Johnston Parish, New Brunswick Explained
| Johnston |
| Settlement Type: | Parish |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Established Title: | Erected |
| Established Date: | 1839 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Land Km2: | 360.87 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 638 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1.8 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Change 2016-2021 |
| Population Blank1: | 13.9% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 384 |
| Timezone: | AST |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | ADT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Coordinates: | 45.84°N -64.59°W |
| Footnotes: | Figures do not include portion within the village of Cambridge-Narrows |
Johnston Parish 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 Johnston,[3] both of which were members of Kings Regional Service Commission (RSC8).
Origin of name
The parish was named in honour of Hugh Johnston Jr., MLA for Queens County and member of the Executive Council at the time.[4] Johnston's father Hugh preceded him as MLA from Saint John County and died there in 1829.
History
Johnston was erected in 1839 from Wickham Parish.[5]
In 1852 part of Johnston was included in the newly erected Cambridge Parish.[6]
In 1856 the boundary with Cambridge Parish was altered.[7]
Boundaries
Johnston Parish is bounded:[2] [8] [9] [10]
- on the east by a line running north-northwesterly from north of the end of Chittick Road in Marrtown, crossing the Canaan River east of Phillips Brook and striking the Waterborough Parish line about 2 kilometres northwest of Parks Lake;
- on the southeast by the Kings County line;
- on the west by a line running north from the Kings County line along Route 695 and Watson Road to Washademoak Lake, then upstream through the middle of the lake to a point about three hundred metres southwest of Fowlers Cove, then northeasterly to Route 715, then northwesterly along the highway and Fowler Road to the Waterborough Parish line about 1.5 kilometres past the junction of Fowler Road with Route 715;
- on the northwest by a line running north 54º east from a point on the Saint John River about 1.8 kilometres southwest of the Route 715 bridge over McAlpines Brook.
Communities
Communities at least partly within the parish.
- Annidale
- Bagdad
- Cambridge-Narrows
- Canaan Rapids
- Chambres Corner
- Codys
- Coles Island
- Goshen
- Highfield
- Long Creek
- Partridge Valley
- Phillipstown
- Salmon Creek
- Smith Corner
- Thornetown
- Washademoak
- Waterloo Corner
- Youngs Cove Road
Bodies of water
Bodies of water[11] at least partly within the parish.
Islands
Islands at least partly within the parish.
Other notable places
Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.[12]
- Partridge Valley East Protected Natural Area
- Phillipstown Protected Natural Area
Demographics
Parish population total does not include portion within Cambridge-Narrows
Population
Population trend[13] [14]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|
| 2016 | 560 | 15.2% |
| 2011 | 660 | 3.5% |
| 2006 | 684 | 0.4% |
| 2001 | 687 | | - | 1996 | | 0.0% |
| 1991 | | N/A --> | |
Language
Mother tongue (2016)[14]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|
| English only | 545 | 97.3% |
| French only | 10 | 1.8% |
| Both English and French | 0 | 0% |
| Other languages | 5 | 0.9% | |
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[15]
See also
References
45.8752°N -65.7954°W
Notes and References
- Web site: Census Profile . Statistics Canada . 29 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. . A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick . 1896 . Royal Society of Canada . 242 . 17 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 Months of March, April, and May 1856.. 27 March 2021. 1856. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 4–5. 19 Vic. c. 5 An Act to alter the Division Line of the Parish of Cambridge, in Queen's County..
- Web site: No. 117 . Provincial Archives of New Brunswick . Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development . 19 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 128, 129, 139, and 140 at same site.
- Web site: 353 . Transportation and Infrastructure . Government of New Brunswick . 19 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 354, 374, 375, 394, 395, 413, and 414 at same site.
- Web site: Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB) . Government of Canada . 19 June 2021.
- Not including brooks, ponds or coves.
- Web site: Explore New Brunswick's Protected Natural Areas . GeoNB . 2 July 2021.
- Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census
- Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census Johnston, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick ]. Statistics Canada . September 27, 2019.
- Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas
