Huskisson Parish, New Brunswick

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

Huskisson
Parish
Location within Kent County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 46.525°N 65.465°W / 46.525; -65.465
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyKent County
Erected1827
Area
 • Land369.33 km2 (142.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total15
 • Density0.04/km2 (0.1/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
 40.0%
 • Dwellings
11
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)

For governance purposes it is part of the local service district of the parish of Harcourt, reflecting its long inclusion with Harcourt Parish for statistical purposes, which ended after the local service district was created. The LSD is a member of the Kent Regional Service Commission (KRSC).[3]

Origin of name

The parish was named in honour of William Huskisson, President of the Board of Trade at the time of its erection.[4]

History

In 1827 Huskisson was erected from unassigned territory north of the Richibucto River,[5] comprising a shallower area than it has today.

In 1850 the southern boundary was extended[6] to include an area annexed by the county in 1845.[7]

Delineation

Huskisson Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act[2] as being bounded:

Northwesterly by the County line; east by Acadieville Parish and Weldford Parish; and south by Harcourt Parish.

Communities
  • Huskisson

Demographics

See also

References
  1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Huskisson, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  2. "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. Ganong, William F. (1896). A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick. Royal Society of Canada. p. 241.
  5. "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.
  6. "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. Book was poorly proofread, resulting in title typo and reuse of page numbers 145–152.
  7. "8 Vic. c. 80 An Act to extend the Division Line between the Counties of Northumberland and Kent to the rear Line of the Counties of Queen's County and Sunbury.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1845. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1845. p. 58.
  8. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  9. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Huskisson Parish, New Brunswick
  10. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Huskisson Parish, New Brunswick



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