Huskisson Parish, New Brunswick Explained
| Huskisson |
| Settlement Type: | Parish |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Established Title: | Erected |
| Established Date: | 1827 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Land Km2: | 369.31 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 5 |
| Population Density Km2: | 0.0 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Change 2016-2021 |
| Population Blank1: | 66.7% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings (2021) |
| Population Blank2: | 8 |
| Timezone: | AST |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | ADT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Coordinates: | 46.525°N -65.465°W |
Huskisson is a geographic parish in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada.
For governance purposes the northern part of the parish is within the village of Five Rivers[2] while most belongs to the Kent rural district;[3] both are members of the Kent Regional Service Commission.[4]
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, the parish was part of the local service district of the parish of Harcourt. References to an LSD of Huskisson on provincial governance reforms maps are erroneous.
Origin of name
The parish was named in honour of William Huskisson, President of the Board of Trade at the time of its erection[5] and one of the plenipotentiaries of boundary negotiations with the United States in 1826.[6]
Addington Parish was named at the same time for the other British plenipotentiary, Henry Unwin Addington.
History
In 1827 Huskisson was erected from unassigned territory north of the Richibucto River,[7] comprising a shallower area than it has today.
In 1850 the southern boundary was altered to run due west from its starting point.[8] to include an area annexed by the county in 1845.[9]
Boundaries
Huskisson Parish is bounded:[10] [11] [12]
- on the west and northwest by the Northumberland County line;
- on the east by a line running north 22º west, based on the magnet of 1867, from a point on the Westmorland County line twenty miles (32.2 kilometres) west of the northern tip of Shediac Island;
- on the south by a line running due east and west from the mouth of Jimmy Graham Fork on the Richibucto River.
Communities
Communities at least partly within the parish;
Bodies of water
Bodies of water[13] at least partly in the parish:
- Kouchibouguacis River
- Richibucto River
- Sabbies River
- Big Forks Stream
- Little Forks Stream
- Hector Fork
- Jimmy Graham Fork
- Johnny Graham Fork
- North Forks
- South Forks
- Big Forks Lake
- Despres Lake
- Lake Francis
- McLain Lake
- Meadow Lake
- Sabbies Lake
Demographics
Population
Population trend[14] [15]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|
| 2021 | 5 | 66.7% |
| 2016 | 15 | 40.0% |
| 2011 | 25 | 49.0% |
| 2006 | 49 | 390.0% |
| 2001 | 10 | 44.4% |
| 1996 | 18 | 0.0% |
| 1991 | 18 | N/A | |
Language
Mother tongue language (2006)[16]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|
| English only | 40 | 72.73% |
| French only | 15 | 27.27% |
| Both English and French | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other languages | 0 | 0.00% | |
See also
References
46.525°N -65.465°W
Notes and References
- Web site: Census Profile . Statistics Canada . 29 October 2022 . 26 October 2022.
- Web site: Kent Regional Service Commission: RSC 6 . Government of New Brunswick . 26 February 2023.
- Web site: Kent Regional Service Commission: RD 6 . Government of New Brunswick . 26 February 2023.
- Web site: Regions Regulation – Regional Service Delivery Act . Government of New Brunswick . 26 February 2023 . 21 July 2022.
- Book: Ganong . William F. . A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick . 1896 . Royal Society of Canada . 241 . 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. 27.
- Book: Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1827.. 27 March 2021. 1827. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 97–103. 7 Geo. IV c. 31 An Act for the division of the County of Northumberland into three Counties, and to provide for the Government and Representation of the two new Counties..
- 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.
- Book: Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1845.. 27 March 2021. 1845. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 58. 8 Vic. c. 80 An Act to extend the Division Line between the Counties of Northumberland and Kent to the rear Line of the Counties of Queen's County and Sunbury..
- Web site: No. 78 . Provincial Archives of New Brunswick . Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development . 11 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 87, 88, 97, and 98 at same site.
- Web site: 249 . Transportation and Infrastructure . Government of New Brunswick . 11 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 250, 265–267, and 281–283 at same site.
- Web site: Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB) . Government of Canada . 11 June 2021.
- Not including brooks, ponds or coves.
- Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
- Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census: Huskisson, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick ]. Statistics Canada . August 27, 2019.
- http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=1308012&Geo2=PR&Code2=13&Data=Count&SearchText=Huskisson&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=Custom&Custom=1000,7000,8000 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Huskisson Parish, New Brunswick
