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	175.07 km2 (67.59 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	964
• Density	5.5/km2 (14/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	0.5%
• Dwellings	575
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 population

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	1,082	—
1996	1,095	+1.2%
2001	1,006	−8.1%
2006	959	−4.7%
2011	964	+0.5%

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 15
  • Route 16 (TCH)

• Principal Routes
  • None

• Secondary Routes:
  • Route 940

• External Routes:
  • None

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick