Waterford Parish, New Brunswick

Waterford is a Canadian parish in Kings Parish, New Brunswick.[2] Poley Mountain is located here.

Waterford
Parish
Location within Kings County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 45.84°N 64.59°W / 45.84; -64.59
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyKings County
Established1786
Area
 • Land221.27 km2 (85.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total469
 • Density2.1/km2 (5/sq mi)
 • Change 2011-2016
 2.4%
 • Dwellings
260
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)

History

Waterford Parish created from Sussex Parish in 1874: named for County Waterford, Ireland.

Delineation

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

South by a line commencing at the southeast angle of Sussex Parish and running a direct course to the northeastern angle of lot fifty-five, granted to William Thompson aforesaid; thence south eighty-eight degrees east to the County of Albert; east by the County line; north by Cardwell Parish, and west by Sussex Parish.

Governance

The entire parish forms the local service district of the parish of Waterford, established in 1968 to assess for fire protection. Recreational and sports facilities were added in 2012. First aid and ambulance services (1972–2012) were formerly included.

Communities

Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold):


Demographics

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[6]

Notable people

See also

References
  1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census Waterford, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
  2. New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Waterford Parish
  3. "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  4. Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census
  5. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Waterford Parish, New Brunswick
  6. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7
  7. Jules Heller; Nancy G. Heller (19 December 2013). North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-63882-5.



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