Gordon Parish, New Brunswick
Gordon is a parish in Victoria County, New Brunswick, Canada.[2] Its population in the 2016 Census was 1,493.[1]
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Location within Victoria County, New Brunswick. | |
Coordinates: 46.8375°N 67.3825°W | |
Country | |
Province | |
County | Victoria |
Established | 1863 |
Area | |
• Land | 1,431.58 km2 (552.74 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 1,493 |
• Density | 1.0/km2 (3/sq mi) |
• Change 2011-2016 | |
• Dwellings | 786 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
Delineation
Gordon Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act[3] as being bounded:
- Southerly and southeasterly by Carleton and York Counties; easterly by Northumberland County; north by a line run true east and west from the foot of Long Island,[lower-alpha 1] in the Tobique River; and westerly by a line commencing at a point where the Royal Road[lower-alpha 2] intersects the line between the counties of Carleton and Victoria; and running along the said Royal Road northerly to a point eight miles north of the Tobique river; thence a course north forty-five degrees east, until it strikes the north boundary of the parish.
Communities
Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold):
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Demographics
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LanguageMother tongue (2016)[1]
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See also
Footnotes
- The line now runs from the foot of an unnamed island downriver of Long Island; apparently Long Island has broken into several islands since the parish was erected.
- The Royal Road does not appear on provincial road maps but does appear on cadastral land grant maps.
References
- "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Gordon, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
- "Gordon Parish". New Brunswick Provincial Archives.
- "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
- 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Gordon Parish, New Brunswick
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