Sheffield Parish, New Brunswick

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

Sheffield
Parish
Location within Sunbury County, New Brunswick
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountySunbury County
Established1786
Area
 • Land272.16 km2 (105.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total809
 • Density3.0/km2 (8/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
 5.2%
 • Dwellings
542
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)

For governance purposes it forms the local service district of the parish of Sheffield.[3]

History

Sheffield Parish was created in 1786, and named for John Baker-Holroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield (1735-1821). It included part of Northfield Parish until 1857.

Delineation

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

Southeast by the County line; east by the westerly side line of lot numbered nine in the New Zion Settlement granted to Gideon Corey, and its northerly and southerly prolongations; northwest by Maugerville Parish, and southwest by the Saint John River, including Middle Island.

Communities

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

Bodies of water & Islands

This is a list of rivers, lakes, streams, creeks, marshes and Islands that are at least partially in this parish

  • Little River
  • Portobello Creek National Wildlife Area
  • Apple Island
  • Harrison Island
  • Fulton Island
  • Grand Lake Meadow
  • Gull Island

Demographics

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[6]

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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.

References
  1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Sheffield, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  2. "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  3. "New Brunswick Regulation 84-168 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 84-582)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  4. Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census
  5. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Sheffield Parish, New Brunswick
  6. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7



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