Glenelg Parish, New Brunswick

Glenelg
Parish

Location within Northumberland County, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 47°00′N 65°17′W / 47.0°N 65.29°W / 47.0; -65.29
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Northumberland
Established 1814
Area[1]
 • Land 505.22 km2 (195.07 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 1,610
 • Density 3.2/km2 (8/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 2.5%
 • Dwellings 735
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)

Glenelg is a Canadian parish in Northumberland County, New Brunswick.[2]

Its population in the 2011 Census was 1,610.

Delineation

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

Southwest by Nelson Parish and the southeasterly prolongation of the northeastern line of Nelson Parish to the northern line of a 100 acre lot granted to John Townley, at the mouth of Big Hovel Brook; thence along the said line of the said grant easterly to Bay du Vin River; thence across the said river to the southern bank thereof; thence down the said Bay du Vin River in an easterly direction to the northwest angle of lot letter C, granted to the rector, church wardens and vestry of Saint Paul’s Church, Chatham;[lower-alpha 1] thence southerly along the west line of said lot letter C and the southern prolongation thereof to the Kent county line; northwest and north by Chatham Parish, Napan River, and Miramichi Bay; southeast by the County line; northeast by a line commencing at the mouth of Black River; thence extending up the middle of the said river, following the several courses thereof, to the mouth of Little Black River; thence up the middle of the said Little Black River, following the several courses thereof until it comes to the line separating the property of George Fowlie from the lot number five, granted to Duncan McNaughton, being the upper side line of the said lot numbered five, thence by the said line and the southerly prolongation thereof to the County line.

Communities

Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold):
  • Little Branch
  • Lower Napan
  • McKenzie Settlement
  • Napan Bay
  • Point aux Carr

Demographics

Population

Population trend[4]

Census Population Change (%)
2006 1,652 Decrease3.5%
2001 1,712 Decrease1.3%
1996 1,735 Increase10.5%
1991 1,570 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[5]

Language Population Pct (%)
English only 1,500 90.63%
French only 90 5.44%
Other languages 65 3.93%
Both English and French 0 0.00%

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Chatham here refers to the civil parish as the church is in Bushville.

References

  1. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Glenelg Parish, New Brunswick
  2. ↑ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Glenelg Parish
  3. ↑ "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  5. ↑ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Glenelg Parish, New Brunswick


 Chatham Parish Miramichi Bay
Nelson Parish Hardwicke Parish
   Glenelg Parish  
Rogersville Parish Acadieville Parish (Kent County) Carleton Parish (Kent County)


Coordinates: 47°00′00″N 65°17′24″W / 47.00000°N 65.29000°W / 47.00000; -65.29000 (Glenelg Parish, New Brunswick)

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