Westmorland Parish, New Brunswick
For the Jamaican parish, see Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica.
Westmorland | |
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Parish | |
Location within Westmorland County, New Brunswick. | |
Coordinates: 46°11′N 64°36′W / 46.19°N 64.60°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | New Brunswick |
County | Westmorland County |
Established | 1805 |
Area[1] | |
• Land | 175.07 km2 (67.59 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 964 |
• Density | 5.5/km2 (14/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 0.5% |
• Dwellings | 575 |
Time zone | AST (UTC-4) |
• Summer (DST) | ADT (UTC-3) |
Westmorland is a Canadian parish in Westmorland County, New Brunswick.[2]
History
The parish was established in 1786 and named after Westmorland, England. It included a small part of Shediac Parish until 1827.
Delineation
Westmorland Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act[3] as being bounded:
- Southeast by the Province limits; west by Sackville Parish; east by the Cumberland Grant line aforesaid and Baie Verte.
Communities
Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold):
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Demographics
Population
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: Westmorland Parish, New Brunswick
- ↑ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Westmorland 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: Westmorland Parish, New Brunswick
- ↑ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7
Botsford Parish | ||||
Sackville Parish | Northumberland Strait | |||
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Cumberland County, Nova Scotia |
Coordinates: 46°06′41″N 63°58′32″W / 46.111326°N 63.975449°W
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