Cambridge Parish, New Brunswick

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

Cambridge
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
Established1852
Area
 • Land113.65 km2 (43.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total647
 • Density5.7/km2 (15/sq mi)
 • Change
2011-2016
 0.6%
 • Dwellings
617
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)

History

Cambridge Parish was created from Wickham Parish and Waterborough Parish in 1852, and was named for Prince Adolphus-Frederick, Duke of Cambridge (1774-1850) and uncle of Queen Victoria.

Delineation

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

Beginning on the northeastern shore of the Saint John River, at the southeast angle of lot number sixteen, granted to Isaac Gilbert; thence following the course of the lower or southeastern line of said lot numbered sixteen northeasterly until it meets the waters of the Grand Lake; thence by the waters of the Grand Lake to the road[lower-alpha 1] leading from Mill Cove on the said lake, to Fowlers Cove on the Washademoak Lake; thence southeasterly by said road to Washademoak Lake; thence southwesterly by the waters of the Washademoak Lake and through the Colwells Creek and Lawson Passage to the Saint John River; and thence following the shore of the Saint John River up stream to the place of beginning.

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

  • Coreys Island
  • Nevers Island

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

Footnotes
  1. Fowler Road.

References
  1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census Cambridge, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  2. "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  3. Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census
  4. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Cambridge Parish, New Brunswick
  5. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7



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