Cambridge Parish, New Brunswick

Cambridge
Parish

Location within Queens County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 45°50′N 64°35′W / 45.84°N 64.59°W / 45.84; -64.59
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Queens County
Established 1852
Area[1]
  Land 113.97 km2 (44.00 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 651
  Density 5.7/km2 (15/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 4.5%
  Dwellings 618
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
  Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)

This article is about the parish. For the community, consult Cambridge-Narrows, New Brunswick.

Cambridge is a Canadian parish in Queens County, New Brunswick.

History

Cambridge Parish created from Wickham Parish and Waterborough Parish in 1852: named for Prince Adolphus-Frederick, Duke of Cambridge (1774-1850) and uncle of Queen Victoria.

Delineation

Cambridge 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

Demographics

Population

Population trend[2]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 N/A
2006 682 Increase6.7%
2001 639 Increase0.0%
1996 Decrease0.0%
1991 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[3]

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:[4]

  • External Routes:
    • None

See also

References



Coordinates: 45°49′22″N 66°04′14″W / 45.822639°N 66.07049°W / 45.822639; -66.07049 (Cambridge Parish, New Brunswick)

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