Drummond Parish, New Brunswick Explained
| Drummond |
| Settlement Type: | Parish |
| Mapsize: | 225px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Established Title: | Erected |
| Established Date: | 1872 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Land Km2: | 1,013.66 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 2,095 |
| Population Density Km2: | 2.1 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Change 2016-2021 |
| Population Blank1: | 2.9% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 899 |
| Timezone: | AST |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | ADT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Coordinates: | 47.3175°N -67.51°W |
| Footnotes: | Figures do not include portions within the town of Grand Falls and the village of Drummond |
Drummond is a geographic parish in Victoria County, New Brunswick, Canada.
For governance purposes it is divided between the town of Grand Falls,[2] the town of Vallée-des-Rivières, and the Northwest rural district,[3] both of which are members of the Northwest Regional Service Commission.[4]
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was divided between the village of Drummond, the town of Grand Falls, and the local service district of the parish of Drummond.[5]
Origin of name
The parish may have been named in honour of General Sir Gordon Drummond,[6] former Governor General of the Canadas.
Drummond was originally a neighbour of Gordon Parish before the erections of Denmark and Lorne Parishes.
History
Drummond was erected in 1872 from Grand Falls Parish.[7] It included Denmark Parish.
In 1875 the county line was altered and part of Drummond was transferred to Victoria County.[8]
In 1927 the area within the municipal limits of the town of Grand Falls was removed from Drummond.[9]
In 1936 much of Drummond was erected as Denmark Parish.[10] Three months later the inland boundary was simplified, returning part of Denmark to Drummond.[11]
In 1955 part of Drummond was added to the town of Grand Falls.[12]
Boundaries
Drummond Parish is bounded:[13] [14]
- on the northeast by the Restigouche County line, running about 33 kilometres southeasterly from the northernmost point of Victoria County;
- on the southeast by a line beginning on the Restigouche County line at the prolongation of the southeastern line of the Fourth Tract of lands granted to the New Brunswick Railway Company, then running southwesterly along the prolongation, the Fourth Tract, and the First Tract to the northeastern line of the Seventh Tract, then southeasterly about 5.6 kilometres along the Seventh Tract and its prolongation to the prolongation of the southeastern line of Range 2 of the Burgess Settlement, then about 15 kilometres southwesterly, southeasterly, and southwesterly along the Burgess Settlement, Ennishone Settlement, and Block 52 to strike the Salmon River opposite the end of the Salmon River Road south of Davis Mill, then downstream to about 1.5 kilometres past Mill Hill Road to meet the southeastern line of a grant to John King, then southwesterly along the King grant past Route 105 to the northernmost corner of a grant to Lyman Whitehead, then southeasterly about 500 metres along the Whitehead grant, then southwesterly to the Saint John River at a point about 700 metres south of the mouth of Salmon River;
- on the west by the Saint John River;
- on the west by the Madawaska County line, running north-northeasterly and then true north to the starting point, the meeting point of Restigouche, Madawaska, and Victoria Counties;
- excepting the Mill Lease of the War Department Lands,[15] which are part of Grand Falls Town.[16]
Communities
Communities at least partly within the parish.[17] bold indicates an incorporated municipality
- Black Brook
- Burgess Settlement
- Caldwell
- Canton
- Davis Mill
- Desjardins Road
- Drummond
- Ennishone
- Grand Falls
- Hennigar Corner
- Jardine Brook
- McManus Siding
- Quatre-Coins
- Undine
- Violette Brook
- Violette Station
Bodies of water
Bodies of water[18] at least partly within the parish.
Other notable places
Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.[19]
- Boston Brook Airstrip
- Burgess Settlement Protected Natural Area
- Grand Falls Airport
- Petit Sault
Demographics
Parish population totals do not include village of Drummond and portion within Grand Falls
Population
Population trend[20] [21]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|
| 2016 | 2,157 | 4.1% |
| 2011 | 2,250 | 0.7% |
| 2006 | 2,265 | 3.8% |
| 2001 | 2,182 | 3.0% |
| 1996 | 2,250 | 4.7% |
| 1991 | 2,148 | N/A | |
Language
Mother tongue (2016)[21]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|
| French only | 1,845 | 86.0% |
| English only | 260 | 12.1% |
| Other languages | 10 | 0.5% |
| Both English and French | 30 | 1.4% | |
See also
References
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Notes and References
- Web site: Census Profile . Statistics Canada . 29 October 2022 . 26 October 2022.
- Web site: Northwest Regional Service Commission: RSC 1 . Government of New Brunswick . 24 January 2023.
- Web site: Northwest Regional Service Commission: RD 1 . Government of New Brunswick . 24 January 2023.
- Web site: Regions Regulation – Regional Service Delivery Act . Government of New Brunswick . 24 January 2023 . 21 July 2022.
- Web site: Local Service Districts Regulation - Municipalities Act . Government of New Brunswick . 24 January 2023 . 25 June 2021.
- Book: Ganong . William F. . A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick . 1896 . Royal Society of Canada . 231 . 17 March 2021.
- Book: Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick. Passed in the Month of April 1872.. 1872. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 67–68. 35 Vic. c. 34 An Act to erect part of the Parish of Grand Falls in the County of Victoria, into a separate Town or Parish.. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
- Book: Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick. Passed in the Month of April 1875.. 1875. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 359–360. 38 Vic. c. 101 An Act to alter the Division line between the Counties of Victoria and Madawaska.. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
- Book: The Revised Statutes of New Brunswick 1927 Volume I. 1927. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 18–64. Chapter 2. Respecting the Division of the Province into Counties, Towns and Parishes..
- Book: Acts of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Passed During the Session of 1935. 1935. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 160–164. 25 Geo. V c. 19 An Act To Amend Chapter 2, of The Revised Statutes, 1927, So As To Divide the Parish of Drummond in the County of Victoria..
- Book: Acts of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Passed During the Session of 1936. 1936. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 241–242. 1 Edward VIII c. 54 An Act to amend Chapter 19 of 25 George V (1935), to correct the Dividing Line between the Parish of Drummond and the Parish of Denmark, in the County of Victoria..
- Book: Acts of the Legislature of New Brunswick Passed During the Session of 1955. 1955. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 440–442. 4 Elizabeth 2, 1955, c. 113 An Act to Amend An Act to Incorporate the Town of Grand Falls 1890.
- Web site: No. 22 . Provincial Archives of New Brunswick . Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development . 23 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 23, 35, 36, 45, 46, 54, and 63 at same site.
- Web site: 081 . Transportation and Infrastructure . Government of New Brunswick . 23 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 082, 101–103, 123–125, 145, 146, 162, 163, 178, 179, and 193 at same site.
- The exact location of the Mill Lease is not stated and doesn't appear on cadastral or highway maps.
- This is the only instance in the Territorial Division Act where an incorporated town appears; Grand Falls town in the Territorial Division Act is much smaller in area than the modern municipality of Grand Falls
- Web site: Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB) . Government of Canada . 3 July 2021.
- Not including brooks, ponds or coves.
- Web site: Explore New Brunswick's Protected Natural Areas . GeoNB . 3 July 2021.
- Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
- Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census: Drummond, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick ]. Statistics Canada . October 1, 2019.
