Northesk Parish, New Brunswick

Northesk is a civil parish in Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada.[2]

Northesk
Parish
Location within Northumberland County, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 47.475°N 66.5°W / 47.475; -66.5
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyNorthumberland
Erected1814
Area
 • Land3,355.15 km2 (1,295.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total2,263
 • Density0.7/km2 (2/sq mi)
 • Change
2011-2016
 3.0%
 • Dwellings
1,068
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)

For governance purposes it is divided between the city of Miramichi;[3] the Indian reserves of Big Hole Tract 8 (North Half), Big Hole Tract 8 (South Half), Eel Ground 2, Indian Point 1, Red Bank 4, and Red Bank 7; and the local service districts of Sunny Corner and the parish of North Esk.[4] The city and LSDs are members of the Greater Miramichi Regional Service Commission (GMRSC).[5]

Origin of name

The parish was named for the Earl of Northesk,[6] third in command at the Battle of Trafalgar. Six of the parishes erected simultaneously in Northumberland County in 1814[7] were named for prominent British military figures.

History

Northesk was erected in 1814 from part of Newcastle Parish and unassigned territory.[7]

In 1824 the boundary with Newcastle was altered.[8]

In 1830 the boundary with Blackville, Blissfield, and Ludlow Parishes was altered.[9]

In 1856 the boundary with Nelson was altered.[10]

In 1879 the southern part of Northesk was erected as Southesk Parish.[11]

Delineation

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

East and northeast by Newcastle Parish and the County line; north and west by the County lines; south and southwest by the northwest Miramichi River from the Newcastle Parish line up stream to the mouth of the Little Southwest Miramichi; and thence by a line running north forty-five degrees west from the mouth of the Little Southwest Miramichi to the County line.

Communities

Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold) and communities within their respective boundaries (in italics).

Demographics

See also

References
  1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Northesk, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  2. "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  3. "New Brunswick Regulation 84-168 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 84-582)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  4. "New Brunswick Regulation 84-168 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 84-582)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  5. "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
  6. Ganong, William F. (1896). A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick. Royal Society of Canada. p. 258.
  7. "54 Geo. III c. 17 An Act in further addition to an Act, intituled 'An Act for the better ascertaining and confirming the boundaries of the several Counties, within this Province, and for subdividing them into Towns or Parishes.'". Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick; Passed in the Year 1814. Saint John, New Brunswick: Government of New Brunswick. 1814. pp. 16–18.
  8. "5 Geo. IV c. 20 An Act to alter the Division Line between the Parishes of New-Castle and Northesk, in the County of Northumberland.". Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1824. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1824. pp. 44–45.
  9. "10 & 11 Geo. IV c. 15 An Act to alter the Boundary Lines of certain Parishes in the County of Northumberland, and to erect two new Parishes in said County.". Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1830. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1830. pp. 17–18.
  10. "19 Vic. c. 22 An Act to amend Chapter 1, of Title I, of the Revised Statutes, so far as relates to the Division Line between the Parishes of Northesk and Nelson.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Months of March, April, and May 1856. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1856. p. 41.
  11. "42 Vic. c. 37 An Act to erect part of the Parish of Northesk, in the County of Northumberland, into a separate Parish.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick. Passed in the Month of April 1879. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1879. pp. 77–78.
  12. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  13. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Northesk Parish, New Brunswick
  14. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Northesk Parish, New Brunswick



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