Westmorland Parish, New Brunswick

Westmorland
Parish

Location within Westmorland County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 46°11′N 64°36′W / 46.19°N 64.60°W / 46.19; -64.60
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Westmorland County
Established 1805
Area[1]
 • Land 175.07 km2 (67.59 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 964
 • Density 5.5/km2 (14/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 0.5%
 • Dwellings 575
Time zone UTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-3 (ADT)

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

History

The parish was established in 1786 and named after Westmorland, England. It included a small part of Shediac Parish until 1827.

Delineation

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

Southeast by the Province limits; west by Sackville Parish; east by the Cumberland Grant line aforesaid and Baie Verte.

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: Westmorland Parish, New Brunswick
  2. ↑ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Westmorland Parish
  3. ↑ "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census
  5. ↑ Profile: Westmorland Parish, New Brunswick
  6. ↑ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7



Coordinates: 46°06′41″N 63°58′32″W / 46.111326°N 63.975449°W / 46.111326; -63.975449 (Westmorland Parish, New Brunswick)

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