Hampstead Parish, New Brunswick

Hampstead
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	1786
Area[1]
• Land	212.63 km2 (82.10 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	294
• Density	1.4/km2 (4/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	5.8%
• Dwellings	173
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)

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

History

Hampstead Parish was established in 1786. It was named for Hempstead, Long Island, New York. Until 1838, Hampstead included part of Petersville Parish.

Delineation

Hampstead Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act^[2] as being bounded:

Northwest by Gagetown Parish; southwest by Petersville Parish; southeast by the County line and by the Saint John River, including Upper Musquash Island and Spoon Island and the western half of Long Island to be determined by a line running lengthwise through the centre of the island from the head to the foot of the same.

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

• None

Demographics

Population Population trend[3] Census Population Change (%) 2011 N/A 2006 278 10.9% 2001 312 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

Coordinates: 45°37′28″N 66°05′07″W / 45.624483°N 66.085167°W / 45.624483; -66.085167 (Hampstead Parish, New Brunswick)