Kingsclear Parish, New Brunswick Explained
| Kingsclear |
| Settlement Type: | Parish |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Established Title: | Erected |
| Established Date: | 1786 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Land Km2: | 150.11 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 2,839 |
| Population Density Km2: | 18.9 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Change
2016-2021 |
| Population Blank1: | 0.6% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 1,104 |
| Timezone: | AST |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | ADT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Coordinates: | 45.885°N -66.9075°W |
| Footnotes: | Figures do not include portions within the city of Fredericton, the Kingsclear 6 Indian reserve, and the rural community of Hanwell |
Kingsclear 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 city of Fredericton, the Indian reserve of Kingsclear 6, the incorporated rural community of Hanwell,[3] and the local service district of the parish of Kingsclear,[4] all of which except the Indian reserve were members of Capital Region Service Commission (RSC11). The LSD includes the special service area of Oswald Gray.
Origin of name
The parish's name may be a shortening of King's Clearing, a reference to early clearing of forests in the area.[5] [6]
History
Kingsclear was erected in 1786 as one of the county's original parishes.[7] The parish ran twelve miles back into the country and included the islands in front of it in the Saint John River.
In 1845 Madam Keswick Island (Keswick Island and Mitchells Island) was transferred to Douglas Parish.[8]
In 1850 the area behind Fredericton was included in the newly erected New Maryland Parish; Merrithews Island (Upper and Lower Shores Islands) was transferred to Douglas; and Kingsclear was extended back to the Charlotte County line.[9]
In 1855 the rear of Kingsclear was included in the newly erected Manners Sutton Parish.[10]
In 1867 Nevers Island and part of Sugar Island were transferred to Douglas.[11]
In 1869 the 1867 changes were repealed.[12]
In 1903 the 1867 changes were reinstituted.[13]
In 1973 Nevers Island was returned to Kingsclear.[14]
Boundaries
Kingsclear Parish is bounded:[2] [15] [16]
- on the north by the Saint John River;
- on the southeast by a line beginning on the Saint John River about 2.4 kilometres upstream of the Westmorland Street bridge and slightly downstream of Riverside Court, then running south-southwesterly along the prolongation of the western line of the University of New Brunswick Game Refuge and the Refuge itself to the rear line of Fredericton,[17] then running southwesterly about 23 kilometres along the New Maryland Parish-Hanwell boundary to the northeastern line of Manners Sutton Parish;
- on the southwest by a line running north 45º west, along the rear line of Hanwell and the southeastern line a grant to James Taylor on the western side of Route 640, to a point about 1.25 kilometres past Jewetts Creek;
- on the northwest by the prolongation of the northwestern line of the New Market Settlement Grants, which run along Route 3 east of Kings Landing, striking the Saint John River on the eastern side of Wheeler Cove;
- including all islands in the Saint John River in front of the parish except Upper Shores, Lower Shores, Mitchells, Merrithews, and Keswick, and part of Sugar Island roughly north and west of the Baseline Road.
Communities
Communities at least partly within the parish.[18] bold indicates an incorporated municipality, incorporated rural community or Indian reserve
- Central Kingsclear
- Fredericton
- French Village
- Hanwell
- Somerset Park
- Starlite Village
- Island View
- Kingsclear
- Kingsclear 6
- Longs Creek
- Mazerolle Settlement
- Newmarket
- Oswald Gray
- Smithfield
- Yoho
Bodies of water
Bodies of water[19] at least partly within the parish.
- Saint John River
- Glooscap Reach
- Grand Pass
- Scoodawakscook Bend
- Nasonworth Millstream
- South Branch Rusagonis Stream
- Currier Creek
- Garden Creek
- Kellys Creek
- Longs Creek
- Shin Creek
- Mactaquac Lake
- Murray Lake
- Tower Lake
- Yoho Lake
Islands
Islands at least partly within the parish. italics indicate a name no longer in official use
- Burpee Island
- Clements Island
- Currie Island
- Dunphy Island
- Eqpahak (Savage Island)
- Hartts Island
- Jewett Island
- McGibbon Island
- Murray Island
- Nevers Island
- Parsnip Island
- Pitt Island
- Ross Island
- Sugar Island
Other notable places
Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.
