Brunswick Parish, New Brunswick

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

Brunswick
Parish
Location within Queens County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 45.84°N 64.59°W / 45.84; -64.59
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyQueens County
Established1816
Area
 • Land704.43 km2 (271.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total203
 • Density0.3/km2 (0.8/sq mi)
 • Change
2011-2016
 5.7%
 • Dwellings
159
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)

History

Brunswick Parish established in 1816: possibly named for Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick, who died at Quatrebras in 1815: included most of Chipman Parish until 1835.

Delineation

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

Southeast, east and northeast by the County lines; west by Johnston Parish, and northwest by the northeasterly prolongation of the northwest line of Johnston Parish.

Governance

The entire parish forms the local service district of the parish of Brunswick, which was established in 1968 to assess for fire protection. First aid and ambulance services was added to the assessment in 1976 and never formally removed.

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. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Brunswick, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  2. "Brunswick 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: 2001, 2006 census
  5. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Brunswick Parish, New Brunswick
  6. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7



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