Salisbury Parish, New Brunswick

Salisbury
Parish

Location within Westmorland County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 47°40′N 67°27′W / 47.67°N 67.45°W / 47.67; -67.45
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Westmorland County
Established 1787
Area[1]
 • Land 873.60 km2 (337.30 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 3,417
 • Density 3.9/km2 (10/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 0.2%
 • Dwellings 1,446
Time zone UTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-3 (ADT)

Salisbury is a Canadian parish in Westmorland County, New Brunswick.[2]

History

Salisbury Parish was established in 1787: named for John Salisbury (Salusbury) who accompanied Governor Edward Cornwallis to Nova Scotia or for the cathedral city of Salisbury in Wiltshire County, England.

Delineation

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

North, west and south by the County lines; and east by Moncton Parish and the County of Albert.

Communities

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

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: Salisbury Parish, New Brunswick
  2. ↑ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Salisbury Parish
  3. ↑ "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census
  5. ↑ Profile: Salisbury Parish, New Brunswick
  6. ↑ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7



Coordinates: 46°04′46″N 65°10′22″W / 46.079423°N 65.172658°W / 46.079423; -65.172658 (Salisbury Parish, New Brunswick)

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