Canning Parish, New Brunswick

Canning
Parish
Location within Queens County, New Brunswick.
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Queens County
Established	1765
Area[1]
• Land	173.40 km2 (66.95 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	952
• Density	5.5/km2 (14/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	0.2%
• Dwellings	836
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)

Canning is a Canadian parish in Queens County, New Brunswick.^[2]

History

Canning Parish set off from Waterborough Parish in 1827: named for the Right Honourable George Canning, (1770-1827) who was prime minister of the United Kingdom: included part of Chipman Parish until 1835.

Delineation

Canning Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act as:

Communities

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

Bodies of water & Islands

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

• Grand Lake
• Maquapit Lake
• Pickerel Pond Nature Preserve
• Grand Lake Meadow
• Lower Timber Lake
• The Keyhole

Demographics

Population Population trend[3] Census Population Change (%) 2011 N/A 2006 950 2.8% 2001 924 0.0% 1996 0.0% 1991 N/A

Language Mother tongue language (2006)[4] 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:^[5]

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Canning Parish, New Brunswick
2. ↑ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Canning Parish
3. ↑ Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census
4. ↑ Profile: Canning Parish, New Brunswick
5. ↑ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7

		Northfield Parish	Chipman Parish
	Sheffield Parish		Waterborough Parish
	Canning Parish
	Burton Parish	Gagetown Parish	Cambridge Parish

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Coordinates: 45°58′00″N 66°05′30″W / 45.9666°N 66.0917°W / 45.9666; -66.0917