Colborne Parish, New Brunswick

Coordinates: 47°53′15″N 66°16′12″W / 47.88750°N 66.27000°W / 47.88750; -66.27000 (Colborne Parish, New Brunswick)
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Colborne
Parish
Location within Restigouche County. Heron Island erroneously shown as part of Durham Parish.
Location within Restigouche County.
Heron Island erroneously shown as part of Durham Parish.
Coordinates: 47°53′15″N 66°16′12″W / 47.8875°N 66.27°W / 47.8875; -66.27
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyRestigouche
Erected1840
Area
[1]
 • Land753.38 km2 (290.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total266
 • Density0.4/km2 (1/sq mi)
 • Change 2016-2021
Increase 17.2%
 • Dwellings
162
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Figures do not include portion within the village of Charlo

Colborne is a geographic parish in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada.[4]

For governance purposes it is divided between the town of Heron Bay,[5] the Moose Meadows 4 Indian reserve, and the Restigouche rural district;[6] the town and rural district are both members of the Restigouche Regional Service Commission.[7]

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, the parish was divided between the village of Charlo,[5] the Indian reserve, and the local service districts of Charleur and Lorne.[8] In the 2023 reform, Charlo merged with the town of Dalhousie to form Heron Bay, which annexed Heron Island and the communities of Benjamin River, Blackland, and New Mills from Chaleur;[5] Lorne and the remainder of Chaleur became part of the rural district.[6]

Origin of name[edit]

The parish was named in honour of John Colborne, acting Governor General of the Canadas when the parish was erected.[9]

History[edit]

Colborne was erected in 1840 from Addington and Beresford Parishes.[10] Colborne comprised Restigouche County between the Benjamin and Eel Rivers.

In 1850 the boundaries were altered to run due south from starting points near the coast: the western boundary from milepost forty-eight on the great road (highway) from Bathurst to Dalhousie, the eastern boundary from the mouth of the Benjamin River.[11]

Boundaries[edit]

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

  • on the north by Chaleur Bay;
  • on the east by a line running true south from the mouth of Benjamin River to the Northumberland County line;
  • on the south by the county line;
  • on the west by a line running true south from a point near the northern end of the Eel River Bar Seawall to the county line
  • including Heron Island and any islands in front of the parish.

Communities[edit]

Communities at least partly within the parish.[12][13][14] bold indicates an incorporated municipality or Indian reserve

Bodies of water[edit]

Bodies of water[a] at least partly within the parish.[12][13][14]

  • Benjamin River
  • North Branch Charlo River
  • Jacquet River
  • Louison River
  • South Charlo River
  • Southeast Upsalquitch River
  • Tetagouche River
    • Harrys Bogan
  • Nash Creek
  • Chaleur Bay
    • Heron Channel
  • Shoal Bay
  • at least ten officially named lakes

Islands[edit]

Islands at least partly within the parish.[12][13][14]

Other notable places[edit]

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.[12][13][14]

Demographics[edit]

Parish population total does not include Moose Meadows 4 Indian reserve or the portion within the former incorporated village of Charlo. Revised census figures based on the 2023 local governance reforms have not been released.

Population[edit]

Canada census – Colborne community profile
202120162011
Population266 (+17.2% from 2016)227 (+12.4% from 2011)202 (-13.7% from 2006)
Land area753.38 km2 (290.88 sq mi)754.96 km2 (291.49 sq mi)754.95 km2 (291.49 sq mi)
Population density0.4/km2 (1.0/sq mi)0.3/km2 (0.78/sq mi)0.3/km2 (0.78/sq mi)
Median age58.8 (M: 59.2, F: 58.0)55.8 (M: 55.8, F: 55.7)50.5 (M: 49.3, F: 53.8)
Private dwellings162 (total)  135 (occupied)144 (total)  102 (total) 
Median household income$48,400$39,808$.N/A
Notes: 2011 & 2006 income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons.
References: 2021[15] 2016[16] 2011[17] earlier[18][19]
Historical Census Data
Colborne Parish, NB
YearPop.±%
1991 328—    
1996 295−10.1%
YearPop.±%
2001 270−8.5%
2006 234−13.3%
YearPop.±%
2011 202−13.7%
2016 227+12.4%
[20][21]

Language[edit]

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Colborne Parish, New Brunswick[20]
Census Total
English
French
English & French
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
200
 160 Decrease 20.0% 80.00% 35 Increase 133.3% 17.50% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.00% 5 Increase n/a% 2.50%
2006
235
 200 Decrease 20.0% 85.11% 15 Decrease 40.0% 6.38% 20 Increase n/a% 8.51% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00%
2001
275
 250 Increase 22.0% 90.91% 25 Decrease 44.4% 9.09% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00%
1996
250
 205 n/a 82.00% 45 n/a 18.00% 0 n/a 0.00% 0 n/a 0.00%

Access Routes[edit]

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[22]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ 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 "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Chapter I-13 Interpretation Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  4. ^ The Territorial Division Act[2] divides the province into 152 parishes, the cities of Saint John and Fredericton, and one town of Grand Falls. The Interpretation Act[3] clarifies that parishes include any local government within their borders.
  5. ^ a b c "Restigouche Regional Service Commission: RSC 2". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Restigouche Regional Service Commission: RD 2". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Regions Regulation – Regional Service Delivery Act". Government of New Brunswick. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Local Service Districts Regulation - Municipalities Act". Government of New Brunswick. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  9. ^ Ganong, William F. (1896). A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick. Royal Society of Canada. p. 227. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  10. ^ "2 Vic. c. 19 An Act to divide the County of Restigouche into five Towns or Parishes and to define the boundaries thereof.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1839. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1839. pp. 63–64. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ a b c d e "No. 6". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 20 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 7, 14, 15, and 26 at same site.
  13. ^ a b c d e "003" (PDF). Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 20 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 004, 015, 016, 029, 030, 048, 049, 068, 069, 088, and 089 at same site.
  14. ^ a b c d "Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB)". Government of Canada. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  15. ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  16. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  17. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  18. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 20 August 2019.
  19. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 18 July 2021.
  20. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  21. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Colborne Parish, New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  22. ^ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 6, 14-15



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