Cambridge Parish, New Brunswick

This article is about the parish. For the community, see Cambridge-Narrows, New Brunswick.

Cambridge
Parish
Location within Queens County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 45.84°N 64.59°W / 45.84; -64.59
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Queens County
Established	1852
Area
• Land	113.65 km2 (43.88 sq mi)
Population  (2016)
• Total	647
• Density	5.7/km2 (15/sq mi)
• Change 2011-2016	0.6%
• Dwellings	617
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)

Cambridge is a Canadian parish in Queens County, New Brunswick.

History

Cambridge Parish was created from Wickham Parish and Waterborough Parish in 1852, and was named for Prince Adolphus-Frederick, Duke of Cambridge (1774-1850) and uncle of Queen Victoria.

Delineation

Cambridge Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act as being bounded:

Beginning on the northeastern shore of the Saint John River, at the southeast angle of lot number sixteen, granted to Isaac Gilbert; thence following the course of the lower or southeastern line of said lot numbered sixteen northeasterly until it meets the waters of the Grand Lake; thence by the waters of the Grand Lake to the road leading from Mill Cove on the said lake, to Fowlers Cove on the Washademoak Lake; thence southeasterly by said road to Washademoak Lake; thence southwesterly by the waters of the Washademoak Lake and through the Colwells Creek and Lawson Passage to the Saint John River; and thence following the shore of the Saint John River up stream to the place of beginning.

Communities

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

• Cambridge-Narrows
• Cherry Hill
• Jemseg
• Lower Cambridge

• Lower Jemseg
• Robertson Point
• Scovil
• Whites Cove

Bodies of water & Islands

This is a list of rivers, lakes, streams, creeks, marshes and Islands that are at least partially in this parish

• Coreys Island
• Nevers Island

Demographics

Population

Population trend

Census	Population	Change (%)
2016	647	0.6%
2011	651	4.5%
2006	682	6.7%
2001	639

Language

Mother tongue (2016)

Language	Population	Pct (%)
English only	535	94.7%
French only	10	1.8%
Both English and French	5	0.9%
Other languages	15	2.6%

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 (TCH)

• Principal Routes
  • Route 105

• Secondary Routes:
  • Route 695
  • Route 715

• External Routes:
  • None

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick