Salisbury Parish, New Brunswick

Salisbury
Parish

Location within Westmorland County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 47°40′N 67°27′W / 47.67°N 67.45°W / 47.67; -67.45
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Westmorland County
Established 1787
Area[1]
 • Land 873.60 km2 (337.30 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 3,417
 • Density 3.9/km2 (10/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 0.2%
 • Dwellings 1,446
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)

Salisbury is a Canadian parish in Westmorland County, New Brunswick.[2]

History

Salisbury Parish was established in 1787: named for John Salisbury (Salusbury) who accompanied Governor Edward Cornwallis to Nova Scotia or for the cathedral city of Salisbury in Wiltshire County, England.

Delineation

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

North, west and south by the County lines; and east by Moncton Parish and the County of Albert.

Communities

Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold):

  • Dobsons Corner
  • Fawcett
  • Fawcett Hill
  • Fredericton Road
  • Glenvale
  • Harewood
  • Havelock
  • Hicksville
  • Hillgrove
  • Intervale
  • Kay Settlement
  • Killams Mills
  • Kinnear Settlement
  • Leeman Hill
  • Lewis Mountain
  • Monteagle
  • North Branch
  • Petitcodiac

Demographics

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19913,443—    
19963,524+2.4%
20013,382−4.0%
20063,425+1.3%
20113,417−0.2%
[4]

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[5]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only N/A%
English only N/A%
Both English and French 0 0.00%
Other languages 0 0.00%

Access routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[6]

  • External Routes:
    • None

See also

References


 Brunswick Parish (Queens County) Harcourt Parish (Kent County)
Havelock Parish (Kings County) Moncton Parish
   Salisbury Parish  
Cardwell Parish (Kings County) Elgin Parish (Albert County) Coverdale Parish (Albert County)


Coordinates: 46°04′46″N 65°10′22″W / 46.079423°N 65.172658°W / 46.079423; -65.172658 (Salisbury Parish, New Brunswick)

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