Derby Parish, New Brunswick

Derby
Parish

Location within Northumberland County, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 46°53′15″N 65°39′18″W / 46.8875°N 65.655°W / 46.8875; -65.655
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Northumberland
Established 1859
Area[1]
 • Land 61.01 km2 (23.56 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 998
 • Density 16.4/km2 (42/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 6.6%
 • Dwellings 466
Time zone UTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-3 (ADT)

Derby is a Canadian parish in Northumberland County, New Brunswick.[2]

Its population in the 2011 Census was 998.

History

Derby Parish was erected from Nelson Parish in 1859: named for Edward George Geoffrey Smith Stanley (1799-1869), the 14th Earl of Derby and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Delineation

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

West by Blackville Parish, north by Southesk Parish and the Northwest Miramichi River east by the lower extremity of Beaubears Island and to include the same, and south by the southwest branch of the Miramichi River.

Communities

Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold) and communities within their respective boundaries (in italics).

Bodies of water and islands

This is a list of rivers, lakes, streams, creeks, marshes and Islands that are at least partially in this parish.

Demographics

Access routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Derby Parish, New Brunswick
  2. ↑ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Derby Parish
  3. ↑ "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  5. ↑ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Derby Parish, New Brunswick
  6. ↑ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7


Coordinates: 46°53′15″N 65°39′18″W / 46.88750°N 65.65500°W / 46.88750; -65.65500 (Derby Parish, New Brunswick)

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