Westfield Parish, New Brunswick
Westfield | |
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Parish | |
Location within Kings County, New Brunswick. | |
Country | Canada |
Province | New Brunswick |
County | Kings County |
Established | 1786 |
Area[1] | |
• Land | 295.50 km2 (114.09 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 2,108 |
• Density | 7.1/km2 (18/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 2.7% |
• Dwellings | 986 |
Time zone | AST (UTC-4) |
• Summer (DST) | ADT (UTC-3) |
Westfield is a civil parish in Kings County, New Brunswick.[2]
History
Westfield Parish created in 1786: possibly named for the town of Westfield in Massachusetts.
Delineation
Westfield Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act[3] as being bounded:
- On the northwest, south and west, by the boundary line of the County; and on the northeast by a line beginning on the County line between Kings and Queens, intersected by the northwestern prolongation of the line dividing lots number twenty-three and number twenty-four at Devils Back, on the Long Reach; thence southeasterly along said prolongation and line to the northwestern shore of the Long Reach; thence southeasterly in a direct line across the Saint John River to the line dividing lots number twenty-five and number twenty-six, granted to Robert and Caleb Merritt; thence southeasterly along said line and its southeastern prolongation to the rear line of lots fronting on the northwest side of Kennebecasis Bay; thence southwesterly along said line to the northeast line of lot number twenty-eight, granted to Dennis Coombe; thence southeasterly along said line and its southeastern prolongation to the County line, including Kennebecasis Island.
Communities
Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold):
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Bodies of water & Islands
This is a list of rivers, lakes, streams, creeks, marshes and Islands that are at least partially in this parish
- Kennebecasis Island
- Loch Alva
- Eagle Lake
- Seven Mile Lake
Demographics
PopulationPopulation trend[4]
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LanguageMother tongue language (2006)[5]
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Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[6]
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See also
References
- 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Westfield Parish, New Brunswick
- ↑ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Westfield Parish
- ↑ "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ↑ Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census
- ↑ Profile: Westfield Parish, New Brunswick
- ↑ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7
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Coordinates: 45°20′03″N 66°17′56″W / 45.334289°N 66.298885°W
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