Waterford Parish, New Brunswick

Waterford
Parish
Location within Kings County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 45°50′N 64°35′W / 45.84°N 64.59°W
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Kings County
Established	1786
Area[1]
• Land	221.12 km^2 (85.37 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	458
• Density	2.1/km^2 (5/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	9.3%
• Dwellings	235
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)

Waterford is a Canadian parish in Kings Parish, New Brunswick.^[2] Poley Mountain is located here.

History

Waterford Parish created from Sussex Parish in 1874: named for County Waterford, Ireland.

Delineation

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

South by a line commencing at the southeast angle of Sussex Parish and running a direct course to the northeastern angle of lot fifty-five, granted to William Thompson aforesaid; thence south eighty-eight degrees east to the County of Albert; east by the County line; north by Cardwell Parish, and west by Sussex Parish.

Governance

The entire parish forms the local service district of the parish of Waterford, established in 1968 to assess for fire protection. Recreational and sports facilities were added in 2012. First aid and ambulance services (1972–2012) were formerly included.

Communities

Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold):

Cedar Camp Chambers Settlement Donegal Parlee Brook

Urney Walker Settlement Waterford

Bodies of water & Islands

This is a list of rivers, lakes, streams, creeks, marshes and Islands that are at least partially in this parish

Demographics

Population Population trend[4] Census Population Change (%) 2011 N/A 2006 505 1.8% 2001 518 0.0% 1996 0.0% 1991 N/A

Language Mother tongue language (2006)[5] Language Population Pct (%) French only % English only % 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:^[6]

Highways Route 111 Route 114

Principal Routes None

Secondary Routes: none

External Routes: None

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

References

1. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Waterford Parish, New Brunswick
2. New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Waterford 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: 2001, 2006 census
5. Profile: Waterford Parish, New Brunswick
6. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7

Coordinates: 45°41′20″N 65°22′21″W / 45.688854°N 65.372515°W