Prince William Parish, New Brunswick Explained
| Prince William |
| Settlement Type: | Parish |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Established Title: | Erected |
| Established Date: | 1786 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Land Km2: | 284.39 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 1,083 |
| Population Density Km2: | 3.8 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Change 2016-2021 |
| Population Blank1: | 16.5% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 648 |
| Timezone: | AST |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | ADT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Coordinates: | 45.905°N -67.03°W |
Prince William is a geographic parish in York County, New Brunswick, Canada.[2]
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it formed the local service district of the parish of Prince William,[3] which was a member of Capital Region Service Commission (RSC11).
Origin of name
The parish is named in honour of Prince William, patron of the King's American Dragoons who settled the area.[4]
History
Prince William was erected in 1786 as one of the county's original parishes.[5] It extended as far inland as the rear line of Kingsclear Parish, which was twelve miles from the Saint John River, and well as any islands in front of it in the river.
In 1833 the western part of Prince William was included in the newly erected Dumfries Parish.[6]
In 1847 four islands were transferred to Queensbury Parish.[7] Little Coac, Big Coac, and Great Bear all appear on the cadastral map of the area;[8] Bloodworth appears as Heustis Island, which was granted to N. Bloodworth.
In 1855 an interior area was included in the newly erected Manners Sutton Parish.[9]
In 1895 the rear of Prince William was included in the newly erected McAdam Parish.[10]
In 1973 all reference to islands in the Saint John River was removed.[11] The islands were flooded by the Mactaquac Dam.
Boundaries
Prince William Parish is bounded:[2] [12] [13]
- on the northeast by the Saint John River;
- on the southeast by the southeastern line of a grant to Francis Horsman at Wheeler Cove and its prolongation southeasterly about 9.2 kilometres to a line running north 45º west, the prolongation of the southwestern line of a grant to James Taylor on the western side of Route 640, then along the prolongation to Lake George, then running southwesterly parallel to the Sunbury County line about 27.7 kilometres to strike the McAdam Parish line about 1 kilometre south of Route 4 and 2.9 kilometres southwest of its junction with Diffen Road;
- on the southwest by the eastern lines of several large grants to the New Brunswick Railway Company and New Brunswick and Canada Railway and Land Company east of McAdam;
- on the west by the prolongation of a grant line on the Saint John River about 300 metres upriver of Rosborough Settlement Road, part of a six-lot grant to St. Clement's Church in Dumfries, then running northeasterly along the prolongation to the river, beginning at a point west of Magaguadavic Lake.
Communities
Communities at least partly within the parish.[14]
Bodies of water
Bodies of water[15] at least partly within the parish.
- Saint John River
- Coac Reach
- Scoodawakscook Bend
- Magundy Stream
- Pokiok Stream
- Jewetts Creek
- Joslin Creek
- Dry Lake
- Lake George
- Magaguadavic Lake
- Mink Lake
- Waterloo Lake
Islands
Islands at least partly within the parish.
- Bodkin Island
- Butterfly Island
- Cedar Islands
- Long Island
- Nova Scotia Island
Other notable places
Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.
Demographics
Population
Population trend[17] [18]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|
| 2016 | 930 | 3.9% |
| 2011 | 895 | 1.8% |
| 2006 | 879 | 6.0% |
| 2001 | 829 | 5.5% |
| 1996 | 877 | 0.9% |
| 1991 | 869 | N/A | |
Language
Mother tongue (2016)[18]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|
| English only | 860 | 92.5% |
| French only | 30 | 3.2% |
| Other languages | 30 | 3.2% |
| Both English and French | 10 | 1.1% | |
See also
References
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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 . 25 July 2020.
- Book: Ganong . William F. . A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick . 1896 . Royal Society of Canada . 264 . 17 March 2021.
- 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 His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1833.. 27 March 2021. 1833. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 181–182. 3 Wm. IV c. 38 An Act to alter the Names of certain Parts of Three Parishes in the County of York, and to erect Two separate Parishes therein..
- Book: Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1846.. 27 March 2021. 1846. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 42. 9 Vic. c. 39 An Act to annex certain Islands in the River Saint John to the Parish of Queensbury, in the County of York..
- Web site: No. 125 . Provincial Archives of New Brunswick . Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development . 24 October 2020.
- 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 April, 1894.. 1894. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 157–160. 57 Vic. c. 34 An Act to erect part of the Parishes of Prince William and Dumfries, in the County of York, into a separate Parish.. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
- 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 135, 136, 145, and 146 at same site.
- Web site: 368 . Transportation and Infrastructure . Government of New Brunswick . 25 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 388, 389, 406, 407, 424, and 425 at same site.
- 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.
- Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
- Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census: Prince William, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick ]. Statistics Canada . October 7, 2019.
