Brunswick Parish, New Brunswick

Brunswick
Parish

Location within Queens County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 45°50′N 64°35′W / 45.84°N 64.59°W / 45.84; -64.59
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Queens County
Established 1816
Area[1]
 • Land 704.05 km2 (271.84 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 192
 • Density 0.3/km2 (0.8/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 20.7%
 • Dwellings 190
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)

Brunswick is a Canadian parish in Queens County, New Brunswick.[2]

History

Brunswick Parish established in 1816: possibly named for Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick, who died at Quatrebras in 1815: included most of Chipman Parish until 1835.

Delineation

Brunswick Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act[3] as being bounded:

Southeast, east and northeast by the County lines; west by Johnston Parish, and northwest by the northeasterly prolongation of the northwest line of Johnston Parish.

Governance

The entire parish forms the local service district of the parish of Brunswick, which was established in 1968 to assess for fire protection. First aid and ambulance services was added to the assessment in 1976 and never formally removed.

Communities

Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold):
  • Cherryvale
  • Forks Stream
  • Hunters Home
  • New Canaan

Bodies of water & Islands

This is a list of rivers, lakes, streams, creeks, marshes and Islands that are at least partially in this parish

Demographics

Population

Population trend[4]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 N/A
2006 242 Decrease2.8%
2001 249 Increase0.0%
1996 Decrease0.0%
1991 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[5]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only %
English only %
Both English and French 0 0.00%
Other languages 0 0.00%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[6]

  • Secondary Routes:
    • None
  • External Routes:
    • None

See also

References

  1. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Brunswick Parish, New Brunswick
  2. ↑ New Brunswick Provincial Archives -Brunswick Parish
  3. ↑ "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census
  5. ↑ Profile: Brunswick Parish, New Brunswick
  6. ↑ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7


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Coordinates: 46°06′12″N 65°32′47″W / 46.103233°N 65.546494°W / 46.103233; -65.546494 (Brunswick Parish, New Brunswick)

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