Gordon Parish, New Brunswick

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

Gordon
Parish
Location within Victoria County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 46.8375°N 67.3825°W / 46.8375; -67.3825
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyVictoria
Established1863
Area
 • Land1,431.58 km2 (552.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total1,493
 • Density1.0/km2 (3/sq mi)
 • Change
2011-2016
 4.7%
 • Dwellings
786
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)

For governance purposes it is divided between the village of Plaster Rock and the local service district of the parish of Gordon.[3]

Delineation

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

Southerly and southeasterly by Carleton and York Counties; easterly by Northumberland County; north by a line run true east and west from the foot of Long Island,[lower-alpha 2] in the Tobique River; and westerly by a line commencing at a point where the Royal Road[lower-alpha 3] intersects the line between the counties of Carleton and Victoria; and running along the said Royal Road northerly to a point eight miles north of the Tobique river; thence a course north forty-five degrees east, until it strikes the north boundary of the parish.

Communities

Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold):

Demographics
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See also

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.
  2. The line now runs from the foot of an unnamed island downriver of Long Island; apparently Long Island has broken into several islands since the parish was erected.
  3. The Royal Road does not appear on provincial road maps but does appear on cadastral land grant maps.

References
  1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Gordon, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  2. "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  3. "New Brunswick Regulation 84-168 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 84-582)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  5. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Gordon Parish, New Brunswick



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