Bright Parish, New Brunswick

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

Bright
Parish
Location within York County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 46.18°N 67.10°W / 46.18; -67.10
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyYork
Established1869
Area
 • Land403.72 km2 (155.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total3,289
 • Density8.1/km2 (21/sq mi)
 • Change
2011-2016
 7.2%
 • Dwellings
1,440
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)

Its population in the 2016 Census was 3,289.[1]

Delineation

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

Northwest by the County line; northeasterly by Douglas Parish; southeasterly by the Saint John River, and southwesterly by the northeast line of lot number fifty-nine, granted to Jonathan Williams, and its northwesterly prolongation to the County line.

Communities

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

Demographics

See also

References
  1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census Bright, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  2. "Bright Parish". New Brunswick Provincial Archives.
  3. "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  5. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Bright Parish, New Brunswick
  6. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Bright Parish, New Brunswick



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