Wickham Parish, New Brunswick
Wickham is a Canadian parish in Queens County, New Brunswick.[2]
Wickham | |
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Location within Queens County, New Brunswick. | |
Country | |
Province | |
County | Queens County |
Established | 1786 |
Area | |
• Land | 160.34 km2 (61.91 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 427 |
• Density | 2.7/km2 (7/sq mi) |
• Change 2011-2016 | |
• Dwellings | 469 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
History
Wickham Parish was established in 1786: possibly named for William Spry, a prominent settler who came from the town of Wickham, Hampshire County, England: Wickham Parish included Johnston Parish until 1839 and part of Cambridge Parish until 1852.
Delineation
Wickham Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act[3] as being bounded:
- Southeast by the County line; west by the Saint John River; northwest by Cambridge Parish; and northeast by the centre of the road[lower-alpha 1] leading from Washademoak Lake to Springfield, including the Lower Musquash and Hog Islands, and the eastern half of Long Island, to be determined by a line running lengthwise through the centre of the island, from the head to the foot of the same.
Communities
Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold).
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Bodies of water & Islands
This is a list of rivers, lakes, streams, creeks, marshes and Islands that are at least partially in this parish
- Long Island
- Hog Island
- Saint John River
- Hampstead Ferry
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
References
- "Census Profile, 2016 Census Wickham, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
- New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Wickham Parish
- "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- "No. 413" (PDF). 2015 Designated Highway Maps. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census
- 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Wickham Parish, New Brunswick
- Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7
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