Baker Brook Parish, New Brunswick Explained

Baker Brook
Settlement Type:Parish
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:County
Established Title:Erected
Established Date:1930
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Land Km2:125.17
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:275
Population Density Km2:2.2
Population Blank1 Title:Change 2011-2016
Population Blank1:4.2%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:137
Timezone:AST
Utc Offset:-4
Timezone Dst:ADT
Utc Offset Dst:-3
Coordinates:47.355°N -68.56°W
Footnotes:Figures do not include portion within village of Baker-Brook
No census data available after 2016

Baker Brook is a geographic parish in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada.[2]

For governance purposes it is part of the incorporated rural community of Haut-Madawaska,[3] which is a member of the Northwest Regional Service Commission (NWRSC).

Origin of name

The parish was named for Baker Brook, which took its name from John Baker, an American leader in the Aroostook War.[4] Baker remained in the area after the boundary settlement assigned the area to New Brunswick.

History

Baker Brook was erected in 1930 from Saint-Hilaire Parish.[5]

In 1946 Baker Brook was affected by the major rewriting of Madawaska County parish boundaries.[6]

Boundaries

Baker Brook Parish is bounded:[7] [8] [9]

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish. bold indicates an incorporated municipality; italics indicate a name no longer in official use

Bodies of water

Bodies of water[11] at least partly in the parish.

Islands

Islands at least partly in the parish.

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly in the parish.[12]

Demographics

Parish population total did not include former village of Baker-Brook. 2016 is the last year the parish was profiled in the census.

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Baker Brook Parish, New Brunswick
2011 language data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons.
CensusTotal
YearResponsesCountTrendPop % CountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %
25090.9%207.3%57.8%00%
n/a 0.0%0.00%n/a 0.0%0.00%n/a 0.0%0.00%n/a 0.0%0.00%
150 52.4%81.08%10 n/a%5.41%10 n/a%5.41%15 n/a%8.11%
315 6.0%100.00%0 0.0%0.00%0 100.0%0.00%0 0.0%0.00%
335 n/a94.37%0n/a0.00%20n/a5.63%0n/a0.00%

See also

References



Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census Baker Brook, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick ]. Statistics Canada . September 23, 2019.
  2. Web site: Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act . Government of New Brunswick . 13 November 2020.
  3. Web site: New Brunswick Regulation 2017-3 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 2017-52) . Government of New Brunswick . 19 July 2020.
  4. Book: Ganong . William F. . A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick . 1896 . Royal Society of Canada . 218 . 17 March 2021.
  5. Book: Acts of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Passed During the Session of 1929. 1929. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 42–46. 19 Geo. V c. 17 An Act to amend Chapter 2 of the Revised Statutes, 1927, respecting the division of the Province into Counties, Towns and Parishes, so far as relates to the Parish of Saint Hilaire in the County of Madawaska..
  6. Book: Acts of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Passed During the Session of 1946. 1946. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 321–339. 10 Geo. VI. c. 95 An Act to amend Chapter 2 of the Revised Statutes, 1927, respecting the division of the Province into Counties, Towns and Parishes, in so far as it relates to the County of Madawaska..
  7. Web site: No. 32 . Provincial Archives of New Brunswick . Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development . 16 June 2021. Remainder of parish on map 33 at same site.
  8. Web site: 096 . Transportation and Infrastructure . Government of New Brunswick . 16 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 097, 118, 119, and 141 at same site.
  9. Web site: Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB) . Government of Canada . 16 June 2021.
  10. [WP:ENG]
  11. Not including brooks, ponds or coves.
  12. Web site: Explore New Brunswick's Protected Natural Areas . GeoNB . 2 July 2021.