McAdam Parish, New Brunswick explained
| McAdam |
| Settlement Type: | Parish |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Established Title: | Erected |
| Established Date: | 1895 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Land Km2: | 534.77 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 61 |
| Population Density Km2: | 0.1 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Change 2016-2021 |
| Population Blank1: | 16.4% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 45 |
| Timezone: | AST |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | ADT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Coordinates: | 45.68°N -67.4°W |
| Footnotes: | Figures do not include portion within the village of McAdam |
McAdam 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 McAdam and the local service district of the parish of McAdam,[3] both of which were members of the Southwest New Brunswick Service Commission (SNBSC).
Origin of name
The parish was named in honour of John McAdam, a timber merchant and politician who died in 1893.[4]
History
McAdam was erected in 1895 from Prince William and Dumfries Parishes.[5]
Boundaries
McAdam Parish is bounded:[2] [6] [7]
- on the northeast by a line beginning at a point about 825 metres east of Moon Pond, then running southeasterly along grant lines, crossing Shogomoc Lake, to the prolongation of the eastern line of large grants to the New Brunswick Railway Company and New Brunswick and Canada Railway and Land Company east of McAdam, then southerly along the railway grants, crossing Magaguadavic Lake, to the railway north of Mink Lake, then running south-southwesterly, south-southeasterly, and southerly, crossing Route 4 to a point about 1 kilometre south of Route 4 and 2.9 kilometres southwest of its junction with Diffen Road;
- on the southeast by a line paralleling the Sunbury County line, as with other parishes south of the Saint John River, striking the Charlotte County line about 3 kilometres east of Route 630;
- on the south by the Charlotte County line;
- on the west and southwest by the international border, running through the St. Croix River and Spednic Lake;
- on the northwest by a line beginning west of Sandy Point and running northeasterly, paralleling the southeastern line, to the starting point.
Communities
Communities at least partly within the parish.[8] bold indicates an incorporated municipality; italics indicate a name no longer in official use
Bodies of water
Bodies of water[9] at least partly within the parish.
Islands
Islands at least partly within the parish.
- Bells Island
- Ben Beaches Island
- Big Island
- Cummings Island
- Estys Island
- Hardwood Island
- Lindsay Island
- Little Indian Island
- Long Island
- Luffs Island
- O'Malleys Island
- Parker Island
- Star Island
- Todds Island
- Varney Island
- Whites Island
- Williams Island
- Works Island
Other notable places
Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.[10]
- Spednic Lake Protected Natural Area
Demographics
Parish population total does not include village of McAdam
Population
Population trend[11] [12]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|
| 2016 | 73 | 170.4%* |
| 2011 | 27 | 66.3%* |
| 2006 | 80 | 9.1% |
| 2001 | 88 | 17.0% |
| 1996 | 106 | 13.8% |
| 1991 | 123 | N/A | |
- The net change from 2006 to 2016 (80 people to 73) is a decline of 8.75%
Language
Mother tongue (2016)[12]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|
| English only | 70 | 93.3% |
| French only | 0 | 0% |
| Both English and French | 0 | 0% |
| Other languages | 5 | 6.7% | |
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[13]
See also
External links
45.68°N -67.4°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 . 25 July 2020.
- Book: Ganong . William F. . A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick . 1896 . Royal Society of Canada . 247 . 17 March 2021.
- 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. 157–160. 57 Vic. c. 34 An Act to erect part of the Parishes of Prince William and Dumfries, in the County of York, into a separate Parish.. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
- Web site: No. 124 . Provincial Archives of New Brunswick . Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development . 25 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 134, 135, and 145 at same site.
- Web site: 386 . Transportation and Infrastructure . Government of New Brunswick . 25 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 387, 405, 406, 423, 424, 438, and 439 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.
- Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
- Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census: McAdam, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick ]. Statistics Canada . October 7, 2019.
- Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas
