Studholm Parish, New Brunswick

Studholm
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 1840
Area[1]
 • Land 449.43 km2 (173.53 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 3,612
 • Density 8.0/km2 (21/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 2.4%
 • Dwellings 1,459
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)

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

History

Studholm Parish established in 1840 from Sussex Parish: named for Gilfred Studholme (1740-1792), the commander at Fort Howe in 1783 and a settler in the area: Studholm Parish included Havelock Parish until 1858.

Delineation

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

West by Springfield Parish and the line running north from the mouth of the Halfway Brook; northwest by the County line; east by the western side line of the grant of nine hundred and ninety-seven acres to Thomas Leonard, the northern prolongation thereof to the County line, and the southerly prolongation thereof to Windgap Brook; thence following the several courses of said brook down stream until it intersects a line running south forty-two degrees thirty minutes east by the magnet of the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine from the southwest angle of lot number one south granted to James Caruth; thence following the said last-mentioned line prolonged to Cardwell Parish, and south by Sussex and Cardwell Parishes.

Communities

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

  • Pearsonville
  • Pleasant Ridge
  • Plumweseep
  • Prescott Hill
  • Roachville
  • Sharps Hill
  • Smiths Creek
  • Snider Mountain
  • Studholm
  • Summerfield
  • Thompson Corner

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

Canada census – Studholm Parish, New Brunswick community profile
2011 2006 2001
Population: 3,612 (+2.4% from 2006) 3,526 (-5.2% from 2001) 3,721 (-1.0% from 1996)
Land area: 449.43 km2 (173.53 sq mi) 449.43 km2 (173.53 sq mi) 449.43 km2 (173.53 sq mi)
Population density: 8.0/km2 (21/sq mi) 7.8/km2 (20/sq mi) 8.3/km2 (21/sq mi)
Median age: 43.0 (M: 42.9, F: 43.0) 40.8 (M: 41.0, F: 40.7) 36.3 (M: 36.4, F: 36.2)
Total private dwellings: 1,459 1,382 1,361
Median household income: $53,700 $44,605 $39,914
References: 2011[1] 2006[4] 2001[5]
Historical Census Data - Studholm Parish, New Brunswick[6]
YearPop.±%
1991 3,526—    
1996 3,758+6.6%
YearPop.±%
2001 3,721−1.0%
2006 3,526−5.2%
YearPop.±%
2011 3,612+2.4%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Studholm Parish, New Brunswick[6]
Census Total
English
French
English & French
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
3,545
 3,425 Increase 2.7% 96.61% 45 Increase 200.0% 1.27% 15 Steady 0.0% 0.42% 60 Increase 300.0% 1.69%
2006
3,480
 3,335 Decrease 7.1% 95.83% 15 Decrease 70.0% 0.43% 15 Increase 50.0% 0.43% 115 Increase 1,050.0% 3.30%
2001
3,670
 3,590 Decrease 1.0% 97.82% 50 Increase 42.9% 1.36% 10 Steady 0.0% 0.27% 20 Decrease 42.9% 0.54%
1996
3,705
 3,625 n/a 97.84% 35 n/a 0.94% 10 n/a 0.27% 35 n/a 0.94%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[7]

  • External Routes:
    • None

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Studholm Parish, New Brunswick
  2. ↑ New Brunswick Provincial Archives -Studholm Parish
  3. ↑ "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
  5. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
  6. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  7. ↑ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 4, 12


 Johnston Parish Brunswick Parish Havelock Parish
Springfield Parish Cardwell Parish
   Studholm Parish  
Norton Parish Sussex Parish Waterford Parish


Coordinates: 45°50′09″N 65°34′28″W / 45.835916°N 65.57456°W / 45.835916; -65.57456 (Studholm Parish, New Brunswick)

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