Wickham Parish, New Brunswick Explained
| Wickham |
| Settlement Type: | Parish |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Established Title: | Erected |
| Established Date: | 1786 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Land Km2: | 160.54 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 409 |
| Population Density Km2: | 2.5 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Change 2016-2021 |
| Population Blank1: | 4.2% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 383 |
| Timezone: | AST |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | ADT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Footnotes: | Figures do not include portion within the village of Cambridge-Narrows |
Wickham is a geographic parish in Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada.[2]
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was divided between the village of Cambridge-Narrows and the local service district of the parish of Wickham,[3] both of which were members of Kings Regional Service Commission (RSC8).
Origin of name
The parish may have been named for Wickham, Hampshire,[4] near the birthplace of William Spry. Among Spry's numerous pre-Loyalist grants was one of 3000 acres in the Wickham area in 1774.[5]
History
Wickham was erected in 1786 as one of the county's original parish.[6] The parish surrounded Washademoak Lake and extended past the county line.[7]
In 1839 the northeastern part of Wickham was erected as Johnston Parish.[8]
In 1852 part of Wickham was included in the newly erected Cambridge Parish.[9]
In 1895 the eastern half of Long Island was transferred from Hampstead Parish.[10]
Boundaries
Wickham Parish is bounded:[2] [11] [12] [13]
- on the east by a line beginning on Washademoak lake at the end of Watson Road in Cambridge-Narrows, then running southeasterly along Watson Road and Route 695 to the Kings County line;
- on the southeast by the Kings County line;
- on the west by the Saint John River;
- on the northwest by Washademoak Lake;
- including Hog Island, Killaboy Island, Lower Musquash Island, and the eastern half of Long Island.
Communities
Communities at least partly within the parish; bold indicates an incorporated municipality
Bodies of water
Bodies of water[14] at least partly in the parish:
- Saint John River
- Colwells Creek
- Washademoak Creek
- Cranberry Lake
- Long Island Lake
- Musquash Lake
- Washademoak Lake
Islands
Islands in the parish:
- Birch Island
- Hog Island
- Killaboy Island
- Long Island
- Lower Musquash Island
- Pine Island
Other notable places
Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places in the parish.
Demographics
Parish population total does not include portion within Cambridge-Narrows
Population
Population trend[15] [16]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|
| 2016 | 427 | 0.2% |
| 2011 | 426 | 7.4% |
| 2006 | 460 | 14.2% |
| 2001 | 402 | |
| 1996 | | 0.0% |
| 1991 | | N/A --> | |
Language
Mother tongue (2016)[16]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|
| English only | 410 | 95.3% |
| French only | 5 | 1.2% |
| Both English and French | 5 | 1.2% |
| Other languages | 10 | 2.3% | |
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[17]
See also
References
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Notes and References
- Web site: Census Profile . Statistics Canada . 30 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 84-168 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 84-582) . Government of New Brunswick . 19 July 2020.
- 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. x.
- Book: Ganong . William F. . A Monograph of Historic Sites in the Province of New Brunswick . 1899 . Royal Society of Canada . 17 April 2021 . 334.
- Book: Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick, passed in the year 1786.. 20 March 2021. 1786. Government of New Brunswick. Saint John, New Brunswick. 3–12. 26 Geo. III Chapter I. An Act for the better ascertaining and confirming the Boundaries of the several Counties within this Province, and for subdividing them into Towns or Parishes..
- Book: Ganong . William F. . A Monograph of the Evolution of the Boundaries of the Province of New Brunswick . 1901 . Royal Society of Canada . Map No. 35 . 21 March 2021.
- Book: Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1839.. 27 March 2021. 1839. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 65–66. 2 Vic. c. 21 An Act to erect a part of the Parish of Wickham, in Queen's County into a separate and distinct Town or Parish..
- Book: Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1852.. 27 March 2021. 1852. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 55–56. 15 Vic. c. 36 An Act for the erection of a new Parish in Queen's County..
- Book: Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick. Passed in the Month of April, 1894.. 1894. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 160–161. 57 Vic. c. 35 An Act to change the boundaries of the Parishes of Wickham and Hampstead, in the County of Queen's.. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
- Web site: No. 139 . Provincial Archives of New Brunswick . Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development . 19 June 2021. Remainder of parish on map 149 at same site.
- Web site: 394 . Transportation and Infrastructure . Government of New Brunswick . 19 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 412, 413, 430, and 431 at same site.
- Web site: Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB) . Government of Canada . 19 June 2021.
- Not including brooks, ponds or coves.
- Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census
- Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census Wickham, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick ]. Statistics Canada . September 27, 2019.
- Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas
