Elgin Parish, New Brunswick

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

Elgin
Parish
Location within Albert County.
Coordinates: 45.89°N 64.83°W / 45.89; -64.83
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyAlbert
Established1847
Area
 • Land519.59 km2 (200.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total892
 • Density1.7/km2 (4/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016/small>
 7.9%
 • Dwellings
595
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)

Delineation

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

North by Coverdale Parish and the County line; east by Hillsborough Parish; south by Harvey Parish and Alma Parish, and west by the County line.

History

Albert County: established in 1847 from part of Salisbury Parish, Westmorland County and named for James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin (1811-1862), who was the Governor General of British North America from 1847-1854.

Located 4.3 km ENE of Goshen: Elgin Parish, Albert County: PO from 1852: in 1866 Elgin was a farming settlement with about 36 families: in 1871 Elgin had a population of 250: in 1898 Elgin was a station on the Elgin, Petitcodiac and Havelock Railway with 1 post office, 6 stores, 3 hotels, 1 sawmill, 1 grist mill, 1 tannery, 1 carriage shop, 1 cheese factory and 2 churches.[4]

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:[7]

See also

References
  1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Elgin, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  2. New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Elgin Parish
  3. "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  4. New Brunswick Provincial Archives, Government of New Brunswick.
  5. Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census
  6. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Elgin Parish, New Brunswick
  7. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7



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