Saint-Léonard Parish, New Brunswick Explained
| Saint-Léonard |
| Settlement Type: | Parish |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Established Title: | Erected |
| Established Date: | 1850 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Land Km2: | 344.85 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 858 |
| Population Density Km2: | 2.5 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Change 2016-2021 |
| Population Blank1: | 12.0% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 380 |
| Timezone: | AST |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | ADT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Coordinates: | 47.235°N -67.8°W |
| Footnotes: | Figures do not include portion within the town of Saint-Léonard |
Saint-Léonard is a geographic parish in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada.
For governance purposes it is divided between the town of Vallée-des-Rivières[2] and the Northwest rural district,[3] both of which are members of the Northwest Regional Service Commission.[4]
Before the 2023 governance reform, the parish was divided between the town of Saint-Léonard and the local service district of the parish of Saint-Léonard,[5] part of which was included in Vallée-des-Rivières by the reform.
Origin of name
The parish's name may have been in honour of Leonard R. Coombes, local magistrate.[6]
History
Saint-Léonard was erected as Saint Leonard in 1850 from Madawaska Parish.[7] The parish was part of Victoria County and extended south of the modern county line.
In 1862 the boundary with Grand Falls Parish was altered.[8]
In 1864 part of Saint-Léonard was included Gordon Parish.[9]
In 1873 all of the parish south of the new Madawaska County line was added to Drummond Parish.[10]
In 1875 the county line with Victoria was altered and part of Drummond added to Saint-Léonard.[11]
In 1877 part of Saint-Léonard was included in the new Sainte-Anne Parish.[12]
In 1907 the southern part of Saint-Léonard was erected as Saint-André Parish.[13]
In 1946 Saint-Léonard was affected by the major reorganisation of Madawaska County parish boundaries.[14]
In 1973 the legal name was changed to Saint-Léonard.[15]
Boundaries
Saint-Léonard Parish is bounded:[16] [17]
- on the east, beginning at a point on the Victoria County line about 13.9 kilometres south of the Restigouche County line, then running south about 21.5 kilometres along the Victoria County line to the prolongation of the northwestern line of the Coombes Road Settlement, most of which runs along Route 17 before the highway turns farther north;
- on the southeast, beginning on the county line, then running southwesterly along the above prolongation the northernmost corner of a grant to Alex. Michaud, which is about 1 kilometre northeasterly of the bend of Route 17, then southeasterly and southwesterly along the northeastern and southeastern lines of the Michaud grant to the northernmost corner of a grant to Juliens John, which is at the end of Coombes Road, then southeasterly to the easternmost corner of the John grant, then southwesterly along the rear line of grants fronting on the Coombes Road until it strikes Route 255, then generally southwesterly along the rear line of grants fronting on Saint-Amand Road in Saint-André Parish until it strikes the rear line of grants on the Saint John River, which coincides with Route 2, then northwesterly to Bourgoin Road, then southwesterly along Bourgoin Road and its prolongation to the international border within the Saint John River;
- on the southwest by the international border within the Saint John River;
- on the northwest, beginning in the Saint John River on the prolongation of the northwestern line of a grant to Aaren Cire, about 750 metres upriver of the mouth of the Grande Rivière, then running northeasterly along the Cire grant to Grande Rivière, then upriver to the northwestern line of a grant to F. X. Violette & Others, about 600 metres northwesterly of the junction of Diamond Road and Chemin de la Grande-Rivière,[18] then southeasterly along the Violette grant, through the above junction, until it meets the corner of a triangular grant to D. Thibodeau, then easterly along the Thibodeau grant to the rear line of the Harrison Settlement, then generally northeasterly along Harrison Settlement to its end and then the rear line of grants on the southeastern side of Grande Rivière in Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes Parish to the end, then northeasterly along the prolongation of the rear line of the last eight Grande Rivière grants to the starting point.
Communities
Communities at least partly within the parish.[19] bold indicates an incorporated municipality; italics indicate a name no longer in official use
- Bellefleur
- Coombes Road
- Cyr Junction
- Grand River
- Grand-Ruisseau
- Harrison Brook Settlement
- Martin Siding
- Poitras
- Rang-des-Bourgoin
- Saint-Léonard
- Saint-Léonard-Parent
- Veneer
- Violette Settlement
Bodies of water
Bodies of water[20] at least partly within the parish.
Other notable places
Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.
Demographics
Parish population total does not include town of Saint-Léonard
Population
Population trend[21] [22]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|
| 2016 | 975 | 7.3% |
| 2011 | 1,052 | 1.3% |
| 2006 | 1,039 | 2.0% |
| 2001 | 1,060 | 5.5% |
| 1996 | 1,122 | 14.8% |
| 1991 | 977 | N/A | |
Language
Mother tongue (2016)[22]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|
| French only | 865 | 90.1% |
| English only | 75 | 7.8% |
| Both English and French | 20 | 2.1% |
| Other languages | 0 | 0% | |
See also
References
47.235°N -67.8°W
Notes and References
- Web site: Census Profile . Statistics Canada . 30 October 2022 . 26 October 2022.
- Web site: Northwest Regional Service Commission: RSC 1 . Government of New Brunswick . 24 January 2023.
- Web site: Northwest Regional Service Commission: RD 1 . Government of New Brunswick . 24 January 2023.
- Web site: Regions Regulation – Regional Service Delivery Act . Government of New Brunswick . 24 January 2023 . 21 July 2022.
- Web site: Local Service Districts Regulation - Municipalities Act . Government of New Brunswick . 24 January 2023 . 25 June 2021.
- Book: Ganong . William F. . A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick . 1896 . Royal Society of Canada . 269 . 17 March 2021.
- 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 March and April 1862.. 27 March 2021. 1862. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 117. 25 Vic. c. 46 An Act to alter the Boundary Line between the Parishes of Grand Falls and Saint Leonard, in the County of Victoria..
- 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 Months of March & April 1873.. 1873. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 78–81. 36 Vic. c. 28 An Act to divide the County of Victoria into two Counties, and provide for the government of the new County.. 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 April 1875.. 1875. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 359–360. 38 Vic. c. 101 An Act to alter the Division line between the Counties of Victoria and Madawaska.. 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 March 1877.. 1877. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 125–128. 40 Vic. c. 30 An Act to erect parts of the Parishes of Saint Leonard, Saint Basil, Madawaska, and Saint Francis, in the County of Madawaska, into three additional Parishes.. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
- Book: Acts of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick. Passed in the Month of March. 1906.. 1906. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 62–66. 6 Edward 7 c. 22 An Act to amend an Act intituled 'An Act to revise and codify an Act to provide for the division of the Province into Counties, Towns and Parishes,' so far as relates to the County of Madawaska..
- Book: Acts of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Passed During the Session of 1946. 1946. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 321–339. 10 Geo. VI. c. 95 An Act to amend Chapter 2 of the Revised Statutes, 1927, respecting the division of the Province into Counties, Towns and Parishes, in so far as it relates to the County of Madawaska..
- 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. 35 . Provincial Archives of New Brunswick . Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development . 16 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 44, 45, and 54 at same site.
- Web site: 101 . Transportation and Infrastructure . Government of New Brunswick . 16 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 122, 123, 144, 145, 161, 162, and 177 at same site.
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- Web site: Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB) . Government of Canada . 6 July 2021.
- Not including brooks, ponds or coves.
- Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
- Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census: Saint-Léonard, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick ]. Statistics Canada . September 23, 2019.
