Paquetville is a former village in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada.New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Paquetville 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 living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Language Canada Census Mother Tongue - Municipality, Quebec Census Total Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % 675 0.7% 99.26% 5 66.7% 0.74% 0 0.0% 0.00% 0 100.0% 0.00% 670 3.1% 97.10% 15 0.0% 2.17% 0 100.0% 0.00% 5 0.0% 0.72% 650 13.0% 95.59% 15 50.0% 2.21% 10 33.3% 1.47% 5 n/a% 0.73% 575 10.8% 95.83% 10 0.0% 1.67% 15 n/a% 2.50% 0 0.0% 0.00% 645 0.0% 98.47% 10 50.0% 1.53% 0 0.0% 0.00% 0 0.0% 0.00% 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