Andover Parish, New Brunswick Explained

Andover
Settlement Type:	Parish
Mapsize:	225px
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Type2:	County
Established Title:	Erected
Established Date:	1833
Area Footnotes:	^[1]
Area Land Km2:	123.42
Population As Of:	2021
Population Total:	879
Population Density Km2:	7.1
Population Blank1 Title:	Change 2016-2021
Population Blank1:	1.3%
Population Blank2 Title:	Dwellings
Population Blank2:	387
Timezone:	AST
Utc Offset:	-4
Timezone Dst:	ADT
Utc Offset Dst:	-3
Coordinates:	46.705°N -67.76°W
Footnotes:	Figures do not include portions within the villages of Aroostook and Perth-Andover

Andover is a geographic parish in Victoria County, New Brunswick, Canada.^[2]

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was divided between the villages of Aroostook and Perth-Andover^[3] and the local service district of the parish of Andover,^[4] all of which were members of the Western Valley Regional Service Commission (WVRSC).

Origin of name

Historian William F. Ganong related that the local explanation was that it was named by a Mr. Sisson, who came from Andover, England.^[5]

History

Andover was erected in 1833 in Carleton County from Kent Parish.^[6] The parish extended to above Grand Falls, New Brunswick, taking in most of Grand Falls Parish.

In 1850 the parish was extended north to where the Saint John River crosses the international boundary.^[7]

In 1853 all of Andover north of the Aroostook River was included in the newly erected Grand Falls Parish.^[8]

Boundaries

Andover Parish is bounded:^{[2] [9] [10]}

• on the north by the Aroostook River;
• on the east by the Saint John River;
• on the south by the River de Chute, which forms the Victoria County line;
• on the west by the American border.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish.^[11] bold indicates an incorporated municipality

• Aroostook
• Bairdsville
• Beaconsfield
• Blue Hill
• Carlingford
• Dover Hill
• Good Corner
• Hillandale
• Perth-Andover
• River de Chute
• Tinker
• Turner Settlement

Bodies of water

Bodies of water^[12] at least partly within the parish.

• Aroostook River
• River de Chute
• Saint John River
• Bishop Lake
• Blind Lake
• Tomlinson Lake

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.^[13]

• Demerchant Brook Protected Natural Area
• Tinker Dam

Demographics

Parish population totals do not include the former incorporated villages of Aroostook and portion within Perth-Andover. Revised census figures based on the 2023 local governance reforms have not been released.

Population

Population trend^{[14] [15]}

Census	Population	Change (%)
2016	891	5.4%
2011	942	10.0%
2006	856	14.7%
2001	1,003	9.1%
1996	1,104	0.9%
1991	1,094	N/A

Language

Mother tongue (2016)^[15]

Language	Population	Pct (%)
English only	810	91.0%
French only	35	3.9%
Both English and French	0	0%
Other languages	45	5.1%

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

External links

• Village of Perth-Andover

46.705°N -67.76°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Profile Page . Statistics Canada . 29 October 2022 . 26 October 2022.
2. Web site: Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act . Government of New Brunswick . 13 November 2020.
3. Web site: New Brunswick Regulation 85-6 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 85-45) . Government of New Brunswick . 23 July 2020.
4. Web site: New Brunswick Regulation 84-168 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 84-582) . Government of New Brunswick . 23 July 2020.
5. 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. 15.
6. Book: Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1833.. 27 March 2021. 1833. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 114–115. 3 Wm. IV c. 17 An Act to divide the Parish of Kent, in the County of Carleton, into Five Towns or Parishes..
7. Book: Acts of the General Assembly of Her Mjaesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1850.. 27 March 2021. 1850. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 142–152, 145–149. 13 Vic. c. 51 An Act to consolidate all the Laws now in force for the division of the Province into Counties, Towns and Parishes.. Book was poorly proofread, resulting in title typo and reuse of page numbers 145–152.
8. Book: Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1852.. 27 March 2021. 1852. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 55. 15 Vic. c. 35 An Act to erect part of the Parish of Andover, the County of Victoria, into a separate Parish..
9. Web site: No. 72 . Provincial Archives of New Brunswick . Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development . 23 June 2021. Remainder of parish on map 81 at same site.
10. Web site: 208 . Transportation and Infrastructure . Government of New Brunswick . 23 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 223, 239, and 255 at same site.
11. Web site: Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB) . Government of Canada . 3 July 2021.
12. Not including brooks, ponds or coves.
13. Web site: Explore New Brunswick's Protected Natural Areas . GeoNB . 3 July 2021.
14. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
15. Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census: Andover, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick ]. Statistics Canada . October 2, 2019.