Queensbury Parish, New Brunswick

Queensbury
Parish

Location within York County.
Coordinates: 45°57′45″N 67°00′54″W / 45.9625°N 67.015°W / 45.9625; -67.015
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County York
Established 1786
Area[1]
  Land 301.38 km2 (116.36 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 1,272
  Density 4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Increase 4.7%
  Dwellings 569
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
  Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)

Queensbury is a Canadian parish in York County, New Brunswick.[2]

Its population in the 2011 Census was 1,272.

Delineation

Queensbury Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act as:

Northeast by Bright Parish; south and southwest by the Saint John River; and northwest by a line commencing at the Saint John River, at the southern angle of lot number one, granted to Joseph Cunliff, near the mouth of the Nackawic Stream; thence running northeasterly along the lower or southeastern line of said lot and its prolongation until it strikes the southwestern line of land granted to William Dobie, in Caverhill; thence northwesterly along the said line of said grant and its prolongation till it strikes the southeastern line of a grant to Henry Morehouse and three others; thence northeasterly along the line of said grant to its eastern angle; thence northwesterly along the northeast side of the said grant till it strikes the East Branch Nackawic Stream; thence following the course of the said river up stream to the forks at the mouth of the Burtt Lake Branch and thence following the course of the said Burtt Lake Branch up stream till it strikes the line of the parish of Bright.

Communities

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

  • Lower Line Queensbury
  • Lower Queensbury
  • McNallys
  • Middle Hainesville
  • Scotch Lake

  • Springfield
  • Upper Caverhill
  • Upper Hainesville
  • Wiggins Mill
  • York

Demographics

Population

Population trend[3]

Census Population Change (%)
2006 1,215 Decrease0.7%
2001 1,223 Decrease0.2%
1996 1,225 Increase2.2%
1991 1,199 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[4]

Language Population Pct (%)
English only 1,130 94.17%
French only 50 4.17%
Other languages 20 1.66%
Both English and French 0 0.00%

See also

References



Coordinates: 45°57′45″N 67°00′54″W / 45.96250°N 67.01500°W / 45.96250; -67.01500 (Queensbury Parish, New Brunswick)

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