Alnwick Parish, New Brunswick Explained

Alnwick
Settlement Type:Parish
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:County
Established Title:Erected
Established Date:1786
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Land Km2:668.84
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:3,615
Population Density Km2:5.4
Population Blank1 Title:Change
2016 revised - 2021
Population Blank1: 0.7%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:1,852
Timezone:AST
Utc Offset:-4
Timezone Dst:ADT
Utc Offset Dst:-3
Coordinates:47.285°N -65.1425°W
Footnotes:Figures do not include portions within the village of Neguac, the Esgenoôpetitj 14 and Tabusintac 9 Indian reserves, and the regional municipality of Tracadie

Alnwick is a geographic parish in Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada.

For governance purposes it is divided between the village of Neguac,[2] the Indian reserves of Esgenoôpetitj 14 and Tabusintac 9, the incorporated rural community of Alnwick,[3] and the regional municipality of Tracadie. Neguac and Tracadie are members of the Acadian Peninsula Regional Service Commission, while Alnwick is a member of the Greater Miramichi RSC.[4]

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, the rural community of Alnwick was divided between four local service districts: Fair Isle, Oak Point - Bartibog Bridge, Tabusintac, and the parish of Alnwick, which also included the islands that are now part of Neguac.[5]

Origin of name

Alnwick and Newcastle Parishes were erected simultaneously. Alnwick and Newcastle are the county town and largest city of Northumberland County, England. This is probably the origin of the two parishes' names.[6] [7]

History

Alnwick was erected in 1786 as one of the original parishes of the county,[8] with very different boundaries from today.[9] The modern communities of Burnt Church and Bartibog were near or on the southern edge of the parish, which was nearly rectangular and ran west past the Nepisiguit River.

The 1814 reorganisation of Northumberland County's parishes gave Alnwick its modern shape,[10] removing all territory in what's now Gloucester but adding modern Barryville, Oak Point, The Willows, Bartibog Bridge, and Winston.

Boundaries

Alnwick Parish is bounded:[11] [12] [13]

Evolution of boundaries

The 1786 boundaries were a line running due west from the mouth of the Big Tracadie River in the north, a line running due west from the northern tip of Portage Island in the south, and in the west a line running north from the mouth of Cains River in what's now Blackville Parish. Alnwick included most of the modern parish along with parts of Allardville, Bathurst, Newcastle, Northesk, and Saumarez Parishes.

The 1814 reorganisation of Northumberland County's parishes gave Alnwick nearly its modern boundaries,[14] removing all territory in what's now Gloucester County and Newcastle and Northesk Parishes but adding modern Barryville, Oak Point, The Willows, Bartibog Bridge, and Winston. The Newcastle line ran only six miles up the Bartibog River before going north to the county line, probably putting the departure point south of Sproule Road.

In 1850 the western boundary was moved upriver to its current departure point, transferring a strip of territory to Alnwick, most of it wilderness.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish. bold indicates an incorporated municipality, Indian reserve, or regional municipality

Bodies of water

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

Islands

Islands at least partly in the parish.

Other notable areas

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

Demographics

Parish population total does not include Neguac, the Indian reserves or portion within the Regional Municipality of Tracadie. Revised census figures based on the 2023 local governance reforms have not been released.

Population

Population trend[17] [18]

CensusPopulationChange (%)
20163,6403.5%
2011 revision3,77136.3%
20115,9223.7%
20066,1526.3%
20016,5664.6%
19966,8841.5%
19916,988N/A

Language

Mother tongue (2016)[18]

LanguagePopulationPct (%)
French only2,645 73.3%
English only86524.0%
Other languages300.8%
Both English and French701.9%

See also

External links



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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile Page . Statistics Canada . 29 October 2022 . 26 October 2022.
  2. Web site: Acadian Peninsula Regional Service Commission: RSC 4 . Government of New Brunswick . 7 February 2023.
  3. Web site: Greater Miramichi Regional Service Commission: RSC 5 . Government of New Brunswick . 7 February 2023.
  4. Web site: Regions Regulation – Regional Service Delivery Act . Government of New Brunswick . 7 February 2023 . 21 July 2022.
  5. Web site: Local Service Districts Regulation - Municipalities Act . Government of New Brunswick . 7 February 2023 . 25 June 2021.
  6. Book: Ganong . William F. . A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick . 1896 . Royal Society of Canada . 217 . 17 March 2021.
  7. Web site: Alnwick Parish . Place Names of New Brunswick: Where is Home? New Brunswick Communities Past and Present . Provincial Archives of New Brunswick . 26 March 2021.
  8. Book: Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick, passed in the year 1786.. 17 March 2021. 1786. Government of New Brunswick. Saint John, New Brunswick. 3–12. 26 Geo. III Chapter I. An Act for the better ascertaining and confirming the Boundaries of the several Counties within this Province, and for subdividing them into Towns or Parishes..
  9. Book: Ganong . William F. . A Monograph of the Evolution of the Boundaries of the Province of New Brunswick . 1901 . Royal Society of Canada . Map No. 35 . 21 March 2021.
  10. Book: Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick; Passed in the Year 1814.. 20 March 2021. 1814. Government of New Brunswick. Saint John, New Brunswick. 16–18. 54 Geo. III c. 17 An Act in further addition to an Act, intituled 'An Act for the better ascertaining and confirming the boundaries of the several Counties, within this Province, and for subdividing them into Towns or Parishes.'.
  11. Web site: No. 42 . Provincial Archives of New Brunswick . Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development . 18 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 43, 52, 53, 61, and 62 at same site.
  12. Web site: 114 . Transportation and Infrastructure . Government of New Brunswick . 18 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 115, 134–137, 156–159, 173–175, and 190 at same site.
  13. Web site: Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB) . Government of Canada . 18 June 2021.
  14. Book: Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick; Passed in the Year 1814.. 20 March 2021. 1814. Government of New Brunswick. Saint John, New Brunswick. 16–18. 54 Geo. III c. 17 An Act in further addition to an Act, intituled 'An Act for the better ascertaining and confirming the boundaries of the several Counties, within this Province, and for subdividing them into Towns or Parishes.'.
  15. Not including brooks, ponds or coves.
  16. Web site: Explore New Brunswick's Protected Natural Areas . GeoNB . 2 July 2021.
  17. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  18. Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census Alnwick, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick ]. Statistics Canada . September 24, 2019.

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