Caraquet Parish, New Brunswick
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Caraquet is a Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 parish in Gloucester County
Gloucester County, New Brunswick
Gloucester County is located in the northeastern corner of New Brunswick, Canada. Fishing, mining and forestry are the major industries in the county...

, New Brunswick
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

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Communities

Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold) and communities within their respective boundaries (in italics).
  • Bas-Caraquet
    Bas-Caraquet, New Brunswick
    Bas-Caraquet is a Canadian village in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.Situated on the Acadian Peninsula on the shore of Chaleur Bay, its name translates into "Lower Caraquet". It is located at the eastern entrance to Caraquet Harbour, adjacent to the town of Caraquet.Fishing is the village's...

    • Morais
    • Sewellville
  • Bertrand
    Bertrand, New Brunswick
    Bertrand is a Canadian village in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.The village is located on the Acadian Peninsula at the mouth of the Caraquet River where it empties into Caraquet Bay, roughly 10 km west of Caraquet....

    • Haut-Bertrand
    • Thériault
  • Blanchard Settlement
  • Caraquet
    Caraquet, New Brunswick
    Caraquet is a Canadian town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.-Location:Situated on the shore of Chaleur Bay in the Acadian Peninsula, its name is derived from the Mi'kmaq term for meeting of two rivers...

    • Haut-Caraquet
    • Le Bouthillier
    • Middle Caraquet
    • Pointe-Rocheuse
    • Sainte-Anne-du-Bocage
  • Caraquet Island
  • Haut-Saint-Simon
  • Marsoliau
  • Pokesudie
    Pokesudie, New Brunswick
    Pokesudie is a community in the Canadian province of New Brunswick....

  • Saint-Simon
    Saint-Simon, New Brunswick
    Saint-Simon is a settlement in New Brunswick....

  • Saint-Simon Centre

Population

Population trend
Census Population Change (%)
2006 1,511 4.9%
2001 1,589 6.9%
1996 1,706 0.6%
1991 1,696 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)
Language Population Pct (%)
French only 1,450 96.67%
English only 40 2.67%
Other languages 10 0.66%
Both English and French 0 0.00%
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