Greenwich Parish, New Brunswick

Greenwich
Parish

Location within Kings County, New Brunswick.
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Kings County
Established 1786
Area[1]
 • Land 114.38 km2 (44.16 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 1,047
 • Density 9.2/km2 (24/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 0.4%
 • Dwellings 505
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)

Greenwich is a Canadian parish in Kings County, New Brunswick.[2]

History

Greenwich Parish set off from Kingston Parish in 1795: possibly named for New York City's Greenwich Village.

Delineation

Greenwich Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act as:

Northwest by the County line; southwest by Westfield Parish; southeast, east and northeast by the Saint John River including the islands in the Long Reach.

Communities

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

  • Browns Corner
  • Browns Flat
  • Central Greenwich
  • Cochrane Corner
  • Days Corner

  • Oak Point
  • Upper Greenwich
  • Victoria Beach

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[3]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 N/A
2006 2053 Decrease3.7%
2001 2131 Increase0.0%
1996 Decrease0.0%
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]

  • Highways
    • None

  • None
  • External Routes:
    • None

See also

References

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


 Petersville Parish Hampstead Parish Saint John River
Kars Parish
  Greenwich Parish  
Westfield Parish Saint John River
Kingston Parish


Coordinates: 45°19′33″N 66°19′27″W / 45.32577°N 66.3243°W / 45.32577; -66.3243 (Greenwich Parish, New Brunswick)

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