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.

This article is about the parish. For the town, see Sussex, New Brunswick.

Sussex
Parish
Location within Kings County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 45.84°N 64.59°W / 45.84; -64.59
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Kings County
Established	1786
Area [1]
• Land	244.02 km^2 (94.22 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[1]
• Total	2,516
• Density	10.3/km^2 (27/sq mi)
• Change 2011-2016	0.5%
• 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).

Apohaqui Campbell Settlement Cassidy Lake Corner Subdivision Drurys Cove Dutch Valley Erb Settlement Hazel Hill

Jeffries Corner Lisson Settlement Lower Cove Markhamville McCain Settlement Millbrook New Line Road Ratter Corner

Riverbank Rockville Southfield Sussex Sussex Corner Upper Wards Creek Vinegar Hill Wards Creek

Demographics

Population Population trend[7][8][1] Census Population Change (%) 2016 2,516 0.5% 2011 2,529 4.2% 2006 2,427 5.2% 2001 2,560 0.0%

Language Mother tongue (2016)[1] Language Population Pct (%) English only 2,420 96.2% French only 50 2.0% Both English and French 10 0.4% Other languages 35 1.4%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[9]

Highways Route 1 Route 10

Principal Routes Route 111 Route 114 Route 121

Secondary Routes: Route 865 Route 880 Route 890

External Routes: None

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.
2. The old Westmorland Road no longer appears on provincial highway maps.[6]

References

1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census Sussex, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
2. "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 19 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. "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
6. "No. 447" (PDF). 2015 Designated Highway Maps. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
7. Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census
8. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Sussex Parish, New Brunswick
9. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7