Westmorland Parish, New Brunswick

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
• Land	175.43 km2 (67.73 sq mi)
Population  (2016)
• Total	908
• Density	5.2/km2 (13/sq mi)
• Change 2011-2016	5.8%
• Dwellings	596
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)

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

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 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%

Language

Mother tongue (2016)

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:

• Highways
  • Route 15
  • Route 16 (TCH)

• Principal Routes
  • None

• Secondary Routes:
  • Route 940

• External Routes:
  • None

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick