Saint-François is a geographic parish in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada.
For governance purposes it is part of the incorporated rural community of Haut-Madawaska, which is a member of the Northwest Regional Service Commission (NWRSC).
Origin of name The parish takes its name from the St. Francis River.
History Saint-François was erected as Saint Francis in 1850 from Madawaska Parish. Book was poorly proofread, resulting in title typo and reuse of page numbers 145–152.
In 1852 the parish was expanded northward to include territory award in the boundary settlement with Canada.
In 1877 the eastern part of Saint-François was included in the newly erected Saint-Hilaire Parish. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
In 1900 Clair Parish was erected from the eastern part of Saint-François. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
In 1946 the name was changed to Saint Francois and the boundaries were affected by the major reorganisation of Madawaska County parish lines.
In 1973 the name was changed to Saint-François. The original printed version is cited separately to distinguish it from the updated version available online.
Boundaries Saint-François Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on map 32 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 117, 118, 138–140, and 160 at same site.
on the northwest by the Quebec border; on the northeast and east, running mainly along grant lines, beginning on the provincial border at the westernmost corner of Range Three of the Baker Lake Settlement, then southeasterly along the southwestern line of Range Four to the northernmost corner of a grant in Range Four in Baker Lake Settlement, about 1.35 kilometres northwest of Chemin des Long,WP:ENG is ignored when it would result in a clumsy construction. then southwesterly to the southwestern line of Range Four, then southeasterly along Range Four for about 2 kilometres to the northernmost corner of a grant in Range Five of Baker Brook Settlement, then southwesterly to the southwestern line of Range Five, then southeasterly to the northern line of Range Three north of the Saint John River, then easterly along Range Three to the prolongation of the western line of a grant to Edward Levasseur in Range Two north of the Saint John, located on the western side of the northern end of Levasseur Road, then southerly along the prolongation, the grant line, and the prolongation to the international border in the Saint John River; on the south and west by the international border within the Saint John River and Saint Francis River.
Communities Communities at least partly within the parish. italics indicate a name no longer in official use; all communities are part of the incorporated rural community of Haut-Madawaska
Concession-des-Bouchard Concession-des-Jaunes Concession-des-Viel Connors Lac-Unique Little River Mills Mouth of St. Francis Pelletiers Mill Saint-François-de-Madawaska Val Oakes
Bodies of water Bodies of waterNot including brooks, ponds or coves. at least partly in the parish.
Crocs River Saint-François River Saint John River Mill Stream Lac à Landry Cross Lake Glasier Lake Mud Lake Rocky Brook Lakes Lac Unique
Islands Islands at least partly in the parish.
Arsenault Island Cranberry Island Crock Island Foley Island Hafey Island Kennedy Island
Other notable places Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly in the parish. Foley Island Protected Natural Area Glazier Lake Protected Natural Area Grew Brook Protected Natural Area
Demographics Parish population total does not include Saint-François-de-Madawaska Population
Language Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-François Parish, New Brunswick Census Total Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % 580 15.9% 92.06% 45 11.1% 7.14% 5 66.7% 0.79% 0 0.0% 0.00% 690 12.1% 92.62% 40 42.9% 5.37% 15 n/a% 2.01% 0 0.0% 0.00% 785 4.3% 91.81% 70 14.3% 8.19% 0 100.0% 0.00% 0 0.0% 0.00% 820 n/a 90.61% 60 n/a 6.63% 25 n/a 2.76% 0 n/a 0.00%
See also Crocs River, a stream List of parishes in New Brunswick
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