Hardwicke Parish, New Brunswick Explained
| Hardwicke |
| Settlement Type: | Parish |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Established Title: | Erected |
| Established Date: | 1852 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Land Km2: | 275.95 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 2,203 |
| Population Density Km2: | 8.0 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Change 2016-2021 |
| Population Blank1: | 0.1% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 1,181 |
| Timezone: | AST |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | ADT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Coordinates: | 47.075°N -65.02°W |
Hardwicke is a geographic parish in Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada.
For governance purposes it is part of the Greater Miramichi[2] and Kent rural districts,[3] which are members of the Greater Miramichi Regional Service Commission and Kent RSC respectively.[4]
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, the parish was divided between the local service districts of Baie Ste. Anne, Black River-Hardwicke, Escuminac, and the parish of Hardwicke.[5] The reforms put Black River-Hardwicke and the Miramichi Bay islands of the parish LSD in the Greater Miramichi rural district, with the remainder going to Kent.
Origin of name
The parish may have been named in honour of the Earl of Hardwicke,[6] a prominent commander in the Royal Navy at the time of its erection.
More frequently cited as the honouree is Benjamin Hardwick, a contributor to Church of England missions in the area;[7] [8] the extra letter in the name would then be due to clerical error.
History
Hardwicke was erected in 1852 from the eastern part of Glenelg Parish.[9]
Boundaries
Hardwicke Parish is bounded:[10] [11] [12]
- on the north by Bay du Vin, Miramichi Inner Bay, Miramichi Bay, and the Gulf of Saint Lawrence;
- on the east by the Gulf of Saint Lawrence;
- on the south by the Kent County line;
- on the west by a line, beginning on the county line at a point about 3.1 kilometres northeasterly of Hells Gate Lake, on the prolongation of the southwestern line of a Little Black River grant to Duncan McNaughton, then running northwesterly along the prolongation and the McNaughton grant to strike Little Black River at a point about 125 metres upstream of the Little Branch Road bridge, then down the Little Black River to its mouth, down the Big Black River to its mouth, and out into Bay du Vin;
- including Bay du Vin Island, Fox Island, and smaller islands in front of the parish.
Evolution of boundaries
When Hardwicke was erected the Kent County line at its eastern end ran from Point Escuminac through land, then the waters of Northumberland Strait, then through land again, leaving a small piece of Kent County isolated from the rest.
In 1888 this fragment of Kent County was transferred to Hardwicke.[13]
Communities
Communities at least partly within the parish.
Bodies of water
Bodies of water[14] at least partly within the parish.
Islands
Islands at least partly within the parish.
- Bay du Vin Island
- Egg Island
- Fox Island
- Huckleberry Island
Other notable places
Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.[15]
- Bay du Vin Island Protected Natural Area
Demographics
Population
Population trend[16] [17]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|
| 2016 | 2,201 | 5.5% |
| 2011 | 2,329 | 6.2% |
| 2006 | 2,484 | 3.1% |
| 2001 | 2,564 | 4.8% |
| 1996 | 2,694 | 0.1% |
| 1991 | 2,698 | N/A | |
Language
Mother tongue (2016)[17]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|
| French only | 1,415 | 64.3% |
| English only | 730 | 33.2% |
| Both English and French | 45 | 2.0% |
| Other languages | 10 | 0.5% | |
See also
References
47.075°N -65.02°W
Notes and References
- Web site: Census Profile . Statistics Canada . 29 October 2022 . 26 October 2022.
- Web site: Greater Miramichi Regional Service Commission: RD 5 . Government of New Brunswick . 13 February 2023.
- Web site: Kent Regional Service Commission: RD 6 . Government of New Brunswick . 13 February 2023.
- Web site: Regions Regulation – Regional Service Delivery Act . Government of New Brunswick . 13 February 2023 . 21 July 2022.
- Web site: Local Service Districts Regulation - Municipalities Act . Government of New Brunswick . 13 February 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 . 239 . 17 March 2021.
- Book: Ganong. William F.. Additions and Corrections to Monographs on the Place-Nomenclature, Cartography, Historic Sites, Boundaries and Settlement-origins of the Province of New Brunswick. 12 April 2021. 1906. Royal Society of Canada. 26.
- Web site: Hardwicke Parish . Provincial Archives of New Brunswick . 17 April 2021.
- Book: Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1851.. 27 March 2021. 1851. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 11–12. 14 Vic. Local Acts c. 6 An Act for dividing the Parish of Glenelg, in the County of Northumberland, into two separate Parishes.. Local Acts have their own page numbering and follow page 56.
- Web site: No. 61 . Provincial Archives of New Brunswick . Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development . 18 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 62, 70, and 71 at same site.
- Web site: 175 . Transportation and Infrastructure . Government of New Brunswick . 18 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 176, 190–192, and 205–207 at same site.
- Web site: Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB) . Government of Canada . 18 June 2021.
- Book: Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick. Passed in the Months of March and April, 1888.. 1888. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 76–77. 51 Vic. c. 36 An Act to change a portion of the boundary line between the Counties of Northumberland and Kent, so far as relates to the Parishes of Hardwicke and Carleton.. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
- Not including brooks, ponds or coves.
- Web site: Explore New Brunswick's Protected Natural Areas . GeoNB . 2 July 2021.
- Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
- Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census Hardwicke, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick ]. Statistics Canada . September 25, 2019.
