Sheffield Parish, New Brunswick Explained
| Sheffield |
| Settlement Type: | Parish |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Established Title: | Erected |
| Established Date: | 1786 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Land Km2: | 271.29 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 888 |
| Population Density Km2: | 3.3 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Change 2016-2021 |
| Population Blank1: | 9.8% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 499 |
| Timezone: | AST |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | ADT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
Sheffield is a geographic parish in Sunbury County, New Brunswick, Canada.[2]
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it formed the local service district of the parish of Sheffield,[3] which was a member of Capital Region Service Commission (RSC11).
Origin of name
The parish was named for Baron Sheffield, notable as a friend of the province.[4]
History
Sheffield was erected in 1786 as one of Sunbury County's original parishes;[5] it extended twenty-five miles inland and included part of Northfield Parish.
In 1850 Sheffield was extended to the county line, adding unassigned territory to its rear.[6]
In 1855 the parish was split into two polling districts, Eastern and Western.[7] The boundary ran along the modern parish line with Northfield.
In 1857 the Eastern District was erected as Northfield Parish.[8]
Boundaries
Sheffield Parish is bounded:[2] [9] [10]
- on the northeast by a line beginning on the Maugerville Parish line about 300 metres northwesterly of the mouth of Barton Brook, then running south-southwesterly along the prolongation of the eastern line of a grant to S. B. Corey on the northern side of Route 10 in New Zion, passing about 500 metres west of Colwell Street, to strike the Queens County line about 2 kilometres southwesterly of the Minto Dump Road;
- on the southeast by the Queens County line;
- on the south by the Saint John River;
- on the northwest by the southeastern line of a grant to Nathaniel Underhill and D. Palmer Jr. on the Saint John River, about 225 metres upstream of the foot of Middle Island, then northeasterly along its prolongation to the starting point;
- including Middle Island in the Saint John River.
Communities
Communities at least partly within the parish.[11]
Bodies of water
Bodies of water[12] at least partly within the parish.
- Little River
- Saint John River
- Baltimore Stream
- Portobello Stream
- Bridges Creek
- Loders Creek
- Otter Creek
- Portobello Reach
- Brownhouse Lead
- Coldspring Lead
- Palmer Lead
- Blind Thoroughfare
- Main Thoroughfare
- The Blobs
- The Narrows
- Cowperthwaite Lake
- French Lake
- Indian Lake
- Maquapit Lake
- Upper Timber Lake
Islands
Islands at least partly within the parish.
- Apple Island
- Butternut Island
- French Island
- Fulton Island
- Gull Island
- Harrison Island
- Indian Island
- Middle Island
- Princes Island
Other notable places
Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.
- Burpee Wildlife Management Area[13]
- Grand Lake Protected Natural Area[14]
Demographics
Population
Population trend[15] [16]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|
| 2016 | 809 | 5.2% |
| 2011 | 853 | 6.1% |
| 2006 | 909 | 2.5% |
| 2001 | 887 | 0.0% | - | 1996 | | 0.0% |
| 1991 | | N/A --> | |
Language
Mother tongue (2016)[16]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|
| French only | 25 | 3.2% |
| English only | 765 | 95.0% |
| Both English and French | 5 | 0.6% |
| Other languages | 10 | 1.2% | |
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[17]
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 . 22 July 2020.
- Book: Ganong . William F. . A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick . 1896 . Royal Society of Canada . 272 . 17 March 2021. William Francis Ganong cites Footprints by J. W. Lawrence as his source.
- 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 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 Month of November, 1854, and in the Months of February, March, and April, 1855.. 1855. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 127–150. 18 Vic. c. 37 An Act to Regulate the Election of Members to serve in the General Assembly.. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
- Book: Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in July 1856, and March and July 1857.. 27 March 2021. 1857. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 16–17. 20 Vic. c. 11 An Act to authorize the division of the Parish of Sheffield into two Parishes..
- Web site: No. 115 . Provincial Archives of New Brunswick . Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development . 22 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 116, 127, and 128 at same site.
- Web site: 330 . Transportation and Infrastructure . Government of New Brunswick . 22 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 331, 351, 352, 372, 373, 391, and 392 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: 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.
- Web site: Explore New Brunswick's Protected Natural Areas . GeoNB . 3 July 2021.
- Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census
- Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census: Sheffield, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick ]. Statistics Canada . August 29, 2019.
- Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas
