Hopewell Parish, New Brunswick

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

Hopewell
Parish
Location within Albert County.
Coordinates: 45.81°N 64.66°W / 45.81; -64.66
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyAlbert
Established1786
Area
 • Land149.08 km2 (57.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total647
 • Density4.3/km2 (11/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
 0.6%
 • Dwellings
319
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)

Delineation

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

North by Hillsborough Parish; southeast by Chignecto Bay; and southwest by a line commencing at the mouth of Shepody River; thence up the centre of the said river to the mouth of Crooked Creek; thence up the centre of the said creek to the old bridge over the same on the old main road;[lower-alpha 1] and thence north twenty degrees west to intersect the south line of Hillsborough Parish or its westerly prolongation.

History

Albert County: established as a Nova Scotia township in 1765 and became part of the province of New Brunswick in 1786: possibly named for Hopewell, Pennsylvania, home of some of the first settlers to the area: may have also been named for the ship (Hopewell) that brought a group of settlers from Ireland in 1761: Hopewell Parish included Harvey Parish until 1838.[4]

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

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

Footnotes
  1. Neither road nor bridge appear on provincial highway maps.

References
  1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Hopewell, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  2. New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Hopewell Parish
  3. "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  4. New Brunswick Provincial Archives, Government of New Brunswick.
  5. Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census
  6. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Hopewell Parish, New Brunswick
  7. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7



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