Demographics
Parish population total does not include Hanwell, Kingsclear 6 Indian reserve, and portion within Fredericton
Population
Population trend[22] [23]
| Census | Kingsclear | Hanwell | Total Population | Change (%) |
|---|
| 2016 | 2,822 | 4,750 | 7,572 | 2.4% |
| 2011 revised | 2,651 | 4,740 | 7,391 | 0% |
| 2011 | 7,391 | -- | 7,391 | 10.5% |
| 2006 | 6,689 | -- | 6,689 | 5.4% |
| 2001 | 6,349 | -- | 6,349 | 4.6% |
| 1996 adj | 6,653 | -- | 6,653 | 13.8% |
| 1996 | 5,844 | -- | 5,844 | 15.6% |
| 1991 | 5,055 | -- | 5,055 | N/A | |
- "2011 revised" reflects the result after the creation of the Rural Community of Hanwell
Language
Mother tongue language (2006)[24]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|
| English only | 5,760 | 86.68% |
| French only | 655 | 9.86% |
| Other languages | 185 | 2.78% |
| Both English and French | 45 | 0.68% | |
See also
External links
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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 2014-30 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 2014-81) . Government of New Brunswick . 25 July 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 . 243 . 17 March 2021.
- Web site: Kingsclear Parish . Provincial Archives of New Brunswick . 24 October 2020.
- 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 Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1845.. 27 March 2021. 1845. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 46. 8 Vic. c. 66 An Act to annex the Madam Kiswick Island to the Parish of Douglas, in the County of York..
- 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 Month of November, 1854, and in the Months of February, March, and April, 1855.. 1855. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 175. 18 Vic. c. 46 An Act to erect a part of the Parishes of Kingsclear and Prince William, in the County of York, into a separate Town or Parish.. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
- Book: Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Month of June 1867.. 27 March 2021. 1867. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 53. 30 Vic. c. 30 An Act to alter and amend Chapter 1, Title I, of the Revised Statutes, 'Of the Division of the Province into Counties and Parishes.'..
- Book: Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick. Passed in the Month of April 1869.. 1869. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 136–137. 32 Vic. c. 79 An Act relating to certain Islands in the River Saint John, lying in front of the Parishes of Kingsclear and Douglas, in the County of York.. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
- Book: The Consolidated Statutes of New Brunswick, 1903. Vol. I.. 1903. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 17–54. Chapter 2. Respecting the Division of the Province into Counties, Towns, and Parishes..
- Book: Revised Statutes of New Brunswick 1973 Volume IV. 1973. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 1–70. Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act. The original printed version is cited separately to distinguish it from the edited version available online.
- Web site: No. 125 . Provincial Archives of New Brunswick . Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development . 25 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 126, 136, and 137 at same site.
- Web site: 369 . Transportation and Infrastructure . Government of New Brunswick . 25 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 370, 389, 390, and 408 at same site.
- This was the western boundary of Fredericton before the amalgamations of 1973 and is what's used in the Territorial Division Act.
- Web site: Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB) . Government of Canada . 7 July 2021.
- Not including brooks, ponds or coves.
- 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.
- New Brunswick Regulation 2017-46 under the Parks Act (O.C. 2017-293) . The Royal Gazette . 13 December 2017 . 175 . 1496–1497 . 7 July 2021 . . . 1714-9428.
- Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
- Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census Kingsclear, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick and Hanwell, Rural community [Census subdivision], New Brunswick ]. Statistics Canada . October 8, 2019 .
- http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=1310018&Geo2=PR&Code2=13&Data=Count&SearchText=Kingsclear&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=Custom&Custom=1000,7000,8000 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Kingsclear Parish, New Brunswick
