Elgin Parish, New Brunswick

Elgin
Parish

Location within Albert County.
Coordinates: 45°53′N 64°50′W / 45.89°N 64.83°W / 45.89; -64.83Coordinates: 45°53′N 64°50′W / 45.89°N 64.83°W / 45.89; -64.83
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Albert
Established 1847
Area[1]
 • Land 519.38 km2 (200.53 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 968
 • Density 1.9/km2 (5/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 0.5%
 • Dwellings 616
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)

Elgin is a Canadian parish in Albert County, New Brunswick.[2]

Delineation

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

North by Coverdale Parish and the County line; east by Hillsborough Parish; south by Harvey Parish and Alma Parish, and west by the County line.

History

Albert County: established in 1847 from part of Salisbury Parish, Westmorland County and named for James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin (1811-1862), who was the Governor General of British North America from 1847-1854.

Located 4.3 km ENE of Goshen: Elgin Parish, Albert County: PO from 1852: in 1866 Elgin was a farming settlement with about 36 families: in 1871 Elgin had a population of 250: in 1898 Elgin was a station on the Elgin, Petitcodiac and Havelock Railway with 1 post office, 6 stores, 3 hotels, 1 sawmill, 1 grist mill, 1 tannery, 1 carriage shop, 1 cheese factory and 2 churches.[4]

Communities

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

  • Church Hill
  • Churchs Corner
  • Elgin
  • Ferndale
  • Forest Hill
  • Goshen
  • Gowland Mountain
  • Harrison Settlement
  • Hillside
  • Little River
  • Mapleton
  • Meadow

Demographics

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1991933—    
19961,027+10.1%
20011,004−2.2%
2006973−3.1%
2011968−0.5%
[5]

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[6]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 6.19%
English only 94.33%
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:[7]
  • Principal Routes
    • None

  • External Routes:
    • None

See also

References


 Salisbury Parish (Westmorland County) Coverdale Parish
Cardwell Parish (Kings County) Hillsborough Parish
   Elgin Parish  
Waterford Parish (Kings County) Alma Parish Harvey Parish


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