Dorchester Parish, New Brunswick
| Dorchester | |
|---|---|
| Parish | |
 Location within Westmorland County, New Brunswick. | |
| Coordinates: 46°11′N 64°36′W / 46.19°N 64.60°W | |
| Country |
 Canada |
| Province |
 New Brunswick |
| County | Westmorland County |
| Established | 1787 |
| Area[1] | |
| • Land | 90.89 km2 (35.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 477 |
| • Density | 5.2/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 3.7% |
| • Dwellings | 231 |
| Time zone | AST (UTC-4) |
| • Summer (DST) | ADT (UTC-3) |
Dorchester is a Canadian parish in Westmorland County, New Brunswick.[2]
History
The parish was established in 1787 and named for Sir Guy Carleton, 1st Baron of Dorchester (1724-1808) and the governor-in-chief of British North America: included most of Shediac Parish until 1827.
Delineation
Dorchester Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act[3] as being bounded:
- West by Petitcodiac River; north by a line running by the magnet of eighteen hundred and ninety-four; south eighty-three degrees and forty-five minutes east from the mouth of Fox Creek; east by the southeast line of lot numbered one (John Sherwood) and the prolongation thereof two hundred and fifty chains from the sea; thence north eleven degrees east by the magnet of the year seventeen hundred and sixty-five.
Communities
Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold):
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Demographics
Population
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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:[6]
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See also
References
- 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Dorchester Parish, New Brunswick
- ↑ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Dorchester Parish
- ↑ "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ↑ Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census
- ↑ Profile: Dorchester Parish, New Brunswick
- ↑ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7
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Coordinates: 46°01′25″N 64°36′13″W / 46.023668°N 64.603729°W
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