Hampstead Parish, New Brunswick

Hampstead
Parish

Location within Queens 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 Queens County
Established 1786
Area[1]
 • Land 212.63 km2 (82.10 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 294
 • Density 1.4/km2 (4/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 5.8%
 • Dwellings 173
Time zone UTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-3 (ADT)

Hampstead is a Canadian parish in Queens County, New Brunswick.

History

Hampstead Parish was established in 1786. It was named for Hempstead, Long Island, New York. Until 1838, Hampstead included part of Petersville Parish.

Delineation

Hampstead Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act[2] as being bounded:

Northwest by Gagetown Parish; southwest by Petersville Parish; southeast by the County line and by the Saint John River, including Upper Musquash Island and Spoon Island and the western half of Long Island to be determined by a line running lengthwise through the centre of the island from the head to the foot of the same.

Communities

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

Bodies of water & Islands

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

  • None

Demographics

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Hampstead Parish, New Brunswick
  2. ↑ "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  3. ↑ Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census
  4. ↑ Profile: Hampstead Parish, New Brunswick
  5. ↑ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7



Coordinates: 45°37′28″N 66°05′07″W / 45.624483°N 66.085167°W / 45.624483; -66.085167 (Hampstead Parish, New Brunswick)

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