Sussex Parish, New Brunswick Explained

Sussex
Settlement Type:Parish
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:County
Established Title:Erected
Established Date:1786
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Land Km2:243.99
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:2,579
Population Density Km2:10.6
Population Blank1 Title:Change 2016-2021
Population Blank1: 2.5%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:1,094
Timezone:AST
Utc Offset:-4
Timezone Dst:ADT
Utc Offset Dst:-3
Coordinates:45.84°N -64.59°W
Footnotes:Figures do not include portions within the town of Sussex and the village of Sussex Corner

Sussex is a geographic parish in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.[2]

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, it was divided for governance purposes between the town of Sussex,[3] the village of Sussex Corner,[3] and the local service district of the parish of Sussex[4] (which further included the special service area of Apohaqui), all of which were members of Kings Regional Service Commission (RSC8).

Origin of name

Historian William Francis Ganong noted that Sussex, New Jersey was a Loyalist stronghold and that members of a New Jersey regiment settled in the area.[5] The fact that the names of the four original parishes and two 1795 parishes of Kings County are all found in New Jersey is also mentioned.

The Duke of Sussex origin noted elsewhere[6] [7] is problematic, as he didn't hold that title until 1801.

Notable is that the names of Kings County's pre-1800 parishes all occur in both New Jersey and North Carolina.[8]

History

Sussex was erected in 1786 as one of the original parishes of the county,[9] stretching from Kennebecasis Bay to the eastern line of the county, which then was north of St. Martins.

In 1787 a large area was added to Sussex when the county's eastern boundary was moved significantly eastward to run due north and south from the portage between the Petitcodiac and Kennebecasis Rivers.[10]

In the 1795 reorganisation of the county the western part of Sussex formed the bulk of Hampton Parish.[11] By this time Sussex included Cardwell, Havelock, Studholm, and Waterford Parishes.

In 1837 the eastern boundary of the county was altered, adding area to the southeastern corner of Sussex and removing it from the northeastern corner.[12]

In 1840 Studholm was erected as its own parish,[13] including Havelock.

In 1874 Cardwell and Waterford became parishes.[14]

In 1875 the boundary with Hammond Parish was altered.[15]

Boundaries

Sussex 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 the municipalities of Sussex and Sussex Corner

Population

Population trend[20] [21]

CensusPopulationChange (%)
20162,516 0.5%
20112,529 4.2%
20062,427 5.2%
20012,5600.0%

Language

Mother tongue (2016)[21]

LanguagePopulationPct (%)
English only2,42096.2%
French only502.0%
Both English and French10 0.4%
Other languages35 1.4%

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: Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act . Government of New Brunswick . 13 November 2020.
  3. Web site: New Brunswick Regulation 85-6 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 85-45) . Government of New Brunswick . 19 July 2020.
  4. Web site: New Brunswick Regulation 84-168 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 84-582) . Government of New Brunswick . 19 July 2020.
  5. Book: Ganong. William F.. Additions and Corrections to Monographs on the Place-Nomenclature, Cartography, Historic Sites, Boundaries and Settlement-origins of the Province of New Brunswick. 12 April 2021. 1906. Royal Society of Canada. 49. Continued on Page 50, which has a similar URL.
  6. 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.
  7. Web site: Sussex Parish . Provincial Archives of New Brunswick . 17 April 2021.
  8. Web site: Domestic Names . U.S. Geological Survey . 17 April 2021.
  9. 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..
  10. Book: Acts of the General Assembly, of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1787.. 27 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 1795.. 27 March 2021. 1795. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 338–340. 35 Geo. III c. 3 An Act in addition to an Act intitled, '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.'.
  12. 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. 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..
  13. Book: Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1840.. 27 March 2021. 1840. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 14–15. 3 Vic. c. 30 An Act for erecting a part of the Parish or Township of Sussex, in King's County, into a separate and distinct Parish or Township..
  14. Book: Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick. Passed in the Months of March & April 1874.. 1874. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 119–121. 37 Vic. c. 42 An Act to erect separate Parishes out of part of the Parish of Sussex, in King's County.. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
  15. 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. 388–389. 38 Vic. c. 114 An Act to establish the division line between the Parish of Hammond and the Parishes of Sussex and Waterford, in King's County.. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
  16. Web site: No. 140 . Provincial Archives of New Brunswick . Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development . 14 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 141, 150, and 151 at same site.
  17. Web site: 414 . Transportation and Infrastructure . Government of New Brunswick . 14 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 415, 432–434, and 447–449 at same site.
  18. Web site: Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB) . Government of Canada . 6 July 2021.
  19. Not including brooks, ponds or coves.
  20. Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census
  21. Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census Sussex, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick ]. Statistics Canada . September 18, 2019.
  22. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas

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