Stanley Parish, New Brunswick Explained
| Stanley |
| Settlement Type: | Parish |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Established Title: | Erected |
| Established Date: | 1837 |
| Established Title1: | Dissolved |
| Established Date1: | 1838 |
| Established Title2: | Reërected |
| Established Date2: | 1847 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Land Km2: | 1,218.38 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 920 |
| Population Density Km2: | 0.8 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Change 2016-2021 |
| Population Blank1: | 10.6% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 433 |
| Timezone: | AST |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | ADT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Coordinates: | 46.4975°N -66.71°W |
| Footnotes: | Figures do not include portions within the village of Stanley and the rural community of Upper Miramichi |
Stanley is a geographic parish in York County, New Brunswick, Canada.[2]
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was divided between the village of Stanley, the incorporated rural community of Upper Miramichi,[3] and the local service district of the parish of Stanley.[4] Upper Miramichi was a member of the Greater Miramichi Regional Service Commission (GMRSC), the others of Capital Region Service Commission (RSC11).
Origin of name
The parish takes its name from the settlement of Stanley, in turn named for Lord Stanley,[5] Secretary of State for War and the Colonies at the time and an early supporter of the New Brunswick and Nova Scotia Land Company that promoted settlement of the area.
History
The first iteration of Stanley was erected in 1837 from Douglas and Saint Marys Parishes.[6]
In 1838 Stanley was dissolved.[7]
In 1847 the modern Stanley was erected from Douglas and Saint Marys,[8] expanding to include the northern part of the county.
Boundaries
Stanley Parish is bounded:[2] [9] [10]
- on the northeast by the Northumberland County line;
- on the southeast and south by a line beginning at the meeting of point of Sunbury, Northumberland, and York Counties, then running southwesterly about 5.25 kilometres along the Sunbury County line to the prolongation of the northern line of Loyalist grants along the Nashwaak River, then west-southwesterly along the prolongation and the Loyalist grants to a point about 650 metres north-northwesterly of Red Rock Branch Road and 900 metres west-southwesterly of Route 107, then southerly along the rear line the Loyalist grants on the western side of the Nashwaak, including a grant to Alexander Drummond along the English Settlement Road, to the northern line of a grant to Samuel and John Casey, then westerly about 1.6 kilometres and southerly about 1.4 kilometres to the South Branch Dunbar Stream, then westerly up the South Branch Dunbar to the eastern line of a grant to Thomas Richards fronting on the eastern side of Route 620;
- on the southwest and west by a line running along the rear line of grants fronting on the east side of Route 620 and Currieburg Road to the northeastern corner of a grant to Isaac Woodward Jouett, on the south side of Mick Road, then running north to the Carleton County line;
- on the northwest by the Carleton and Victoria County lines.
Communities
Communities at least partly within the parish.[11] bold indicates an incorporated municipality or incorporated rural community; italics indicate a name no longer in official use
- Centreville
- Cross Creek
- Cross Creek Station
- English Settlement
- Giants Glen (The Glen)
- Green Hill
- Limekiln
- Maple Grove
- Maple Grove Station
- Mavis Mills
- Red Rock
- South Portage
- Stanley
- Sutherland Siding
- Tay Falls
- Tay Valley
- Ward Settlement
- Williamsburg
- Woodlands
- rural community of Upper Miramichi
Bodies of water
Bodies of water[12] at least partly within the parish.
Islands
Islands at least partly within the parish.
- Clearwater Island
- Gaspereau Island
- Grassy Island
- Lower Birch Island
- Palmer Island
- Slate Island
- Strongbow Island
- Upper Birch Island
- Hayes Bar
Other notable places
Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.[13] [14]
Demographics
Parish population total does not include village of Stanley and portion within Upper Miramichi
Population
Population trend[15] [16]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|
| 2016 | 832 | 7.9% |
| 2011 | 903 | 7.0% |
| 2006 after boundary change | 971 | N/A |
| 2006 | 1,817 | 5.1% |
| 2001 | 1,915 | 9.3% |
| 1996 | 2,111 | 5.9% |
| 1991 | 1,993 | N/A | |
Language
Mother tongue (2016)[16]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|
| English only | 830 | 96.4% |
| French only | 25 | 3.0% |
| Both English and French | 0 | 0% |
| Other languages | 5 | 0.6% | |
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 2008-37 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 2008-110) . Government of New Brunswick . 25 July 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 . 274 . 17 March 2021.
- Book: Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1837.. 27 March 2021. 1837. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 82–83. 7 Wm. IV c. 25 An Act for erecting a part of the Parishes of Saint Mary's and Douglas in the County of York, into a separate and distinct Town or Parish..
- 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. 77–78. 1 Vic. c. 34 An Act to repeal an Act, intituled 'An Act for erecting a part of the Parishes of Saint Mary's and Douglas in the County of York, into a separate and distinct Town or Parish.'.
- 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. 41–42. 9 Vic. c. 38 An Act for erecting a part of the Parishes of Saint Mary's and Douglas, in the County of York, into a separate and distinct Town or Parish..
- Web site: No. 66 . Provincial Archives of New Brunswick . Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development . 25 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 74, 75, 83–85, 93–96, 104, 105, and 114 at same site.
- Web site: 198 . Transportation and Infrastructure . Government of New Brunswick . 25 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 212, 213, 227, 228, 243–245, 259–261, 275–279, 291–295, 308–310, and 328 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: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
- Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census: Stanley, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick ]. Statistics Canada . August 28, 2019.
