Saint Martins Parish, New Brunswick

Saint Martins
St. Martins
Parish

Location within Saint John County.
Coordinates: 45°22′N 65°32′W / 45.36°N 65.54°W / 45.36; -65.54Coordinates: 45°22′N 65°32′W / 45.36°N 65.54°W / 45.36; -65.54
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Saint John County
Established 1786
Population (2006)[1]
 • Total 1,198
 • Change 2006-11 Increase 4.0%
 • Dwellings 400
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)
Median Income* $35,234 CDN
  • Median household income, 2005 (all households)

Saint Martins is a Canadian parish in Saint John County, New Brunswick.[2]

History

Saint Martins Parish established in 1786: possibly named for St. Martins in the state of Maryland: also included part of Alma Parish, Albert County until 1837.

Delineation

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

All that part of the County lying to the eastward of Simonds Parish.

Communities

Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold).

  • Bains Corner
  • Bay View
  • Burchills Flats
  • Chapel Flats
  • Chester
  • Drawlin Hill
  • Fair View
  • Hardingville
  • Little Beach
  • Mosher Hill
  • Orange Hill
  • Porter Road
  • St. Martins
  • Salmon River
  • Shanklin
  • Tynemouth Creek
  • West Quaco

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 1198 Decrease4.0%
2001 1248 Increase0.0%
1996 Decrease0.0%
1991 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[1]

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:[5]
  • Principal Routes
    • None
  • Secondary Routes:
    • None
  • External Routes:
    • None

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Community Profile: Saint Martins Parish, New Brunswick
  2. ↑ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Saint Martins Parish
  3. ↑ "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census
  5. ↑ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7


 Upham Parish (Kings County) Hammond Parish (Kings County)
Simonds Parish Alma Parish (Albert County)
   Saint Martins Parish  
Bay of Fundy


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