Prince William Parish, New Brunswick

Prince William
Parish

Location within York County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 45°54′18″N 67°01′48″W / 45.905°N 67.03°W / 45.905; -67.03
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County York
Established 1786
Area[1]
  Land 288.23 km2 (111.29 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 895
  Density 3.1/km2 (8/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Increase 1.8%
  Dwellings 662
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
  Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)

Prince William is a Canadian parish in York County, New Brunswick.[2]

Its population in the 2011 Census was 895.

Delineation

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

Southeast by Kingsclear and Manners Sutton Parishes; southwest by the eastern lines of the grants to the New Brunswick and Canada Railway and Land Company, east of the Canadian Pacific Railroad, said lines being commonly called, “The Belt Line,” northwest by the lower line of lot numbered one hundred and forty-three, granted to the rector, church wardens and vestry of Saint Clement’s [Anglican] church, in said parish, and its southwesterly prolongation; northeast by the Saint John River.

Governance

The entire parish forms the local service district of the parish of Prince William, established in 1966 to assess for fire protection. Community services were added in 1967 and first aid and ambulance services in 1978.

Communities

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

Demographics

Population

Population trend[4]

Census Population Change (%)
2006 879 Increase6.0%
2001 829 Decrease5.5%
1996 877 Increase0.9%
1991 869 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[5]

Language Population Pct (%)
English only 795 90.86%
French only 45 5.14%
Other languages 35 4.00%
Both English and French 0 0.00%

See also

References



Coordinates: 45°54′18″N 67°01′48″W / 45.90500°N 67.03000°W / 45.90500; -67.03000 (Prince William Parish, New Brunswick)

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