Waterborough Parish, New Brunswick
Waterborough is a Canadian parish in Queens County, New Brunswick.
Waterborough | |
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![]() Location within Queens County, New Brunswick. | |
Coordinates: 45.84°N 64.59°W | |
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County | Queens County |
Established | 1786 |
Area | |
• Land | 445.55 km2 (172.03 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 847 |
• Density | 1.9/km2 (5/sq mi) |
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• Dwellings | 885 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
History
Waterborough Parish was established in 1786. The Parish included Canning Parish until 1827, a portion of Chipman Parish until 1835 and most of Cambridge Parish until 1852.
Delineation
Waterborough Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act[2] as being bounded:
- Southeast by Johnston and Brunswick Parishes; northeast by the County line; northwest by Chipman Parish and a line along the centre of Grand Lake from the mouth of Coal Creek to Mill Cove, and southwest by Cambridge Parish.
Governance
The entire parish forms the local service district of the parish of Waterborough, established in 1966 to assess for fire protection. First aid and ambulance services were added in 1972. The Waterborough LSD is part of the Regional Service Commission 11.
Communities
Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold):
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Bodies of water and 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]
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See also
References
- "Census Profile, 2016 Census Waterborough, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
- "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census
- Profile: Waterborough Parish, New Brunswick
- 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Waterborough Parish, New Brunswick
- Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7