Northfield Parish, New Brunswick Explained
| Northfield |
| Settlement Type: | Parish |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Established Title: | Erected |
| Established Date: | 1857 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Land Km2: | 303.27 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 577 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1.9 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Change 2016-2021 |
| Population Blank1: | 6.9% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 286 |
| Timezone: | AST |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | ADT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Coordinates: | 46.2167°N -65.9997°W |
| Footnotes: | Figures do not include portion within the village of Minto |
Northfield 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 village of Minto and the local service district of the parish of Northfield,[3] both of which were members of Capital Region Service Commission (RSC11).
Origin of name
William F. Ganong states that the parish was named for its position in the county.[4] The origin may be simpler, as Northfield was the northern polling district of Sheffield Parish before it was erected.[5]
History
Northfield was erected in 1857 from Sheffield Parish.[6]
Boundaries
Northfield Parish is bounded:[2] [7] [8] [9]
- on the northeast by the Northumberland County line, beginning at a point about 2.6 kilometres northwesterly of Cains River, then running southeasterly;
- on the southeast by the Queens County line;
- on the southwest by a line beginning on the Queens County line about 2 kilometres southwesterly of the Minto Dump Road, then running north-northwesterly along the prolongation of the eastern line of a grant to S. B. Corey on the northern side of Route 10 in New Zion, passing about 500 metres west of Colwell Street, to the Maugerville Parish line about 300 metres northwesterly of the mouth of Barton Brook;
- on the northwest by 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, running northeasterly to the starting point.
Communities
Communities at least partly within the parish; bold indicates an incorporated municipality
Bodies of water
Bodies of water[10] at least partly in the parish:
- North Forks Stream
- Doherty Creek
- Newcastle Creek
- Salmon Creek
- Dorsey Lake
- Jehu Lake
Demographics
Parish population total does not include portion within Minto
Population
Population trend[11] [12]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|
| 2016 | 620 | 3.6% |
| 2011 | 643 | 11.8% |
| 2006 | 729 | 0.1 % |
| 2001 | 728 | 9.1% |
| 1996 | 801 | N/A | |
Language
Mother tongue (2016)[12]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|
| English only | 590 | 94.4% |
| French only | 20 | 3.2% |
| Other languages | 10 | 1.6% |
| Both English and French | 5 | 0.8% | |
See also
References
46.2167°N -65.9997°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 . 22 July 2020.
- Book: Ganong . William F. . A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick . 1896 . Royal Society of Canada . 258 . 17 March 2021.
- Book: Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Month of November, 1854, and in the Months of February, March, and April, 1855.. 1855. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 127–150. 18 Vic. c. 37 An Act to Regulate the Election of Members to serve in the General Assembly.. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
- Book: Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in July 1856, and March and July 1857.. 27 March 2021. 1857. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 16–17. 20 Vic. c. 11 An Act to authorize the division of the Parish of Sheffield into two Parishes..
- Web site: No. 96 . Provincial Archives of New Brunswick . Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development . 22 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 106 and 116 at same site.
- Web site: 295 . Transportation and Infrastructure . Government of New Brunswick . 22 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 296, 312, 313, 331, 332, and 352 at same site.
- Web site: Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB) . Government of Canada . 22 June 2021.
- Not including brooks, ponds or coves.
- Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census: Northfield, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick ]. Statistics Canada . August 30, 2019.
