Perth Parish, New Brunswick Explained
| Perth |
| Settlement Type: | Parish |
| Mapsize: | 225px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Established Title: | Erected |
| Established Date: | 1833 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Land Km2: | 318.10 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 1,047 |
| Population Density Km2: | 3.3 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Change 2016-2021 |
| Population Blank1: | 3.2% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 560 |
| Timezone: | AST |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | ADT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Coordinates: | 46.69°N -67.62°W |
| Footnotes: | Figures do not include portions within the village of Perth-Andover and the Tobique 20 Indian reserve |
Perth is a geographic parish in Victoria County, New Brunswick, Canada.[2]
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was divided between the village of Perth-Andover, the Indian reserve of Tobique 20, and the local service district of the parish of Perth.[3] The village and LSD were both members of the Western Valley Regional Service Commission (WVRSC).
Origin of name
Sir Archibald Campbell, then Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick, was born at Glen Lyon, Perthshire, Scotland. Another possible origin is that local Scotch settlers named it for the city of Perth, Scotland.[4]
History
Perth was erected in 1833 in Carleton County from Kent Parish.[5] The parish included all of modern Victoria County east of the Saint John River and south of the Grand Falls.
In 1850 Victoria County was erected from Carleton County; the new county line ran through Perth, removing part of the parish.[6]
In 1853 all of Perth north of the Tobique Indian Reserve was included in the newly erected Grand Falls Parish.[7]
In 1854 the county line was moved to the pre-1850 southern line of Perth.[8]
In 1864 the eastern part of Perth was included in the newly erected Gordon Parish.[9] Three months later the pre-1854 county line was restored.[10]
Boundaries
Perth Parish is bounded:[2] [11] [12]
- on the north by a line running true east from the northwestern corner of the Tobique 20 Indian reserve on the Saint John River;
- on the east by the Royal Road, starting about 14.5 kilometres inland and running southerly or south-southeasterly along a path passing west of Birch Ridge, through Red Rapids, to the Carleton County line north of Chapmanville;
- on the south by the Carleton County line;
- on the west by the Saint John River.
Communities
Communities at least partly within the parish.[13] bold indicates an incorporated municipality or Indian reserve; italics indicate a name no longer in official use
Bodies of water
Bodies of water[14] at least partly within the parish.
Other notable places
Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.[15]
- Blind Gully Brook Protected Natural Area
- Pokiok River Protected Natural Area
- Porcupine Mountain Protected Natural Area
- Tobique Narrows Dam
Demographics
Parish population total does not include Tobique 20 Indian reserve and portion within Perth-Andover
Population
Population trend[16] [17]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|
| 2016 | 1,082 | 1.3% |
| 2011 | 1,096 | 12.9% |
| 2006 | 1,259 | 2.3% |
| 2001 | 1,288 | 3.5% |
| 1996 | 1,335 | 1.8% |
| 1991 | 1,311 | N/A | |
Language
Mother tongue (2016)[17]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|
| English only | 995 | 92.1% |
| French only | 65 | 6.0% |
| Other languages | 15 | 1.4% |
| Both English and French | 5 | 0.5% | |
See also
External links
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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 . 23 July 2020.
- Book: Ganong. William F.. Additions and Corrections to Monographs on the Place-Nomenclature, Cartography, Historic Sites, Boundaries and Settlement-origins of the Province of New Brunswick. 12 April 2021. 1906. Royal Society of Canada. 41.
- Book: Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1833.. 27 March 2021. 1833. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 114–115. 3 Wm. IV c. 17 An Act to divide the Parish of Kent, in the County of Carleton, into Five 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.
- Book: Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1852.. 27 March 2021. 1852. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 55. 15 Vic. c. 35 An Act to erect part of the Parish of Andover, the County of Victoria, into a separate Parish..
- Book: The Revised Statutes of New Brunswick Volume 1.. 27 March 2021. 1854. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 2–19. Chapter 1..
- 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. 101. 26 Vic. c. 44 An Act to erect parts of the Parishes of Grand Falls, Perth, and Saint Leonard, in the County of Victoria, into a separate Town or Parish..
- Book: Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Month of April 1864.. 27 March 2021. 1864. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 50–51. 27 Vic. c. 27 An Act to define the Boundaries between the Counties of Carleton and Victoria..
- Web site: No. 72 . Provincial Archives of New Brunswick . Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development . 23 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 73, 81, and 82 at same site.
- Web site: 208 . Transportation and Infrastructure . Government of New Brunswick . 23 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 209, 223, 224, 239, and 240 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: Perth, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick ]. Statistics Canada . October 2, 2019.
