Simonds Parish, Carleton County, New Brunswick

Simonds
Parish

Location within Carleton County, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 46°19′39″N 67°33′09″W / 46.3275°N 67.5525°W / 46.3275; -67.5525
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Carleton
Established 1842
Area[1]
 • Land 75.57 km2 (29.18 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 565
 • Density 7.5/km2 (19/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 15.5%
 • Dwellings 245
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)

Simonds is a Canadian parish in Carleton County, New Brunswick.[2] Its population in the 2006 Census was 489. It should not be confused with the larger and identically named Simonds Parish, St John County in Saint John County, also in New Brunswick.

Delineation

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

North by the line between lots number ninety-three and ninety-four, near the mouth of Whitemarsh Brook and the westerly prolongation thereof; westerly by a line commencing on the northern boundary of Wakefield Parish, at a point where the eastern boundary of lot number thirty-two, granted to George Drake, in the third tier, strikes the same; thence running northerly along the eastern boundary of the said third tier to the eastern boundary of the grant to Arthur Blaney Walsh; thence northerly along the eastern boundary of the second tier of the Presquile block, until it strikes the northern boundary of the parish; south by Wakefield Parish; and east by the Saint John River, including all the islands in front.

Communities

Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold):
  • St. Thomas
  • Strong Corner
  • Sunshine Acres Trailer Park
  • Upper Brighton
  • Wilmot

Demographics

Population

Population trend[4]

Census Population Change (%)
2006 489 Decrease13.8%
2001 567 Decrease5.8%
1996 602 Decrease4.6%
1991 631 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[5]

Language Population Pct (%)
English only 480 97.96%
French only 10 2.04%
Other languages 0 0.00%
Both English and French 0 0.00%

See also

References

  1. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Simonds Parish, New Brunswick
  2. ↑ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Simonds Parish (Carleton County)
  3. ↑ "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  5. ↑ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Simonds Parish (Carleton County), New Brunswick


 Wicklow Parish Aberdeen Parish
Wilmot Parish Peel Parish
   Simonds Parish  
Wakefield Parish Brighton Parish


Coordinates: 46°19′39″N 67°33′09″W / 46.32750°N 67.55250°W / 46.32750; -67.55250 (Simonds Parish (Carleton), New Brunswick)

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