Peel Parish, New Brunswick Explained

Peel
Settlement Type:Parish
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:County
Established Title:Erected
Established Date:1859
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Land Km2:112.74
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:1,198
Population Density Km2:10.6
Population Blank1 Title:Change 2016-2021
Population Blank1: 0.2%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:508
Timezone:AST
Utc Offset:-4
Timezone Dst:ADT
Utc Offset Dst:-3
Coordinates:46.355°N -67.555°W
Footnotes:Figures do not include portion within the town of Florenceville-Bristol

Peel is a geographic parish in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada,[2] situated on the eastern bank of the Saint John River.

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was comprised one local service district and part of one town, both of which were members of the Western Valley Regional Service Commission (WVRSC).

The Census subdivision of Peel Parish includes all of the geographic parish except the town of Florenceville-Bristol.[1]

Origin of name

The parish may have been named after one of two brothers: Jonathan Peel, Secretary of State for War when the parish was created, or Robert Peel, who was twice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.[3]

History

Peel was erected in 1859 from northwestern Brighton Parish.[4] It included the southwestern corner of Aberdeen Parish until 1863.[5]

Boundaries

Peel Parish is bounded:[6] [7]

Municipality

The town of Florenceville-Bristol comprises the northwestern corner of the parish.[8]

Local service district

The local service district of the parish of Peel comprised all of the parish outside Florenceville-Bristol.[9]

The LSD was established in 1966[10] to assess for fire service following the abolition of county government under the new Municipalities Act. Community services were added in 1967.[11]

In 2020, the LSD assesses for community and recreation services in addition to the basic LSD services of fire protection, police services, land use planning, emergency measures, and dog control.[12] The taxing authority was 211.00 Peel.

LSD advisory committee: Yes. Chair Jill Hunter was an alternate on the WVRSC board in 2015[13] and 2016.[14] Chair Joseph Trevors has sat on the board since 2017.[15] [16] [17] [18]

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish;[19] bold indicates an incorporated municipality; italics indicate a name no longer in official use

Bodies of water

Bodies of water[20] at least partly in the parish:

Islands

Islands at least partly in the parish:

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly in the parish.[21]

Demographics

Parish population total does not include portion within Florenceville-Bristol

Population

Population trend[22] [23]

CensusPopulationChange (%)
20161,196 2.2%
20111,223 2.7%
20061,257 5.4%
20011,3293.3%
1996Adj1,3756.9%
19961,2861.2%
19911,271N/A

Language

Mother tongue (2016)[23]

LanguagePopulationPct (%)
English only1,135 95.4%
French only151.3%
Other languages403.4%
Both English and French00%

See also

References



46.355°N -67.555°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census Profile . Statistics Canada . 30 October 2022 . 26 October 2022.
  2. Web site: Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act . Government of New Brunswick . 13 November 2020.
  3. Book: Ganong . William F. . A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick . 1896 . Royal Society of Canada . 261 . 17 March 2021.
  4. Book: Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in March and April 1859.. 27 March 2021. 1859. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 128–129. 22 Vic. c. 50 An Act to divide the Parish of Brighton, in the County of Carleton..
  5. Book: Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Month of April, 1863.. 27 March 2021. 1863. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 99–101. 26 Vic. c. 43 An Act to erect a new Parish in the County of Carleton..
  6. Web site: No. 91 . Provincial Archives of New Brunswick . Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development . 27 June 2021. Remainder of parish on map 92 at same site.
  7. Web site: 271 . Transportation and Infrastructure . Government of New Brunswick . 27 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 272, 287, and 288 at same site.
  8. Web site: New Brunswick Regulation 85-6 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 85-45) . Government of New Brunswick . 2 January 2021.
  9. Web site: New Brunswick Regulation 84-168 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 84-582) . Government of New Brunswick . 2 January 2021.
  10. Regulation 66–41 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 66–968) . The Royal Gazette . Fredericton . 21 December 1966 . 124 . 604–605.
  11. Regulation 67–130 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 67–1196) . The Royal Gazette . Fredericton . 3 January 1968 . 126 . 10–11.
  12. Web site: 2020 Local Government Statistics for New Brunswick . Department of Environment and Local Government . 55 . 2 January 2021.
  13. Web site: 2015 Annual Report . Western Valley Regional Service Commission . 2 . 27 January 2021 . 2016.
  14. Web site: 2016 Annual Report . Western Valley Regional Service Commission . 2 . 27 January 2021 . 2016.
  15. Web site: 2017 Annual Report . Western Valley Regional Service Commission . 2 . 27 January 2021 . 2016.
  16. Web site: 2018 Annual Report . Western Valley Regional Service Commission . 2 . 27 January 2021 . 2016.
  17. Web site: 2019 Annual Report . Western Valley Regional Service Commission . 2 . 27 January 2021 . 2016.
  18. Web site: Board of Directors Meeting: Minutes of Meeting . Western Valley Regional Service Commission . 26 January 2021 . 3 September 2020.
  19. Web site: Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB) . Government of Canada . 28 June 2021.
  20. Not including brooks, ponds or coves.
  21. Web site: Explore New Brunswick's Protected Natural Areas . GeoNB . 1 July 2021.
  22. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  23. Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census: Peel, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick ]. Statistics Canada . August 30, 2019.

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