Grimmer Parish, New Brunswick Explained
| Grimmer |
| Settlement Type: | Former Parish |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Established Title: | Erected |
| Established Date: | 1916 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Land Km2: | 653.48 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 981 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1.5 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Change 2011-2016 |
| Population Blank1: | 10.5% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 443 |
| Timezone: | AST |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | ADT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Coordinates: | 47.67°N -67.45°W |
| Footnotes: | Figures do not include portion within village of Kedgwick
No census data available after 2016 |
Grimmer is a geographic parish in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada.
For governance purposes it is part of the incorporated rural community of Kedgwick,[2] which is a member of the Restigouche Regional Service Commission.[3]
Before the 2023 governance reform, the local service district (LSD) of White's Brook straddled the eastern boundary of the parish along Route 17.[4] Most of the parish formed the LSD of the parish of Grimmer until its merger with the village of Kedgwick on 1 July 2012 to form the rural community.[5]
Origin of name
The parish was named in honour of W.C.H. Grimmer, former Surveyor General and Attorney General of New Brunswick.[6]
History
Grimmer was erected in 1916 from Eldon Parish.[7] Grimmer included Saint-Quentin Parish.
In 1921 Saint-Quentin was erected as its own parish.[8]
Boundaries
Grimmer Parish is bounded:[9] [10]
- on the north by the Quebec provincial border, running through the Patapedia and Restigouche Rivers;
- on the east by a line beginning at the mouth of Upper Thorn Point Brook and running south-southeasterly through the former Intercolonial Railway station at Whites Brook;
- on the south by a line running along the southern line of a grant to Paul Berube on the eastern side of Route 17, about 3 kilometres north of Chemin 36 No. 1 and its prolongations east to the Eldon Parish line and west to the Restigouche River;
- on the west by a line running due north[11] to the provincial border.
Communities
Communities at least partly within the parish.[12] All communities except Whites Brook are part of the incorporated rural community of Kedgwick. italics indicate a name no longer in official use
Bodies of water
Bodies of water[13] at least partly within the parish.
Islands
Islands at least partly within the parish.
- Downs Gulch Islands
- Half Mile Island
- Little Cross Point Islands
- Tracy Island
- Whites Brook Islands
Other notable places
Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.[14]
- Blueberry Brook Protected Natural Area
- Downs Gulch Aerodrome
- Downs Gulch Protected Natural Area
- Kedgwick Wildlife Management Area[15]
- Stillwater Brook Protected Natural Area
- Upper Thorn Point Brook Protected Natural Area
Demographics
Language
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Grimmer 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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| | | | 1,060 | 1.8% | 97.25% | | 25 | 66.7% | 2.29% | | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | | 5 | n/a% | 0.46% |
| | | | 1,080 | 3.6% | 98.63% | | 15 | 40.0% | 1.37% | | 0 | 100.0% | 0.00% | | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% |
| | | | 1,120 | 5.2% | 96.14% | | 25 | 0.0% | 2.14% | | 20 | 100.0% | 1.72% | | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% |
| | | | 1,065 | n/a | 96.82% | | 25 | n/a | 2.27% | | 10 | n/a | 0.91% | | 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:[16]
See also
References
47.67°N -67.45°W
Notes and References
- Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data . statcan.gc.ca. . 7 February 2018 . 1 November 2021.
- Web site: Northwest Regional Service Commission: RSC 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.
- Web site: Rural Community of Kedgwick Regulation - Municipalities Act . Government of New Brunswick . 24 January 2023 . 1 February 2021.
- Web site: Grimmer Parish . Provincial Archives of New Brunswick . 23 October 2020.
- Book: Acts of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Passed in the Months of April and May 1915. 1915. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 432–434. 5 Geo. V c. 47 An Act to amend Chapter 2, Consolidated Statutes, 1903, so far as it relates to the Parish of Eldon, in the County of Restigouche..
- Book: Acts of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Passed in the Month of April 1921. 1921. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 155–166. 11 Geo. V c. 18 An Act to Amend Chapter 2 of the Consolidated Statutes, 1903, respecting the division of the Province into Counties, Towns and Parishes..
- Web site: No. 3 . Provincial Archives of New Brunswick . Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development . 21 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 4, 11, 12, 22, and 23 at same site.
- Web site: 010 . Transportation and Infrastructure . Government of New Brunswick . 21 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 023, 024, 042, 043, 062, 063, 082, and 083 at same site.
- By an astronomical bearing.
- Web site: Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB) . Government of Canada . 2 July 2021.
- Not including brooks, ponds or coves.
- Web site: Explore New Brunswick's Protected Natural Areas . GeoNB . 2 July 2021.
- 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.
- Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas Pages 4, 12
