Westmorland Parish, New Brunswick

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

For the Jamaican parish, see Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica.

Westmorland
Parish
Location within Westmorland County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 46.19°N 64.60°W / 46.19; -64.60
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Westmorland County
Established	1805
Area [1]
• Land	175.43 km^2 (67.73 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[1]
• Total	908
• Density	5.2/km^2 (13/sq mi)
• Change 2011-2016	5.8%
• Dwellings	596
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)

For governance purposes it is divided between the village of Port Elgin[3] and the local service districts of Baie-Verte, Pointe de Bute, and the parish of Westmorland.[4]

History

The parish was established in 1786 and named after Westmorland, England. It included a small part of Shediac Parish until 1827.

Delineation

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

Southeast by the Province limits; west by Sackville Parish; east by the Cumberland Grant line aforesaid and Baie Verte.

Communities

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

Aulac Baie-Verte Baie Verte Road Coburg Etter Ridge

Fromm's Swamp Halls Hill Jolicure Mount Whatley Pointe de Bute

Port Elgin Tidnish Bridge Uniacke Hill Upper Point de Bute Westmorland

Demographics

Population Historical populations: Westmorland Parish, NB Year Pop. ±% 1991 1,082 —     1996 1,095 +1.2% 2001 1,006 −8.1% 2006 959 −4.7% 2011 964 +0.5% 2016 908 −5.8% [5][6][1]

Language Mother tongue (2016)[1] Language Population Pct (%) English only 850 93.4% French only 25 2.8% Other languages 35 3.8% Both English and French 0 0%

Access routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[7]

Highways Route 15 Route 16 (TCH)

Principal Routes None

Secondary Routes: Route 940

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.

References

1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Westmorland, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
2. "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
3. "New Brunswick Regulation 85-6 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 85-45)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
4. "New Brunswick Regulation 84-168 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 84-582)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
5. Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census
6. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Westmorland Parish, New Brunswick
7. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7