Dorchester Parish, New Brunswick

Dorchester
—  Parish  —
Coordinates: 46.19°N 64.60°W / 46.19; -64.60
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Westmorland County
Established	1787
Population (2006)
• Total	460
• Change 2006-11	1.7%
• Census Ranking	460 of 1,711
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)
Dwellings
Median Income*	$16, 248 CDN
*Median household income, 2005 (all households)

Dorchester is a Canadian parish in Westmorland County, New Brunswick.

History

The parish was established in 1787 and named for Sir Guy Carleton, 1st Baron of Dorchester (1724-1808) and the governor-in-chief of British North America: included most of Shediac Parish until 1827.

Communities

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

• Calhoun
• Cherry Burton
• Dorchester

• Dorchester Cape
• Memramcook
• Middleton

• Taylor Village
• Upper Dorchester

Demographics

Population

Population trend

Census	Population	Change (%)
2011		N/A
2006	460	1.7%
2001	468	0.0%
1996		0.0%
1991		N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only		N/A%
English only		N/A%
Both English and French	0	0.00%
Other languages	0	0.00%

Access routes

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

• Highways
  • Route 2

• Principal Routes
  • Route 106

• Secondary Routes:
  • none

• External Routes:
  • Route 925
  • Route 935

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick