Moncton Parish, New Brunswick
Moncton is a Canadian parish in Westmorland County, New Brunswick.[2]
Moncton | |
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Location within Westmorland County, New Brunswick. | |
Coordinates: 46.775555°N 65.48°W | |
Country | |
Province | |
County | Westmorland County |
Established | 1835 |
Area | |
• Land | 579.63 km2 (223.80 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 9,811 |
• Density | 16.9/km2 (44/sq mi) |
• Change 2011-2016 | |
• Dwellings | 4,036 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
History
The parish was established in 1765 as Monckton Township in the province of Nova Scotia and named for Robert Monckton (1726-1782), who was a distinguished soldier and civil servant: established as Moncton Parish in New Brunswick in 1786: part of the Parish of Dorchester was annexed by Moncton Parish in 1835.
Delineation
Moncton Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act[3] as being bounded:
- East by Shediac Parish; north by the County line, west by that part of the east line of the grant to Martin Gay and associates, which lies north of Petitcodiac River; and the northerly prolongation thereof, to the County line; southerly by the Petitcodiac River and Dorchester Parish.
Communities
Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold).
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Demographics
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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
- "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Moncton, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- "Moncton Parish". New Brunswick Provincial Archives.
- "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census
- "2006 Community Profile: Moncton Parish, New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Moncton Parish, New Brunswick
- Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7
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