Addington Parish, New Brunswick Explained

Addington
Settlement Type:Parish
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Restigouche
Established Title:Erected
Established Date:1827
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Land Km2:933.00
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:698
Population Density Km2:0.7
Population Blank1 Title:Change 
Population Blank1: 6.4%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:354
Timezone:AST
Utc Offset:-4
Timezone Dst:ADT
Utc Offset Dst:-3
Coordinates:47.7078°N -66.7611°W
Footnotes:Figures do not include portions within the city of Campbellton and the villages of Atholville and Tide Head

Addington is a geographic parish in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada.

For governance purposes it is divided between the city of Campbellton[2] and the Restigouche rural district,[3] both of which are members of the Restigouche Regional Service Commission.[4]

Before the 2023 governance reform, the northern part of the parish was heavily divided, with (moving upriver from the eastern parish line) the city of Campbellton, the village of Atholville, the village of Tide Head and the local service district of Flatlands, which straddled the western parish line; the (LSD) of Glencoe was inland of Tide Head and Flatlands, along Route 17 and Route 275, with Atholville extending inland around the loop of Route 275; the remainder of the parish's mainland formed the LSD of the parish of Addington. The islands in the Restigouche River were divided between Flatlands and Tide Head, though the boundary the village claimed differed from those recognised by the Regional Service Commission's map of Flatlands.[5] The 2023 reform amalgamated Addington and Tide Head with Campbellton, annexing Glencoe with two parts of the LSD of the parish of Addington on either side of Walker Road, allowing a smoother boundary, while the boundary between the river islands was settled; Flatlands and the remainder of the parish LSD became part of the rural district.

Origin of name

The parish was named in honour of Henry Unwin Addington, a diplomat who was appointed in 1826 as a plenipotentiary in the boundary negotiations with the United States.[6] [7] He was the nephew of Henry Addington, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1801–1804.

The other plenipotentiary in 1826 was William Huskisson, for whom Huskisson Parish in Kent County was named at the same time.

History

Addington was erected in 1827 in Gloucester County from Beresford Parish.[8] The parish comprised the area north of the prolongation of the southern line of modern Beresford and between the Benjamin and Upsalquitch Rivers.

In 1840 Restigouche County was reorganised following its erection. Addington was reduced to its modern eastern boundary while having its western boundary changed to a line due south from the mouth of the Upsalquitch River.[9]

In 1879 Eldon Parish was dissolved and the area added to Addington.[10]

In 1896 Eldon was reërected with altered boundaries, giving Addington its modern boundaries.[11]

Boundaries

Addington Parish is bounded:[12] [13]

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish.[14] bold indicates an incorporated municipality

Bodies of water

Bodies of water[15] at least partly within the parish.

Islands

Islands at least partly within the parish.

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.[16] [17]

Demographics

Parish population total does not include Tide Head or portions in Atholville and Campbellton. Revised census figures based on the 2023 local governance reforms have not been released.

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Addington Parish, New Brunswick
CensusTotal
YearResponsesCountTrendPop % CountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %
18027.2%47071.2%50.8%50.8%
1,950 2.5%74.71%630 8.0%24.14%30 20.0%1.15%0 100.0%0.00%
2,000 13.6%73.53%685 6.2%25.18%25 25.0%0.92%10 0.0%0.37%
2,315 7.7%77.42%645 17.8%21.57%20 50.0%0.67%10 50.0%0.33%
2,150n/a71.79%785 n/a26.21%40n/a1.33%20n/a0.67%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[19]

See also

External links



Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census Profile . Statistics Canada . 29 October 2022 . 26 October 2022.
  2. Web site: Restigouche Regional Service Commission: RSC 2 . Government of New Brunswick . 24 January 2023.
  3. Web site: Restigouche Regional Service Commission: RD 2 . Government of New Brunswick . 24 January 2023.
  4. Web site: Regions Regulation – Regional Service Delivery Act . Government of New Brunswick . 24 January 2023 . 21 July 2022.
  5. The Flatlands Rural Plan can accessed at Web site: Maps & By-Laws . Restigouche Regional Service Commission . 25 January 2023. The RSC uses Google Drive to store its documents, so a direct link isn't possible. Tide Head claimed a river boundary that continued the mainland boundary in a straight line.
  6. Book: Ganong. William F.. Additions and Corrections to Monographs on the Place-Nomenclature, Cartography, Historic Sites, Boundaries and Settlement-origins of the Province of New Brunswick. 12 April 2021. 1906. Royal Society of Canada. 13.
  7. Web site: Addington Parish . Provincial Archives of New Brunswick . 13 April 2021.
  8. Book: Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1827.. 27 March 2021. 1827. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 97–103. 7 Geo. IV c. 31 An Act for the division of the County of Northumberland into three Counties, and to provide for the Government and Representation of the two new Counties..
  9. Book: Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1839.. 27 March 2021. 1839. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 63–64. 2 Vic. c. 19 An Act to divide the County of Restigouche into five Towns or Parishes and to define the boundaries thereof..
  10. Book: Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick. Passed in the Month of April 1879.. 1879. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 114–115. 42 Vic. c. 57 An Act to extend the Parish of Addington, in the County of Restigouche.. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
  11. Book: Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick. Passed in the Month of March, 1896.. 1896. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 86–123. 59 Vic. c. 8 An Act to Revise and Codify an Act to Provide for the Division of the Province into Counties, Towns and Parishes.. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
  12. Web site: No. 5 . Provincial Archives of New Brunswick . Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development . 20 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 13, 24, 25, 37, and 38 at same site.
  13. Web site: 001 . Transportation and Infrastructure . Government of New Brunswick . 20 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 012, 013, 026, 027, 045, 046, 065, 066, 085, 086, 105, 106, and 127 at same site.
  14. Web site: Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB) . Government of Canada . 7 July 2021.
  15. Not including brooks, ponds or coves.
  16. Web site: Explore New Brunswick's Protected Natural Areas . GeoNB . 2 July 2021.
  17. New Brunswick Regulation 2017-46 under the Parks Act (O.C. 2017-293) . The Royal Gazette . 13 December 2017 . 175 . 1496–1497 . 5 July 2021 . . . 1714-9428.
  18. Web site: New Brunswick Regulation 94-43 under the Fish and Wildlife Act (O.C. 94-231) . Government of New Brunswick . 8 July 2021 . 5 June 2006.
  19. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas Pages 5, 14

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