Acadian geography in the Maritimes
Acadian origin is reported by 54.6 percent of the population in private households in the town of Caraquet in New Brunswick and 45.4 percent in Clare in Nova Scotia.
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About 107,000 people in New Brunswick reported Acadian origin. · Atlantic
Acadian is reported by 54.6 percent of the population in private households in the town of Caraquet and 40.4 percent in Tracadie on the Acadian Peninsula, the densest part of the pattern.
In Nova Scotia the response holds the southwestern shore, at 45.4 percent in Clare and 45.1 percent in Argyle, and reaches 47.3 percent in Richmond, Subd. C on Cape Breton.
On Prince Edward Island the share is 37.7 percent in Abram-Village and 42.0 percent in the Wellington municipality beside it.
Province-wide the share is 14.1 percent in New Brunswick, 5.1 percent in Prince Edward Island and 4.9 percent in Nova Scotia, against 0.7 percent across Canada, where 401 dissemination areas are above 25 percent.
Residents may report more than one origin, so the shares across origins can sum to more than 100 percent.
Acadian, French, Québécois and French Canadian are separate responses in the census. Only the Acadian response is counted here.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population
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