Sussex Parish, New Brunswick
Sussex is a Canadian parish in Kings County, New Brunswick.[2]
Sussex | |
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![]() Location within Kings County, New Brunswick. | |
Coordinates: 45.84°N 64.59°W | |
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Province | ![]() |
County | Kings County |
Established | 1786 |
Area | |
• Land | 244.02 km2 (94.22 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 2,516 |
• Density | 10.3/km2 (27/sq mi) |
• Change 2011-2016 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 1,050 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
History
Sussex Parish established in 1786: possibly named for Sussex, New Jersey, or for Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex (1773-1842), son of King George III and Queen Charlotte: included parts of Hampton Parish and Norton Parish until 1795, a part of Studholm Parish until 1840, and Cardwell Parish and Waterford Parish until 1874.
Delineation
Sussex Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act[3] as being bounded:
- West and south by a line running south from the mouth of Halfway Brook to the Old Westmorland Road;[lower-alpha 1] thence easterly in a direct line to a point distant seventy chains on a course north by the magnet of the year one thousand eight hundred and fifteen, from the northeastern angle of lot number one, granted to Samuel DeForest; thence by a line running in a direct course to the northeastern angle of lot fifty-five, granted to William Thompson, on the north side of Shepody Road, until it intersects the eastern side line of lot number thirty, granted to Henry Douglas, or its prolongation; east by the eastern side line of the said grant to Henry Douglas and its northerly prolongation until it strikes Trout Creek; thence up stream to the southwestern angle of lot number seven, granted to Simon Armstrong; thence north, following the western side line of last-mentioned grant and its northerly prolongation to the Kennebecasis River and north by the centre of the Kennebecasis River.
Communities
Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold).
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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
- The old Westmorland Road no longer appears on provincial highway maps.[4]
References
- "Census Profile, 2016 Census Sussex, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
- New Brunswick Provincial Archives -Sussex Parish
- "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- "No. 447" (PDF). 2015 Designated Highway Maps. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census
- 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Sussex Parish, New Brunswick
- Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7
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