Wickham Parish, New Brunswick
Wickham | |
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Parish | |
Location within Queens County, New Brunswick. | |
Country | Canada |
Province | New Brunswick |
County | Queens County |
Established | 1786 |
Area[1] | |
• Land | 159.80 km2 (61.70 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 426 |
• Density | 2.7/km2 (7/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 7.4% |
• Dwellings | 453 |
Time zone | AST (UTC-4) |
• Summer (DST) | ADT (UTC-3) |
Wickham is a Canadian parish in Queens County, New Brunswick.[2]
History
Wickham Parish was established in 1786: possibly named for William Spry, a prominent settler who came from the town of Wickham, Hampshire County, England: Wickham Parish included Johnston Parish until 1839 and part of Cambridge Parish until 1852.
Delineation
Wickham Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act[3] as being bounded:
- Southeast by the County line; west by the Saint John River; northwest by Cambridge Parish; and northeast by the centre of the road[lower-alpha 1] leading from Washademoak Lake to Springfield, including the Lower Musquash and Hog Islands, and the eastern 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).
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Bodies of water & Islands
This is a list of rivers, lakes, streams, creeks, marshes and Islands that are at least partially in this parish
- Long Island
- Hog Island
- Saint John River
- Hampstead Ferry
Demographics
PopulationPopulation trend[5]
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LanguageMother tongue language (2006)[6]
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Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[7]
See also
Notes
References
- 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Wickham Parish, New Brunswick
- ↑ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Wickham Parish
- ↑ "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ↑ "No. 413" (PDF). 2015 Designated Highway Maps. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ↑ Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census
- ↑ Profile: Wickham Parish, New Brunswick
- ↑ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7
Coordinates: 45°42′19″N 65°59′19″W / 45.7054°N 65.9886°W