Clarendon Parish, New Brunswick Explained
| Clarendon Parish |
| Other Name: | Paroisse de Clarendon |
| Settlement Type: | Parish |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Named For: | George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon |
| Established Title: | Erected |
| Established Date: | 1869 |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Land Km2: | 492.11 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 66 |
| Population Density Km2: | 0.1 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Change 2016-2021 |
| Population Blank1: | 4.8% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 64 |
| Timezone: | AST |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | ADT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
Clarendon is a geographic parish in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada, located in the interior to the north of Point Lepreau and southwest of CFB Gagetown.
For governance purposes, Clarendon is part of the Capital Region rural district,[2] which is a member of the Capital Region Regional Service Commission.[3]
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, the parish comprised a single local service district (LSD), which was a member of Capital Region Service Commission (RSC11).
The Census subdivision of the same name shares the parish's boundaries.[1]
Origin of name
The parish was named for Clarendon Settlement, which in turn was named in honour of the Earl of Clarendon, British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs at the time of it being laid out.[4]
History
Clarendon was erected in 1869 from Lepreau and Pennfield Parishes.[5]
The area was first laid out for settlement in 1856,[6] with the Clarendon Settlement being largest. Much of the parish was never surveyed for settlement, most of the surveyed lots were never granted, and many granted lots were later reconveyed to the Crown.[7]
In 1868 the Clarendon District was created as a polling district taking in the northern part of Lepreau and Pennfield Parishes.[8]
Boundaries
Clarendon Parish is bounded:[9] [10]
- on the north by the Sunbury and Queens County lines;
- on the east by Queens County;
- on the south by a due west line from the southernmost corner of Queens County;
- and on the west by the prolongation of the eastern line of grants that cross Lake Utopia.
Local service district
The local service district of the parish of Clarendon comprised the entire parish.[11]
The LSD was established in 1975 to assess for fire protection;[12] recreational and sport facilities was added in 2008.[13]
In 2021, the LSD assessed for community & recreation services in addition to the basic LSD services of fire protection, police services, land use planning, emergency measures, and dog control.[14] The taxing authority is 507.00 Clarendon.
Communities
Communities at least partly within the parish.[15] italics indicate a name no longer in official use
- Back Clarendon
- Pleasington
Bodies of water
Bodies of water[16] at least partly within the parish.
- South Oromocto Lake
- York Dam Flowage
- more than fifty other official named lakes
Islands
Islands at least partly within the parish.
- Bradt Island (in McDougall Lake)
- Horse Island (in South Oromocto Lake)
Other notable places
Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.
- Lepreau River Wildlife Management Area[17]
- Little Tomoowa Lake Protected Natural Area[18]
Demographics
Revised census figures based on the 2023 local governance reforms have not been released.
Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Clarendon Parish, New Brunswick
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| Census | | Total | | | | | | | | |
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| Year | | Responses | | Count | Trend | Pop % | | Count | Trend | Pop % | | Count | Trend | Pop % | | Count | Trend | Pop % |
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| | | | 50 | 0.0% | 100.00% | | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% |
| | | | 50 | n/a | 100.00% | | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | |
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[19]
References
45.4211°N -66.6255°W
Notes and References
- Web site: Census Profile . Statistics Canada . 29 October 2022 . 26 October 2022.
- Web site: Regional Service Commission 11: RD 11 . Government of New Brunswick . 5 June 2023.
- Web site: Regions Regulation – Regional Service Delivery Act . Government of New Brunswick . 5 June 2023 . 21 July 2022.
- Book: Ganong . William F. . A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick . 1896 . Royal Society of Canada . 227 . 17 March 2021.
- Book: Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick. Passed in the Month of April 1869.. 1869. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 96–97. 32 Vic. c. 51 An Act to erect part of the Parishes of Lepreaux and Pennfield, in the County of Charlotte, into a separate Town or Parish.. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
- Ganong, p. 208
- Web site: No. 155 . Provincial Archives of New Brunswick . Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development . 13 November 2020.
- Book: Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick. Passed in the Month of March 1868.. 1868. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 84. 31 Vic. c. 51 An Act to establish an additional Polling place in the County of Charlotte.. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
- Web site: No. 147 . Provincial Archives of New Brunswick . Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development . 3 July 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 155, 156, 162, and 163 at same site.
- Web site: 442 . Transportation and Infrastructure . Government of New Brunswick . 3 July 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 457, 458, 470, and 471 at same site.
- Web site: New Brunswick Regulation 84-168 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 84-582) . Government of New Brunswick . 6 February 2021.
- Regulation 75–4 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 75–33) . The Royal Gazette . Fredericton . 29 January 1975 . 133 . 80.
- Regulation 2008-157 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 2008-553) . The Royal Gazette . Fredericton . 14 January 2009 . 167 . 96–97 . 1714-9428 .
- Web site: 2020 Local Government Statistics for New Brunswick . Department of Environment and Local Government . 55 . 6 February 2021.
- Web site: Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB) . Government of Canada . 4 July 2021.
- Not including brooks, ponds or coves.
- 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.
- Web site: Explore New Brunswick's Protected Natural Areas . GeoNB . 4 July 2021.
- Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas Pages 4, 12
