Hammond Parish, New Brunswick

Hammond
Parish

Location within Kings 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 Kings County
Established 1786
Area[1]
 • Land 244.45 km2 (94.38 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 295
 • Density 1.2/km2 (3/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 13.0%
 • Dwellings 164
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)

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

History

Hammond Parish formed in 1858 from part of Upham Parish: named for the Hammond River.

Delineation

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

Northerly by Sussex and Waterford Parishes; south and east by the County lines, and west by Upham Parish.

Governance

The entire parish forms the local service district of the parish of Hammond, established in 1968 to assess for fire protection. First aid and ambulance services were added to the assessment in 1972. Recreational facilities were added to the assessment in 1994, with first aid and ambulance services being removed at the same time.

Communities

Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold):
  • Hillsdale
  • Londonderry
  • Poodiac

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 339 Increase17.3%
2001 289 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]
  • Principal Routes
    • None

  • External Routes:
    • None

See also

References

  1. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Hammond Parish, New Brunswick
  2. ↑ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Hammond Parish
  3. ↑ "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census
  5. ↑ Profile: Hammond Parish, New Brunswick
  6. ↑ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7


 Sussex Parish Waterford Parish
Upham Parish Alma Parish
   Hammond Parish  
Saint Martins Parish


Coordinates: 45°34′34″N 65°22′22″W / 45.576081°N 65.372772°W / 45.576081; -65.372772 (Hammond Parish, New Brunswick)

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