Beresford Parish, New Brunswick Explained

Beresford
Settlement Type:Parish
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:County
Established Title:Erected
Established Date:1814
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Land Km2:455.61
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:6,226
Population Density Km2:13.7
Population Blank1 Title:Change 2016-2021
Population Blank1: 0.4%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:2,785
Timezone:AST
Utc Offset:-4
Timezone Dst:ADT
Utc Offset Dst:-3
Coordinates:47.715°N -65.8875°W
Footnotes:Figures do not include portions within the town of Beresford and the villages of Belledune, Nigadoo, Petit-Rocher, and Pointe-Verte

Beresford is a geographic parish in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada.

For governance purposes it divided between the town of Belle-Baie, the village of Belledune,[2] and the Chaleur rural district,[3] all of which are members of the Chaleur Regional Service Commission.[4]

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, the parish was divided between five municipalities and eight local service districts: the town of Beresford, New Brunswick; the villages of Belledune, Nigadoo, Petit-Rocher, and Pointe-Verte; and the LSDs of Dunlop, Laplante,[5] Madran, Petit-Rocher-Nord (Devereaux), Petit-Rocher-Sud, Robertville, Tremblay, and the parish of Beresford, which in turn had seven named areas (often incorrectly called LSDs) receiving special services when they were created: Alcida and Dauversière; Nicholas-Denys, Free Grant and Sainte-Rosette; Petit Rocher West;[6] Saint-Laurent Nord; Sainte-Louise; Sainte-Thérèse Sud; and Sormany.[7] In the 2023 reform, Belledune was unaffected, while all the other municipalities were amalgamated to form Belle-Baie, which annexed all populated parts of the LSDs; the Crown land in the rear of the parish became part of the rural district. All community names remain in official use.[8]

Origin of name

The parish was named for Baron Beresford, Commander in Chief of the Portuguese Army during the Peninsular War.[9] Six of the parishes erected simultaneously in Northumberland County in 1814[10] were named for prominent British military figures.

History

Beresford was erected in 1814 from unassigned lands in the north of Northumberland County, including much of modern Restigouche County; all of the county north of the modern southern parish line of Beresford and east of the Restigouche River was included in the parish.[10]

In 1827, all of the parish west of the Benjamin River was erected as Addington and Eldon Parishes.[11]

In 1838, Restigouche County was erected, with the new county line beginning the same as today's but continuing in a straight line instead of turning partway along as it does now.[12] Two years later, the Restigouche portion was erected into Colborne and Durham Parishes.[13]

In 1881, the county line was moved to its modern position, putting the western part of interior settlements in Beresford.[14]

Boundaries

Beresford Parish is bounded:[15] [16]

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish.[17] bold indicates an incorporated municipality; italics indicate a name no longer in official use

Bodies of water

Bodies of water[18] at least partly within the parish.

Conservation areas

Parks, historic sites, and related entities at least partly within the parish.[19]

Demographics

Population

Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities. Revised census figures based on the 2023 local governance reforms have not been released.

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Beresford Parish, New Brunswick
CensusTotal
YearResponsesCountTrendPop % CountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %
5,370 3.42%87.67%590 15.69%9.43%145 163.63%2.37%20 30.77%0.32%
5,560 3.39%90.63%510 17.24%8.31%55 8.33%0.90%16 36.0%0.26%
5,755 3.2%91.71%435 8.4%6.93%60 36.8%0.96%25 58.3%0.40%
5,575 5.9%89.85%475 5.0%7.65%95 26.7%1.53%60 200.0%0.97%
5,925 3.7%90.87%500 12.3%7.67%75 50.0%1.15%20 100.0%0.31%
6,155 n/a90.71%570n/a8.40%50n/a0.74%10n/a0.15%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[20]

See also

References



47.715°N -65.8875°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census Profile . Statistics Canada . 29 October 2022 . 26 October 2022.
  2. Web site: Chaleur Regional Service Commission: RSC 3 . Government of New Brunswick . 27 January 2023.
  3. Web site: Chaleur rural district: RD 3 . Government of New Brunswick . 27 January 2023.
  4. Web site: Regions Regulation – Regional Service Delivery Act . Government of New Brunswick . 27 January 2023 . 21 July 2022.
  5. Unlike the village it was named after, the LSD's name did not use an uppercase P.
  6. More commonly known by its French form Petit-Rocher-Ouest.
  7. Web site: Local Service Districts Regulation - Municipalities Act . Government of New Brunswick . 27 January 2023 . 25 June 2021.
  8. Proposed entity names reflect strong ties to nature and history . Irishtown, New Brunswick . Government of New Brunswick . 25 May 2022 . 27 January 2023.
  9. Book: Ganong . William F. . A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick . 1896 . Royal Society of Canada . 221 . 17 March 2021.
  10. Book: Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick; Passed in the Year 1814.. 27 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. 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..
  12. Book: Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1838.. 27 March 2021. 1838. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 94–95. 7 Wm. IV c. 57 An Act to erect part of the County of Gloucester into a separate and distinct County..
  13. 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..
  14. Book: Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick. Passed in the Month of March 1881.. 1881. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 57. 44 Vic. c. 24 An Act to amend Chapter 2 of The Consolidated Statutes, of 'The Division of the Province into Counties, Towns, and Parishes,' so far as the same relates to the Boundary between Restigouche and Gloucester.. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
  15. Web site: No. 8 . Provincial Archives of New Brunswick . Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development . 8 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 15, 16, 27, and 28 at same site.
  16. Web site: 017 . Transportation and Infrastructure . Government of New Brunswick . 8 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 031, 032, 049–051, 069–071, and 089 at same site.
  17. Web site: Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB) . Government of Canada . 24 July 2021.
  18. Not including brooks, ponds or coves.
  19. Web site: Explore New Brunswick's Protected Natural Areas . GeoNB . 2 July 2021.
  20. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas Page 7

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