Salisbury Parish, New Brunswick Explained

Salisbury
Settlement Type:Parish
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:County
Established Title:Erected
Established Date:1787
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Land Km2:874.00
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:3,377
Population Density Km2:3.9
Population Blank1 Title:Change 2016-2021
Population Blank1: 0.3%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:1,432
Timezone:AST
Utc Offset:-4
Timezone Dst:ADT
Utc Offset Dst:-3
Coordinates:47.67°N -67.45°W
Footnotes:Figures do not include portions within the villages of Petitcodiac and Salisbury

Salisbury is a geographic parish in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.

For governance purposes it is divided between the town of Salisbury, the village of Three Rivers,[2] and the Southeast rural district.[3] All are members of the Southeast Regional Service Commission.[4]

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, the parish was divided between a much smaller village of Salisbury, the village of Petitcodiac,[5] and the local service district of the parish of Salisbury, part of which was included in the special service area of Havelock Inside, which extended from the LSD of the parish of Havelock.[6] Petitcodiac is now part of Three Rivers.

Origin of name

The origin of Salisbury's name is uncertain.

William F. Ganong states it was "perhaps" due to it extending nearly to Salisbury Bay,[7] a former name of Rocher Bay.[8]

The Provincial Archives of New Brunswick gives two possibilities: Sir John Salbusbury, who accompanied Edward Cornwallis on his mission to establish Nova Scotia; or Salisbury, a city in Wiltshire, England.[9]

Boundary History

Salisbury was erected in 1787 from the unassigned land west of Hillsborough, Hopewell, and Moncton Parishes.[10]

In 1837 the western boundary of Westmorland County was altered, implicitly altering the western line of Salisbury.[11]

In 1838 the southeastern part of Salisbury was included in the newly erected Harvey Parish.[12]

In 1845 Albert County was erected from Westmorland County,[13] with the county line running through Salisbury.

In 1846 the county line with Albert was moved to its present location; the part of Salisbury south and east of the new line was transferred to Coverdale and Harvey Parishes.[14]

In 1894 the existing boundaries of Salisbury were declared retroactive to its erection.[15]

Boundaries

Salisbury Parish is bounded:[16] [17]

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish.[18] bold indicates an incorporated municipality

Bodies of water

Bodies of water[19] 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 Petitcodiac and portion within the village of Salisbury

Language

Mother tongue (2016)

LanguagePopulationPct (%)
English only3,19595.7%
French only802.4%
Both English and French10 0.3%
Other languages55 1.6%

Access routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[22]

See also

References



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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census Profile . Statistics Canada . 30 October 2022 . 26 October 2022.
  2. Web site: Southeast Regional Service Commission: RSC 7 . Government of New Brunswick . 26 March 2023.
  3. Web site: Southeast Regional Service Commission: RD 7 . Government of New Brunswick . 26 March 2023.
  4. Web site: Regions Regulation – Regional Service Delivery Act . Government of New Brunswick . 26 March 2023 . 21 July 2022.
  5. Web site: Municipalities Order - Municipalities Act . Government of New Brunswick . 26 March 2023 . 25 June 2021.
  6. Web site: Local Service Districts Regulation - Municipalities Act . Government of New Brunswick . 26 March 2023 . 25 June 2021.
  7. Book: Ganong . William F. . A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick . 1896 . Royal Society of Canada . 270 . 17 March 2021.
  8. Web site: Salisbury Bay . Geographical names in Canada . Natural Resources Canada . 23 October 2020.
  9. Web site: Salisbury Parish . Provincial Archives of New Brunswick . 23 October 2020.
  10. Book: Acts of the General Assembly, of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1787.. 20 March 2021. 1787. Government of New Brunswick. Saint John, New Brunswick. 147. 27 Geo. III Chapter VII. An Act in Addition to 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..
  11. Book: Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1837.. 1837. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 91–92. 7 Wm. IV c. 35 An Act to establish a Boundary Line between the Counties of Westmorland and Saint John, and King's and Queen's Counties..
  12. Book: Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1838.. 27 March 2021. 1838. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 72–73. 1 Vic. c. 23 An Act for erecting parts of the Towns or Parishes of Hopewell and Salisbury, in the County of Westmorland, into a separate Town or Parish..
  13. 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. 150–152. 8 Vic. c. 104 An Act to divide the County of Westmorland into two Counties, and to provide for the Government and Representation of the new County..
  14. 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. 20–21. 9 Vic. c. 7 An Act to alter the Division Line between the Counties of Westmorland and Albert, and also certain Parish Lines in the said County of Albert..
  15. 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. 162–163. 57 Vic. c. 36 An Act to amend Chapter 2 of the Consolidated Statutes, of 'The division of the Province into Counties, Towns and Parishes,' so far as relates to the County of Westmorland.. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
  16. Web site: No. 108 . Provincial Archives of New Brunswick . Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development . 24 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 109, 118, 119, 130, and 131 at same site.
  17. Web site: 315 . Transportation and Infrastructure . Government of New Brunswick . 24 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 316, 317, 335, 336, 356, 357, 377, 378, 397, and 398 at same site.
  18. Web site: Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB) . Government of Canada . 3 July 2021.
  19. Not including brooks, ponds or coves.
  20. Web site: Explore New Brunswick's Protected Natural Areas . GeoNB . 3 July 2021.
  21. 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.
  22. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas

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