Hanwell, New Brunswick

Hanwell
Location of Hanwell in New Brunswick

Coordinates: 45°52′05″N 66°47′41″W / 45.868111°N 66.79475°W / 45.868111; -66.79475

Hanwell is a municipality (a "rural community") and former local service district within Kingsclear Parish in York County, New Brunswick, Canada. It is located on Route 640 immediately southwest of Fredericton. It had a population of 4,740 in 2011.[1]

History

Hanwell was named by Thomas Baillie, who was born at Hanwell, West London, England. Baillie brought Irish immigrants over to settle in the area in 1825.[2]

Originally a local service district (LSD) and a farming community, two residential subdivisions were constructed in Hanwell in the 1970s. The LSD was officially incorporated as the Rural Community of Hanwell on May 23, 2014.[3] Prior to official incorporation, the rural community's first election was held May 12, 2014.[3] The first council's oath of office and meeting following shortly after incorporation on May 27, 2014.[3]

Geography

Communities within Hanwell include Birchwood Estates, Brookdale Gardens, Brookdale Subdivision, Cobblestone Estates, Deerwood Acres, Eagle Ridge, Eaglewood Subdivision, Greer Subdivision, Somerset Park and Starlite Village.[4] Hanwell also encompasses Yoho Lake, which has homes on the lakefront and a Scouts Canada lodge.

Demographics

Following incorporation, Statistics Canada determined Hanwell's 2011 population to be 4,740.[1]

Attractions

Hanwell is the location of Kingswood Park, a large entertainment centre and golf course, and the Hanwell Recreation Park.[5]

Government

In 2016 a regular election[6] was held and the following individuals were elected:

Chris Melvin - Mayor;[7] Councillors at Large - Darren MacKenzie and Nicolle Carlin; Ward 1 Councillor - Susan Jonah; Ward 2 Councillor - Holly Hyslop; Ward 3 Councillor - Dave Morrison; Ward 4 Councillor - Melissa Smith

Hanwell's first rural community council comprised a mayor (Susan Cassidy) and five councillors (Holly Hyslop, Susan Jonah, Darren MacKenzie, Chris Melvin and Carla Ward) [8]

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 "Interim List of Changes to Municipal Boundaries, Status, and Names, From January 2, 2014 to January 1, 2015 – Table 1 Changes to census subdivisions in alphabetical order by province and territory (with 8C and 9C)" (XLSX). Statistics Canada. May 27, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Where is Home? New Brunswick Communities Past and Present". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 "New Brunswick Regulation 2014-30 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 2014-81)" (PDF) (PDF). Queen's Printer for New Brunswick. March 28, 2014. p. 2. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  4. ↑ http://hanwell.nb.ca/our-community/neighbourhoods
  5. ↑ http://hanwell.nb.ca/recreation/hanwell-recreation-park
  6. ↑ http://www.gnb.ca/elections/results-resultats/2016-05-09/2016-05-09-resultsHTMLmun-e.asp#H
  7. ↑ http://www.melvinformayor.ca/
  8. ↑ http://www.electionsnb.ca/content/enb/en/resources/publications/mehep.html


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