester County, New Brunswick

Paquetville was founded by Monseigneur Paquet in 1873, who brought several parishioners with him from Shippagan.

On 1 January 2023, Paquetville amalgamated with the village of Saint-Isidore and all or part of six local service districts to form the new town of Hautes-Terres. The community's name remains in official use.

Demographics

Historical Census Data - Paquetville
Year Pop. ±%
1991 688 —    
1996 731 +6.2%
2001 667 −8.8%
2006 642 −3.7%
2011 706 +10.0%
2016 720 +2.0%
2021 718 −0.3%

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 (201/sq mi) in 2021.

Canada census – Paquetville community profile
2016 2011 2006
Population: 720 (+2.0% from 2011) 706 (+10.0% from 2006) 642 (-3.7% from 2001)
Land area: 9.26 km2 (3.58 sq mi) 9.40 km2 (3.63 sq mi) 9.40 km2 (3.63 sq mi)
Population density: 77.8/km2 (202/sq mi) 75.1/km2 (195/sq mi) 68.3/km2 (177/sq mi)
Median age: 48.9 (M: 45.8, F: 51.5) 46.9 (M: 45.6, F: 48.3) 44.3 (M: 43.4, F: 45.8)
Total private dwellings: 346 309 290
Median household income: $48,896 $52,040 $34,040
References: 2016 2011 2006 earlier

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Municipality, Quebec
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
680
 650 Increase 13.0% 95.59% 15 Increase 50.0% 2.21% 10 Decrease 33.3% 1.47% 5 Increase n/a% 0.73%
2006
600
 575 Decrease 10.8% 95.83% 10 Steady 0.0% 1.67% 15 Increase n/a% 2.50% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00%
2001
655
 645 Steady 0.0% 98.47% 10 Decrease 50.0% 1.53% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00%
1996
665
 645 n/a 96.99% 20 n/a 3.01% 0 n/a 0.00% 0 n/a 0.00%

Notable people

Main article: List of people from Gloucester County, New Brunswick

The village is the home of Édith Butler, who sings the song Paquetville.

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