New Maryland Parish, New Brunswick Explained
| New Maryland |
| Settlement Type: | Parish |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Established Title: | Erected |
| Established Date: | 1850 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Land Km2: | 375.02 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 2,806 |
| Population Density Km2: | 7.5 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Change 2016-2021 |
| Population Blank1: | 7.7% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 1,057 |
| Timezone: | AST |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | ADT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Coordinates: | 45.6925°N -66.8125°W |
| Footnotes: | Figures do not include portion within the village of New Maryland |
New Maryland is a geographic parish in York County, New Brunswick, Canada.[2]
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was divided between the village of New Maryland the local service district of the parish of New Maryland,[3] both of which were members of Capital Region Service Commission (RSC11). The LSD further includes the special service areas of Howorth and Nasonworth.
Origin of name
The parish probably came from members of the Maryland Loyalists Battalion who settled in the area. Ganong states that the name came from the settlement of Maryland.[4]
History
New Maryland was erected in 1850 from Kingsclear Parish and unassigned territory.[5]
Boundaries
New Maryland Parish is bounded:[2] [6] [7]
- on the northeast by the city of Fredericton;
- on the southeast by the Sunbury County line;
- on the south by the Charlotte County line;
- on the northwest by a line beginning on the Charlotte County line about 3.6 kilometres west of Big Kedron Lake and about 4 kilometres east of Route 3 and running northeasterly parallel to the Sunbury County line until it reaches Fredericton.
Communities
Communities at least partly within the parish.[8] bold indicates an incorporated municipality
Bodies of water
Bodies of water[9] at least partly within the parish.
- North Branch Oromocto River
- Lyons Stream
- Nasonworth Millstream
- South Branch Rusagonis Stream
- Yoho Stream
- Big Kedron Lake
- Little Lake
- Little Kedron Lake
- Mud Lake
- Oromocto Lake
Islands
Islands at least partly within the parish.
Other notable places
Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.
- University of New Brunswick Wildlife Refuge[10]
Demographics
Parish population total does not include village of New Maryland
Population
Population trend[11] [12]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|
| 2016 | 2,606 | 5.7% |
| 2011 | 2,466 | 5.0% |
| 2006 | 2,348 | 2.7% |
| 2001 | 2,286 | 4.2% |
| 1996 | 2,193 | 18.0% |
| 1991 | 1,858 | N/A | |
Language
Mother tongue (2016)[12]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|
| English only | 2,300 | 88.5% |
| French only | 240 | 9.2% |
| Other languages | 40 | 1.5% |
| Both English and French | 20 | 0.8% | |
See also
References
45.6925°N -66.8125°W
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 . 25 July 2020.
- Book: Ganong . William F. . A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick . 1896 . Royal Society of Canada . 250, 257 . 17 March 2021.
- Book: Acts of the General Assembly of Her Mjaesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1850.. 27 March 2021. 1850. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 142–152, 145–149. 13 Vic. c. 51 An Act to consolidate all the Laws now in force for the division of the Province into Counties, Towns and Parishes.. Book was poorly proofread, resulting in title typo and reuse of page numbers 145–152.
- Web site: No. 126 . Provincial Archives of New Brunswick . Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development . 25 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 136, 137, 146, and 147 at same site.
- Web site: 370 . Transportation and Infrastructure . Government of New Brunswick . 25 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 390, 408, 409, 426, 427, 440, and 441 at same site.
- Web site: Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB) . Government of Canada . 7 July 2021.
- Not including brooks, ponds or coves.
- 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.
- Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
- Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census New Maryland, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick ]. Statistics Canada . October 8, 2019.
