Wakefield Parish, New Brunswick

Wakefield
Parish
Location within Carleton County, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 46°13′30″N 67°31′12″W / 46.225°N 67.52°W
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Carleton
Established	1803
Area[1]
• Land	196.57 km^2 (75.90 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	2,814
• Density	14.3/km^2 (37/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	4.1%
• Dwellings	1,147
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)

Wakefield is a Canadian parish in Carleton County, New Brunswick.^[2]

Its population in the 2011 Census was 2,814.

History

Wakefield Parish was established in 1803 as part of York County and named for the city of Wakefield in Yorkshire County, England: Wakefield Parish included Simonds Parish until 1842, and Brighton Parish, York County, until 1830.

Delineation

Wakefield Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act^[3] as being bounded:

North by the lower line of lot numbered thirty-eight, granted to David Good, and the westerly prolongation thereof; westerly by the County line; south by Woodstock and Richmond Parishes, and east by the Saint John River, including all the islands in front.

Communities

Belleville Briggs Corner Hartford Iron Ore Hill Jackson Falls Jacksontown Jacksonville

Lindsay Lower Wakefield Lower Waterville McKenna Oakville Rosedale Somerville

South Greenfield South Wakefield Upper Waterville Victoria Corner Wakefield Waterville

Demographics

Population Population trend[4] Census Population Change (%) 2006 2,703 1.7% 2001 2,657 0.0% 1996 2,658 0.3% 1991 2,665 N/A

Language Mother tongue language (2006)[5] Language Population Pct (%) English only 2,565 95.53% Other languages 90 3.35% French only 20 0.75% Both English and French 10 0.37%

Farm in Jacksonville

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

References

1. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Wakefield Parish, New Brunswick
2. New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Wakefield Parish
3. "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
5. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Wakefield Parish, New Brunswick

Coordinates: 46°13′30″N 67°31′12″W / 46.22500°N 67.52000°W