Maugerville Parish, New Brunswick

Parish in New Brunswick, Canada
45°52′03″N 66°27′09″W / 45.8675°N 66.4525°W / 45.8675; -66.4525Country CanadaProvince New BrunswickCountySunburyErected1786Area
[1]
 • Land919.94 km2 (355.19 sq mi)Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total1,772 • Density1.9/km2 (5/sq mi) • Change 2016-2021
Decrease 3.2% • Dwellings
726Time zoneUTC-4 (AST) • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)

Maugerville (/ˈmeɪdʒərvɪl/, MAJOR-ville) is a geographic parish in Sunbury County, New Brunswick, Canada.[2]

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was divided between the local service districts of Noonan and the parish of Maugerville[3] (which further includes the special service area of Inner Maugerville), both of which were members of Capital Region Service Commission (RSC11).[4]

Origin of name

The parish was named in honour of Joshua Mauger, Nova Scotia's agent in England and first name on the list of grantees in the township.[5]

History

Maugerville was first established in 1765 as a township of Nova Scotia.[6] The boundaries were significantly different, including part of Sheffield Parish but not extending as far inland.[7]

Maugerville was erected in 1786 as one of Sunbury County's original parishes.[8]

In 1850 Maugerville was extended to the county line, adding unassigned land to its rear.[9]

Boundaries

Maugerville Parish is bounded:[2][10][11]

  • on the northeast by the Northumberland County line;
  • on the southeast by a line beginning about on the county line about 2.6 kilometres northwesterly of Cains River, then following the prolongation of the southeastern line of a grant to Nathaniel Underhill and D. Palmer Jr. on the Saint John River, about 225 metres upstream of the foot of Middle Island, then following the prolongation southwesterly to the Saint John;
  • on the southwest by the Saint John River;
  • on the northwest by the York County line;
  • including Oromocto Island in the Saint John River.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish.[10][11][12] italics indicate a name no longer in official use

Bodies of water

Bodies of water[a] at least partly within the parish.[10][11][12]

  • Cains River
  • Gaspereau River
  • Little River
  • Saint John River
  • Bartlett Millstream
  • Burpee Millstream
    • Burpee Deadwater
  • Little Portobello Stream
  • Noonan Stream
  • Portobello Stream
  • Estey Creek
  • Mud Creek
  • Newcastle Creek
  • Brook Styx
  • more than ten officially named lakes

Islands

Islands at least partly within the parish.[10][11][12]

  • Bear Island
  • Long Island
  • Oromocto Island

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.[10][11][12][13]

  • Acadia Forestry Station
  • Bantalor Wildlife Management Area
  • Bull Pasture Bog Protected Natural Area
  • Burpee Wildlife Management Area
  • Burpee Lake Protected Natural Area[14]
  • Gaspereau Protected Natural Area
  • Grand Lake Protected Natural Area
  • Little Forks Brook Protected Natural Area
  • Little River Protected Natural Area
  • Portobello Creek National Wildlife Area

Demographics

Population

Population trend[15][16][17]

Census Population Change (%)
2016 1,831 Decrease 3.1%
2011 1,776 Increase 3.6%
2006 1,715 Decrease 0.9%
2001 1,730 Increase 11.4%
1996 1,553 Increase 5.9%
1991 1,467 N/A


Language

Mother tongue (2016)[17]

Language Population Pct (%)
English only 1,680 91.9%
French only 100 5.5%
Other languages 40 2.2%
Both English and French 10 0.6%

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Not including brooks, ponds or coves.

References

  1. ^ a b "Census Profile". Statistics Canada. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  3. ^ "New Brunswick Regulation 84-168 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 84-582)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Communities in each of the 12 Regional Service Commissions (RSC) / Les communautés dans chacune des 12 Commissions de services régionaux (CSR)" (PDF), Government of New Brunswick, July 2017, retrieved 2 February 2021
  5. ^ Ganong, William F. (1896). A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick. Royal Society of Canada. p. 250. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  6. ^ Ganong, William F. (1899). A Monograph of Historic Sites in the Province of New Brunswick. Royal Society of Canada. p. 333. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  7. ^ Ganong, William F. (1901). A Monograph of the Evolution of the Boundaries of the Province of New Brunswick. Royal Society of Canada. p. 431. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  8. ^ "26 Geo. III Chapter I. An Act for the better ascertaining and confirming the Boundaries of the several Counties within this Province, and for subdividing them into Towns or Parishes.". Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick, passed in the year 1786. Saint John, New Brunswick: Government of New Brunswick. 1786. pp. 3–12. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  9. ^ "13 Vic. c. 51 An Act to consolidate all the Laws now in force for the division of the Province into Counties, Towns and Parishes.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Mjaesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1850. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1850. pp. 142–152, 145–149. Retrieved 27 March 2021. Book was poorly proofread, resulting in title typo and reuse of page numbers 145–152.
  10. ^ a b c d e "No. 95". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 22 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 96, 105, 106, 114, 115, 116, 126, and 127 at same site.
  11. ^ a b c d e "294" (PDF). Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 22 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 295, 296, 311, 312, 329–331, 350, 351, 371, 372, 391, and 392 at same site.
  12. ^ a b c d "Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB)". Government of Canada. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Explore New Brunswick's Protected Natural Areas". GeoNB. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  14. ^ "New Brunswick Regulation 94-43 under the Fish and Wildlife Act (O.C. 94-231)". Government of New Brunswick. 5 June 2006. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  15. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  16. ^ 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Maugerville Parish, New Brunswick
  17. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Maugerville, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 29 September 2019.



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45°52′03″N 66°27′09″W / 45.86750°N 66.45250°W / 45.86750; -66.45250 (Maugerville Parish, New Brunswick)