Wickham Parish, New Brunswick

Wickham
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 Decrease 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).

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

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

  1. Watson Road and part of Route 695[4]

References

  1. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Wickham Parish, New Brunswick
  2. New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Wickham Parish
  3. "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  4. "No. 413" (PDF). 2015 Designated Highway Maps. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  5. Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census
  6. Profile: Wickham Parish, New Brunswick
  7. 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 / 45.7054; -65.9886

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