Sussex Parish, New Brunswick
Sussex is a civil parish[lower-alpha 1] in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.[2] For governance purposes it is divided 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 includes the special service area of Apohaqui.
Sussex | |
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Location within Kings County, New Brunswick. | |
Coordinates: 45.84°N 64.59°W | |
Country | |
Province | |
County | Kings County |
Established | 1786 |
Area | |
• Land | 244.02 km2 (94.22 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 2,516 |
• Density | 10.3/km2 (27/sq mi) |
• Change 2011-2016 | |
• Dwellings | 1,050 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
History
Sussex Parish established in 1786: possibly named for Sussex, New Jersey, or for Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex (1773-1842), son of King George III and Queen Charlotte: included parts of Hampton Parish and Norton Parish until 1795, a part of Studholm Parish until 1840, and Cardwell Parish and Waterford Parish until 1874.
Delineation
Sussex Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act[5] as being bounded:
- West and south by a line running south from the mouth of Halfway Brook to the Old Westmorland Road;[lower-alpha 2] thence easterly in a direct line to a point distant seventy chains on a course north by the magnet of the year one thousand eight hundred and fifteen, from the northeastern angle of lot number one, granted to Samuel DeForest; thence by a line running in a direct course to the northeastern angle of lot fifty-five, granted to William Thompson, on the north side of Shepody Road, until it intersects the eastern side line of lot number thirty, granted to Henry Douglas, or its prolongation; east by the eastern side line of the said grant to Henry Douglas and its northerly prolongation until it strikes Trout Creek; thence up stream to the southwestern angle of lot number seven, granted to Simon Armstrong; thence north, following the western side line of last-mentioned grant and its northerly prolongation to the Kennebecasis River and north by the centre of the Kennebecasis River.
Communities
Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold).
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Demographics
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[9]
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See also
Notes
- 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.
- The old Westmorland Road no longer appears on provincial highway maps.[6]
References
- "Census Profile, 2016 Census Sussex, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
- "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- "New Brunswick Regulation 85-6 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 85-45)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- "New Brunswick Regulation 84-168 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 84-582)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- "No. 447" (PDF). 2015 Designated Highway Maps. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census
- 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Sussex Parish, New Brunswick
- Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7