Musquash Parish, New Brunswick

Musquash is a Canadian parish in Saint John County, New Brunswick.[2]

Musquash
Parish
Location within Saint John County.
Coordinates: 46.17°N 66.36°W / 46.17; -66.36
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountySaint John County
Established1839
Area
 • Land235.33 km2 (90.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total1,194
 • Change
2011-16
 0.5%
 • Dwellings
600
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Median Income*$71,680 CDN
  • Median household total income, 2015 (all households)

History

Musquash Parish was set off from Lancaster Parish in 1877. Its name was derived from the Maliseet word for "muskrat".

Delineation

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

All that part of the County which lies west of the City of Saint John.

Governance

The entire parish forms the local service district of the parish of Musquash, established in 1985 to assess for fire protection and first aid and ambulance services (removed 1995). Recreational facilities were added in 1995 and non-fire related rescue in 2012.

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:[6]

See also

References
  1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Musquash, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  2. "St John Parish". New Brunswick Provincial Archives.
  3. "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  4. Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census
  5. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Musquash Parish, New Brunswick
  6. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7



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