Maugerville Parish, New Brunswick Explained
| Maugerville |
| Settlement Type: | Parish |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Established Title: | Erected |
| Established Date: | 1786 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Land Km2: | 919.94 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 1,772 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1.9 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Change 2016-2021 |
| Population Blank1: | 3.2% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 726 |
| Timezone: | AST |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | ADT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Coordinates: | 45.8675°N -66.4525°W |
Maugerville (MAJOR-ville) is a geographic parish in Sunbury County, New Brunswick, Canada.[2]
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was divided between the local service districts of Noonan and the parish of Maugerville[3] (which further includes the special service area of Inner Maugerville), both of which were members of Capital Region Service Commission (RSC11).
Origin of name
The parish was named in honour of Joshua Mauger, Nova Scotia's agent in England and first name on the list of grantees in the township.[4]
History
Maugerville was first established in 1765 as a township of Nova Scotia.[5] The boundaries were significantly different, including part of Sheffield Parish but not extending as far inland.[6]
Maugerville was erected in 1786 as one of Sunbury County's original parishes.[7]
In 1850 Maugerville was extended to the county line, adding unassigned land to its rear.[8]
Boundaries
Maugerville Parish is bounded:[2] [9] [10]
- on the northeast by the Northumberland County line;
- on the southeast by a line beginning about on the county line about 2.6 kilometres northwesterly of Cains River, then following the prolongation of the southeastern line of a grant to Nathaniel Underhill and D. Palmer Jr. on the Saint John River, about 225 metres upstream of the foot of Middle Island, then following the prolongation southwesterly to the Saint John;
- on the southwest by the Saint John River;
- on the northwest by the York County line;
- including Oromocto Island in the Saint John River.
Communities
Communities at least partly within the parish.[11] italics indicate a name no longer in official use
Bodies of water
Bodies of water[12] at least partly within the parish.
- Cains River
- Gaspereau River
- Little River
- Saint John River
- Bartlett Millstream
- Burpee Millstream
- Little Portobello Stream
- Noonan Stream
- Portobello Stream
- Estey Creek
- Mud Creek
- Newcastle Creek
- Brook Styx
- more than ten officially named lakes
Islands
Islands at least partly within the parish.
- Bear Island
- Long Island
- Oromocto Island
Other notable places
Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.[13]
- Acadia Forestry Station
- Bantalor Wildlife Management Area
- Bull Pasture Bog Protected Natural Area
- Burpee Wildlife Management Area
- Burpee Lake Protected Natural Area[14]
- Gaspereau Protected Natural Area
- Grand Lake Protected Natural Area
- Little Forks Brook Protected Natural Area
- Little River Protected Natural Area
- Portobello Creek National Wildlife Area
Demographics
Population
Population trend[15] [16]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|
| 2016 | 1,831 | 3.1% |
| 2011 | 1,776 | 3.6% |
| 2006 | 1,715 | 0.9% |
| 2001 | 1,730 | 11.4% |
| 1996 | 1,553 | 5.9% |
| 1991 | 1,467 | N/A | |
Language
Mother tongue (2016)[16]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|
| English only | 1,680 | 91.9% |
| French only | 100 | 5.5% |
| Other languages | 40 | 2.2% |
| Both English and French | 10 | 0.6% | |
See also
References
45.8675°N -66.4525°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 . 22 July 2020.
- Book: Ganong . William F. . A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick . 1896 . Royal Society of Canada . 250 . 17 March 2021.
- Book: Ganong . William F. . A Monograph of Historic Sites in the Province of New Brunswick . 1899 . Royal Society of Canada . 333 . 27 March 2021.
- Book: Ganong . William F. . A Monograph of the Evolution of the Boundaries of the Province of New Brunswick . 1901 . Royal Society of Canada . 431 . 28 March 2021.
- 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: 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. 95 . Provincial Archives of New Brunswick . Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development . 22 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 96, 105, 106, 114, 115, 116, 126, and 127 at same site.
- Web site: 294 . Transportation and Infrastructure . Government of New Brunswick . 22 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 295, 296, 311, 312, 329–331, 350, 351, 371, 372, 391, and 392 at same site.
- Web site: Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB) . Government of Canada . 3 July 2021.
- Not including brooks, ponds or coves.
- Web site: Explore New Brunswick's Protected Natural Areas . GeoNB . 3 July 2021.
- 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: Maugerville, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick ]. Statistics Canada . September 29, 2019.
