Chatham Parish, New Brunswick

Chatham is a civil parish[lower-alpha 1] in Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada.[2]

Chatham
Parish
Location within Northumberland County, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 47.045°N 65.37°W / 47.045; -65.37
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Northumberland
Established	1814
Area [1]
• Land	22.70 km^2 (8.76 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[1]
• Total	511
• Density	22.5/km^2 (58/sq mi)
• Change 2011-2016	2.1%
• Dwellings	262
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)

For governance purposes it is divided between the city of Miramichi[3] and the local service district of the parish of Chatham.[4]

Delineation

Chatham Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act[2] as being bounded:

North by the main Miramichi River; southwest by Nelson [Parish], and south by Napan River, from its mouth to the northwest angle of lot number thirty-two (Henry Coil); thence south sixty-eight degrees west to Nelson Parish, including Middle Island.

Communities

• Lower Napan
• Middle Island
• Savoy Beach
• Snyders Beach
• Taintville
• Upper Napan

Demographics

Population Population trend[5][6][7][1] Census Population Change (%) 2016 511 2.1% 2011 522 4.0% 2006 502 3.3% 2001 519 6.5% 1996 555 6.7% 1991 520 N/A

Language Mother tongue (2016)[1] Language Population Pct (%) English only 475 93.1% French only 25 4.9% Both English and French 0 0% Other languages 10 2.0%

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

Notes

1. Civil parishes served a variety of government functions until 1966, when the new Municipalities Act stripped them of their responsibilities; they continue to provide convenient boundaries for government uses, especially electoral districts and local service districts. Statistics Canada uses civil parishes as census subdivisions for all parts of the province that are not within municipalities and similar entities.

References

1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census Chatham, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
2. "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
3. "New Brunswick Regulation 85-6 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 85-45)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
4. "New Brunswick Regulation 84-168 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 84-582)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
6. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Chatham Parish, New Brunswick
7. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Chatham Parish, New Brunswick