Westfield Parish, New Brunswick

Westfield
Parish

Location within Kings County, New Brunswick.
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Kings County
Established 1786
Area[1]
 • Land 295.50 km2 (114.09 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 2,108
 • Density 7.1/km2 (18/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 2.7%
 • Dwellings 986
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)

Westfield is a civil parish in Kings County, New Brunswick.[2]

History

Westfield Parish created in 1786: possibly named for the town of Westfield in Massachusetts.

Delineation

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

On the northwest, south and west, by the boundary line of the County; and on the northeast by a line beginning on the County line between Kings and Queens, intersected by the northwestern prolongation of the line dividing lots number twenty-three and number twenty-four at Devils Back, on the Long Reach; thence southeasterly along said prolongation and line to the northwestern shore of the Long Reach; thence southeasterly in a direct line across the Saint John River to the line dividing lots number twenty-five and number twenty-six, granted to Robert and Caleb Merritt; thence southeasterly along said line and its southeastern prolongation to the rear line of lots fronting on the northwest side of Kennebecasis Bay; thence southwesterly along said line to the northeast line of lot number twenty-eight, granted to Dennis Coombe; thence southeasterly along said line and its southeastern prolongation to the County line, including Kennebecasis Island.

Communities

Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold):
  • Hardings Point
  • Keatings Corner
  • Lands End
  • Milkish
  • Morrisdale

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 2053 Decrease3.7%
2001 2131 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]

  • External Routes:
    • None

See also

References

  1. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Westfield Parish, New Brunswick
  2. ↑ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Westfield Parish
  3. ↑ "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census
  5. ↑ Profile: Westfield Parish, New Brunswick
  6. ↑ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7


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Coordinates: 45°20′03″N 66°17′56″W / 45.334289°N 66.298885°W / 45.334289; -66.298885 (Westfield Parish, New Brunswick)

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