Canning Parish, New Brunswick

Coordinates: 45°58′00″N 66°05′30″W / 45.9666°N 66.0917°W / 45.9666; -66.0917
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Canning
Parish
Location within Queens County, New Brunswick.
Location within Queens County, New Brunswick.
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyQueens County
Erected1827
Area
[1]
 • Land173.25 km2 (66.89 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total1,028
 • Density5.9/km2 (15/sq mi)
 • Change 2016-2021
Increase 11.3%
 • Dwellings
850
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Figures do not include portion within the village of Minto

Canning is a geographic parish in Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada.[2]

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was divided between the village of Minto and the local service district of the parish of Canning,[3] both of which were members of Capital Region Service Commission (RSC11).[4]

Origin of name[edit]

The parish was probably named in honour of George Canning, British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Leader of the House of Commons at the time.[5] Shortly after the parish's erection Canning became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

History[edit]

Canning was erected in 1827 from Waterborough Parish.[6]

In 1835 the northwestern part of Canning was included in the newly erected Chipman Parish.[7]

Boundaries[edit]

Canning is bounded:[2][8][9][10]

  • on the northeast by a line beginning on the Sunbury County line about 400 metres north-northeasterly of Minto, then running east-southeasterly for about 1.2 km before turning to run south 45º east[a] to Salmon Bay, then in a direct line to Indian Point, then into the Northeast Arm of Grand Lake;
  • on the southeast by a line through Grand Lake, passing through Northeast Arm and west of Goat Island, then through the isthmus to the Saint John River, passing east of the Route 2 interchange with Route 105 and Conservation Road;
  • on the southwest by the Saint John River;
  • on the northwest by the Sunbury County line.

Communities[edit]

Communities at least partly within the parish.[8][9][10] bold indicates an incorporated municipality

  • Clarks Corners
  • Douglas Harbour
  • Flowers Cove
  • Maquapit Lake
  • Newcastle Centre
  • Newcastle Creek
  • Princess Park
  • Scotchtown
  • Minto
    • Newcastle Bridge
    • Rothwell
    • South Minto

Bodies of water[edit]

Bodies of water[b] at least partly within the parish.[8][9][10]

  • Grand Lake Little River
  • Saint John River
  • Baltimore Stream
  • Main Thoroughfare
  • Newcastle Creek
  • Otter Creek
  • Coys Gut
  • Back Lake
  • Lower Timber Lake
  • Maquapit Lake
  • The Keyhole
  • Grand Lake
    • Douglas Harbour
    • Newcastle Bay
    • Northeast Arm
    • Salmon Bay

Islands[edit]

Islands at least partly within the parish.[8][9][10]

  • Hunters Island
  • Marshalls Island
  • Thatch Island
  • Grand Point Bar

Other notable places[edit]

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.[8][9][10][14]

  • Grand Lake Protected Natural Area
  • Pickerel Pond Nature Preserve

Demographics[edit]

Parish population total does not portion within former incorporated village of Minto. Revised census figures based on the 2023 local governance reforms have not been released.

Access Routes[edit]

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[19]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ By the magnet of 1835,[11] when declination in the area was about 17º west of north.[12] The Territorial Division Act clause referring to magnetic direction bearings was omitted in the 1952[13] and 1973 Revised Statutes.[2]
  2. ^ Not including brooks, ponds or coves.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Census Profile". Statistics Canada. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  3. ^ "New Brunswick Regulation 84-168 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 84-582)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Communities in each of the 12 Regional Service Commissions (RSC) / Les communautés dans chacune des 12 Commissions de services régionaux (CSR)" (PDF), Government of New Brunswick, July 2017, retrieved 2 February 2021
  5. ^ Ganong, William F. (1896). A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick. Royal Society of Canada. p. 224. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  6. ^ "8 Geo. IV c. 12 An Act for erecting the North-western part of the Town or Parish of Waterborough, in Queens County, into a separate Town or Parish.". Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1827. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1827. pp. 26–27. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  7. ^ "5 Wm. IV c. 23 An Act for erecting parts of the Towns or Parishes of Brunswick and Canning in Queen's County into a separate Town or Parish.". Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1835. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1835. p. 31. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  8. ^ a b c d e "No. 116". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 19 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 127 and 128 at same site.
  9. ^ a b c d e "331" (PDF). Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 19 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 332, 352, 353, 372, 373, 392, and 393 at same site.
  10. ^ a b c d e "Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB)". Government of Canada. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  11. ^ "5 Wm. IV c. 23 An Act for erecting parts of the Towns or Parishes of Brunswick and Canning in Queen's County into a separate Town or Parish.". Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1835. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1835. p. 31. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Historical Magnetic Declination". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  13. ^ "Chapter 227 Territorial Division Act". The Revised Statutes of New Brunswick 1952 Volume III. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1952. pp. 3725–3771.
  14. ^ "Explore New Brunswick's Protected Natural Areas". GeoNB. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  15. ^ Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census
  16. ^ Profile: Canning Parish, New Brunswick
  17. ^ 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Canning Parish, New Brunswick
  18. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census Canning, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  19. ^ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7



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