Burton Parish, New Brunswick

Burton
Parish

Location within Sunbury County, New Brunswick
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Sunbury County
Established 1765
Area[1]
 • Land 259.48 km2 (100.19 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 5,421
 • Density 20.9/km2 (54/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 8.0%
 • Dwellings 1,983
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)

Burton is a Canadian parish in Sunbury County, New Brunswick.[2]

History

Burton Parish first established in 1765 as a Nova Scotia township: named for Brigadier General Ralph Burton who served at the capture of Fort Louisbourg in 1758 and the capture of Québec in 1759: Burton became a parish in New Brunswick in 1786: included part of Blissville Parish until 1834.

Delineation

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

Southeast by the County line; southwest by the prolongation southeasterly of the southwest line of Lincoln Parish to the Queens County line; northwest by the Oromocto River and northeast by the Saint John River, including Gilbert and Ox Islands.

Communities

Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold):
  • Goan
  • Haneytown
  • Hersey Corner
  • Lower Burton
  • McGowans Corner

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 5019 Decrease0.4%
2001 5000 Increase0.0%
1996 Decrease0.0%
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]

  • Secondary Routes:
    • None
  • External Routes:
    • None

See also

References

  1. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Burton Parish, New Brunswick
  2. ↑ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Burton Parish
  3. ↑ "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census
  5. ↑ Profile: Burton Parish, New Brunswick
  6. ↑ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7


Adjacent places of Burton Parish, New Brunswick
 Maugerville Parish Sheffield Parish Canning Parish (Queens County)
Lincoln Parish Gagetown Parish (Queens County)
   Burton Parish  
Gladstone Parish Blissville Parish Petersville Parish (Queens County)


Coordinates: 45°48′05″N 66°24′18″W / 45.8014°N 66.405°W / 45.8014; -66.405

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