Gladstone Parish, New Brunswick Explained
| Gladstone |
| Settlement Type: | Parish |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Established Title: | Erected |
| Established Date: | 1874 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Land Km2: | 362.08 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 486 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1.3 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Change 2016-2021 |
| Population Blank1: | 7.5% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 227 |
| Timezone: | AST |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | ADT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Footnotes: | Figures do not include portions within the villages of Fredericton Junction and Tracy |
Gladstone is a geographic parish in Sunbury County, New Brunswick, Canada.[2]
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was divided between the villages of Fredericton Junction and Tracy[3] and the local service district of the parish of Gladstone,[4] all of which were members of Capital Region Service Commission (RSC11).
Origin of name
The parish was named in honour of William Ewart Gladstone,[5] Prime Minister of the United Kingdom until his defeat shortly after the House of Assembly began its 1874 session.[6]
History
Gladstone was erected in 1874 from Blissville Parish.[7]
In 1896 the land boundary with Blissville was changed to run along grant lines and magnetic bearing,[8]
Boundaries
Gladstone Parish is bounded:[2] [9] [10] [11]
- on the north by a line beginning at a point on the York County line about 3.3 kilometres southwesterly of Route 101, then running south 66º east to the Oromocto River;
- on the east and southeast by a line running up the Oromocto River and the South Branch Oromocto River to the northern line of a grant to Nathaniel Hubbard, which also serves as the southern boundary of Fredericton Junction, then southwesterly along the line to the rear of the grant, then southerly about 2.2 kilometres along the rear line of grants, then south 67º west to the Charlotte County line;
- on the south by the Charlotte County line;
- on the northwest by the York County line.
Communities
Communities at least partly within the parish; bold indicates an incorporated municipality
Bodies of water
Bodies of water[12] at least partly in the parish:
- Oromocto River
- North Branch Oromocto River
- Peltoma Outlet
- Piskahegan Stream
- Porcupine Stream
- Yoho Stream
- Hardwood Creek
- Shaw Creek
- Shin Creek
- Three Tree Creek
- Peltoma Lake
Islands
Islands in the parish:
- Curries Island
- MacGougans Island
Other notable places
Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places in the parish.
Demographics
Parish population total does not include Fredericton Junction or Tracy
Population
Population trend[13] [14]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|
| 2016 | 452 | 6.8% |
| 2011 | 485 | 9.9% |
| 2006 | 538 | 4.5% |
| 2001 | 515 | |
|
Language
Mother tongue (2016)[14]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|
| English only | 430 | 95.6% |
| French only | 15 | 3.3% |
| Both English and French | 0 | 0% |
| Other languages | 5 | 1.1% | |
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[15]
See also
References
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Notes and References
- Web site: Census Profile . Statistics Canada . 29 October 2022 . 26 October 2022.
- Web site: Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act . Government of New Brunswick . 13 November 2020.
- Web site: New Brunswick Regulation 85-6 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 85-45) . Government of New Brunswick . 22 July 2020.
- Web site: New Brunswick Regulation 84-168 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 84-582) . Government of New Brunswick . 22 July 2020.
- Book: Ganong . William F. . A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick . 1896 . Royal Society of Canada . 236 . 17 March 2021.
- Book: Journal of the House of Assembly of the Province of New Brunswick, being The Fifth Session of the Twenty Second General Assembly . 1874 . Province of New Brunswick . . 9. 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 Months of March & April 1874.. 1874. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 112–113. 37 Vic. c. 38 An Act to erect a part of the Parish of Blissville, in the County of Sunbury, 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 March, 1896.. 1896. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 86–123. 59 Vic. c. 8 An Act to Revise and Codify an Act to Provide for the Division of the Province into Counties, Towns and Parishes.. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
- Web site: No. 137 . Provincial Archives of New Brunswick . Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development . 22 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 146 and 147 at same site.
- Web site: 409 . Transportation and Infrastructure . Government of New Brunswick . 22 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 410, 426–428, 441, and 442 at same site.
- Web site: Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB) . Government of Canada . 22 June 2021.
- Not including brooks, ponds or coves.
- Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census
- Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census: Gladstone, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick ]. Statistics Canada . September 30, 2019.
- Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas
