Westmorland Parish, New Brunswick

Westmorland is a Canadian parish in Westmorland County, New Brunswick.[2]

For the Jamaican parish, see Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica.
Westmorland
Parish
Location within Westmorland County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 46.19°N 64.60°W / 46.19; -64.60
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyWestmorland County
Established1805
Area
 • Land175.43 km2 (67.73 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total908
 • Density5.2/km2 (13/sq mi)
 • Change
2011-2016
 5.8%
 • Dwellings
596
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)

History

The parish was established in 1786 and named after Westmorland, England. It included a small part of Shediac Parish until 1827.

Delineation

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

Southeast by the Province limits; west by Sackville Parish; east by the Cumberland Grant line aforesaid and Baie Verte.

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]

See also

References
  1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Westmorland, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  2. "Westmorland Parish". New Brunswick Provincial Archives.
  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: Westmorland Parish, New Brunswick
  6. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7



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