Waterborough Parish, New Brunswick Explained
| Waterborough |
| Settlement Type: | Parish |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Queens County |
| Established Title: | Erected |
| Established Date: | 1786 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Land Km2: | 443.16 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 903 |
| Population Density Km2: | 2.0 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Change 2016-2021 |
| Population Blank1: | 6.6% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 661 |
| Timezone: | AST |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | ADT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Coordinates: | 45.84°N -64.59°W |
Waterborough is a geographic parish in Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada.[2]
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it formed the local service district of the parish of Waterborough,[3] which was a member of Capital Region Service Commission (RSC11).
Origin of name
The parish was said locally to describe the terrain.[4] The original boundaries surrounded Grand Lake.
History
Waterborough was erected in 1786 as one of the county's original parishes.[5] It completely surrounded Grand Lake and extended past the county line.[6]
In 1827 Canning Parish was erected from Waterborough.[7]
In 1852 part of Waterborough was included in the newly erected Cambridge Parish.[8]
In 1855 Waterborough was expanded to the northwest, adding all of Chipman Parish southeast of Coal Creek.[9]
In 1856 the boundary with Cambridge was adjusted.[10]
In 1896 Waterborough was expanded northwest to reach the county line, taking part of Chipman.[11]
Boundaries
Waterborough Parish is bounded:[2] [12] [13] [14]
- on the northeast by the Kent County line;
- on the southeast by a line running north 54º east from a point on the Saint John River about 1.8 kilometres southwest of the Route 715 bridge over McAlpines Brook, which then strikes the Kent County line north of Lake Stream Lake;
- on the southwest by Fowler Road and Mill Cove;
- on the west by Grand Lake;
- on the northwest by a line running through the Northeast Arm of Grand Bay, then up Coal Creek past the mouth of the South Branch Coal Creek to the southeastern corner of a grant to Malcolm Carmichael at a stretch called the Round Turns, then northeasterly parallelling the southeastern line of the parish to the county line;
- including Goat Island in Grand Lake.
Communities
Communities at least partly within the parish. bold indicates an incorporated municipality; italics indicate a name no longer in official use
- Cambridge-Narrows
- Cox Point
- Cumberland Bay
- Dixon
- Grant Settlement
- Mill Cove
- Pangburn
- Partridge Valley
- Pennlyn
- Rees
- The Range
- Union Settlement
- Waterborough
- Youngs Cove
Bodies of water
Bodies of water[15] at least partly within the parish.
- Cumberland Bay Stream
- Coal Creek
- Youngs Creek
- Barton Lake
- Cameron Lake
- McLean Lake
- Grand Lake
- Cumberland Bay
- Northeast Arm
Islands
Islands at least partly within the parish.
Other notable places
Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.[16]
- Partridge Valley West Protected Natural Area
- West Branch Coy Brook Protected Natural Area
Demographics
Parish population total does not include portion within Cambridge-Narrows
Population
Population trend[17] [18]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|
| 2016 | 847 | 0.5% |
| 2011 | 851 | 4.7% |
| 2006 | 893 | 4.0% |
| 2001 | 859 | |
| 1996 | | 0.0% |
| 1991 | | N/A --> | |
Language
Mother tongue (2016)[18]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|
| English only | 805 | 95.8% |
| French only | 20 | 2.4% |
| 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:[19]
See also
References
45.5542°N -65.5919°W
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 . 19 July 2020.
- Book: Ganong . William F. . A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick . 1896 . Royal Society of Canada . 279 . 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: Ganong . William F. . A Monograph of the Evolution of the Boundaries of the Province of New Brunswick . 1901 . Royal Society of Canada . Map No. 35 . 21 March 2021.
- Book: Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1827.. 27 March 2021. 1827. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 26–27. 8 Geo. IV c. 12 An Act for erecting the North-western part of the Town or Parish of Waterborough, in Queens County, into a separate Town or Parish..
- Book: Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1852.. 27 March 2021. 1852. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 55–56. 15 Vic. c. 36 An Act for the erection of a new Parish in Queen's County..
- 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. 179. 18 Vic. c. 50 An Act to alter the division line between the Parishes of Chipman and Waterborough, in Queen's County.. 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 Months of March, April, and May 1856.. 27 March 2021. 1856. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 4–5. 19 Vic. c. 5 An Act to alter the Division Line of the Parish of Cambridge, in Queen's County..
- Book: Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick. Passed in the Month of March, 1896.. 1896. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 86–123. 59 Vic. c. 8 An Act to Revise and Codify an Act to Provide for the Division of the Province into Counties, Towns and Parishes.. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
- Web site: No. 107 . Provincial Archives of New Brunswick . Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development . 19 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 108, 116, 117, 128, and 129 at same site.
- Web site: 314 . Transportation and Infrastructure . Government of New Brunswick . 19 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 315, 332–334, 352–354, 373, 374, 393, and 394 at same site.
- Web site: Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB) . Government of Canada . 19 June 2021.
- Not including brooks, ponds or coves.
- Web site: Explore New Brunswick's Protected Natural Areas . GeoNB . 2 July 2021.
- Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census
- Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census Waterborough, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick ]. Statistics Canada . September 27, 2019.
- Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas
