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Paquetville
PaquetvilleLocation within New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 47°40′08″N 65°05′57″W / 47.668889°N 65.099167°W / 47.668889; -65.099167
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 km (3.58 sq mi)
Population
• Total	718
• Density	77.5/km (201/sq mi)
• Change (2016–21)	0.3%
• Dwellings	359
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Postal code(s)	E8R
Area code	506
Highways Route 135	Route 340 Route 350

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

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

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 km (3.58 sq mi), it had a population density of 77.5/km (200.8/sq mi) in 2021.

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	13.0%	95.59%		15	50.0%	2.21%		10	33.3%	1.47%		5	n/a%	0.73%
2006		600		575	10.8%	95.83%		10	0.0%	1.67%		15	n/a%	2.50%		0	0.0%	0.00%
2001		655		645	0.0%	98.47%		10	50.0%	1.53%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	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

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

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick

References

1. ^ "Census Profile of Paquetville". Statistics Canada. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
2. New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Paquetville
3. "Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act". Government of New Brunswick. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
4. "RSC 4 Acadian Peninsula Regional Service Commission". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
5. "Proposed entity names reflect strong ties to nature and history" (Press release). Irishtown, New Brunswick: Government of New Brunswick. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
6. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
7. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
8. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
9. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
10. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
11. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.

v t e Places adjacent to Paquetville
Trudel Petit-Paquetville Haut-Paquetville Paquetville Maltampec Rang-Saint-Georges

47°40′08″N 65°05′57″W / 47.66889°N 65.09917°W / 47.66889; -65.09917

• Communities in Gloucester County, New Brunswick
• Former villages in New Brunswick
• 2023 disestablishments in New Brunswick