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Wellington Parish, New Brunswick

Coordinates: 46°31′30″N 64°44′42″W / 46.52500°N 64.74500°W / 46.52500; -64.74500 (Wellington Parish, New Brunswick)
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Wellington
Parish
Saint-Édouard-de-Kent
Saint-Édouard-de-Kent
Location within Kent County, New Brunswick.
Location within Kent County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 46°31′30″N 64°44′42″W / 46.525°N 64.745°W / 46.525; -64.745
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyKent County
Erected1814
Area
[1]
 • Land184.80 km2 (71.35 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
3,292
 • Density17.8/km2 (46/sq mi)
 • Change 2016-2021
Increase 6.9%
 • Dwellings
1,747
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Figures do not include portion within the town of Bouctouche, the Buctouche 16 Indian reserve, and the rural community of Cocagne

Wellington is a civil parish in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada.[2]

For governance purposes it is divided between the town of Bouctouche, Buctouche 16 Indian reserve, the incorporated rural community of Cocagne, and the local service districts of Sainte-Anne-de-Kent and the parish of Wellington, all of which except the Indian reserve are members of the Kent Regional Service Commission (KRSC).[3] Wellington includes the special service areas of Bouctouche Cove, Desroches,[a] Dixon Point-Route 134,[b] and Saint-Grégoire.[c]

Origin of name

The parish was named for the Marquess of Wellington,[d] British commander in the Peninsular War.[5]

History

Wellington was erected in 1814 as part of Northumberland County from Newcastle Parish.[6] It included modern Dundas and Sainte-Marie Parishes plus most of Saint-Paul Parish.

In 1827 Dundas was erected as its own parish.[7]

In 1828 the boundary with Dundas was adjusted.[8]

In 1862 the boundary with Dundas was adjusted again.[9]

In 1867 Sainte-Marie was erected, including Saint-Paul.[10]

In 1871 part of Sainte-Marie was returned.[11]

Boundaries

Wellington Parish is bounded:[2][12][13]

  • on the north by the Chockpish River upstream as far as the mouth of the Rivière Chockpish-nord, then south 68º west[e] to the Sainte-Marie Parish line slightly east of East Branch Road;
  • on the east by the Northumberland Strait;
  • on the southeast by a line beginning on the shore of Northumberland Strait near Bar-de-Cocagne, then running south 72º 30' west[f] past Goudalie Road and crossing Renauds Mills Road twice before meeting the Sainte-Marie Parish line east of Saint-Antoine;
  • on the west by a line beginning south of Renauds Mills Road, east of Saint-Antoine, then northwesterly straight along grant lines to the Little Buctouche River, then downriver past the prolongation of Chemin Yvon-à-Fred, then northwesterly along to the rear line of a tier of grants straddling Kay Road and across a Crown reserved road that continues Chemin Alban-Légère, then northeasterly along the northwestern side of the Crown reserved road to the eastern line of a grant that runs along part of Dunlop Road, then northwesterly along the grant line to the Buctouche River, then across the river and up Mill Creek to a grant line on the prolongation of Deep Gully Road, then northwesterly along the grant line to Girouardville Road, then southwesterly along Girouardville Road to the southernmost corner of a grant at the corner of Girouardville Road and Mill Creek Road, then northwesterly along the western line of the grant and its prolongation to Mill Creek, then upstream to the eastern line of a grant on the eastern side of Black River Road, then northwesterly along the grant line to Saint-Maurice Road, then southwesterly along Saint-Maurice Road to the western line of a small grant opposite the end of Black River Road, then northwesterly along the grant line and its prolongation to the rear line of grants along the Arsenault Settlement Road, then northeasterly to the western line of a grant that includes the junction of East Branch Road and Arsenault Settlement Road, then north to the northern line of the parish;
  • including any islands in front of the parish.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish.[12][13][16] bold indicates an incorporated municipality or Indian reserve

Bodies of water

Bodies of water[g] at least partly within the parish.[12][13][16]

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.[12][13][16]

Demographics

Parish population total does not include Bouctouche, Buctouche 16, and portion within Cocagne (after 2011)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Taxing Authority Wellington - Desroches[4]
  2. ^ Taxing Authority Wellington - Dixon Point-Route 134[4]
  3. ^ Although not explicitly mention in Regulation 84-168, Saint-Grégoire's boundaries extend into Dundas Parish
  4. ^ Wellington was raised to Duke two months after the parish was erected.
  5. ^ By the magnet of 1850,[14] when declination in the area was between 21º and 22º west of north.[15]
  6. ^ By the magnet of 1862,[9] when declination in the area was between 21º and 22º west of north.[15]
  7. ^ Not including brooks, ponds or coves.

References

  1. ^ a b "Census Profile". Statistics Canada. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  3. ^ "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
  4. ^ a b "2019 Local Government Statistics for New Brunswick" (PDF). Department of Environment and Local Government. p. 61. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  5. ^ Ganong, William F. (1896). A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick. Royal Society of Canada. p. 279. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  6. ^ "54 Geo. III c. 17 An Act in further addition to an Act, intituled 'An Act for the better ascertaining and confirming the boundaries of the several Counties, within this Province, and for subdividing them into Towns or Parishes.'". Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick; Passed in the Year 1814. Saint John, New Brunswick: Government of New Brunswick. 1814. pp. 16–18. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  7. ^ "7 Geo. IV c. 31 An Act for the division of the County of Northumberland into three Counties, and to provide for the Government and Representation of the two new Counties.". 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. 97–103. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  8. ^ "9 Geo. IV c. 11 An Act to alter the division line between the Parishes of Dundas and Wellington in the County of Kent.". Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1828. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1828. p. 17. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  9. ^ a b "25 Vic. c. 47 An Act to alter the Division Line of the Parishes of Dundas and Wellington, in the County of Kent.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in March and April 1862. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1862. pp. 117–118. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  10. ^ "30 Vic. c. 32 An Act to erect a part of the Parish of Wellington, in the County of Kent, into a separate Town or Parish.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Month of June 1867. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1867. pp. 56–58. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  11. ^ "34 Vic. c. 14 An Act in amendment of the Act 30th Victoria, Chapter 32, intituled 'An Act to erect part of the Parish of Wellington, in the County of Kent, into a separate Town or Parish.'". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick. Passed in the Month of May 1871. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1871. pp. 98–99. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
  12. ^ a b c d "No. 89". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 11 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 90, 99, and 100 at same site.
  13. ^ a b c d "269" (PDF). Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 11 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 270, 285, 286, and 302 at same site.
  14. ^ "13 Vic. c. 51 An Act to consolidate all the Laws now in force for the division of the Province into Counties, Towns and Parishes.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Mjaesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1850. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1850. pp. 142–152, 145–149. Retrieved 27 March 2021. Book was poorly proofread, resulting in title typo and reuse of page numbers 145–152.
  15. ^ a b "Historical Magnetic Declination". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  16. ^ a b c "Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB)". Government of Canada. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  17. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  18. ^ 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Wellington Parish, New Brunswick
  19. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census Wellington, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2019.

46°31′30″N 64°44′42″W / 46.52500°N 64.74500°W / 46.52500; -64.74500 (Wellington Parish, New Brunswick)

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