Dufferin Parish, New Brunswick

Dufferin
Parish
Location within Charlotte County.
Location within Charlotte County.
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyCharlotte County
Erected1873
Area
[1]
 • Land12.34 km2 (4.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
565
 • Density45.8/km2 (119/sq mi)
 • Change 2016-2021
Decrease 1.4%
 • Dwellings
265
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)

Dufferin is a geographic parish in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada,[4] located east of St. Stephen.

For governance purposes, the entire parish is part of the town of the Municipal District of St. Stephen,[5] which is a member of the Southwest New Brunswick Service Commission.[6]

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, it comprised a single local service district (LSD), which was a member of the Southwest New Brunswick Service Commission (SNBSC).[7]

The Census subdivision of the same name shares the parish's boundaries.[1]

Origin of name

The parish was named for the Earl of Dufferin,[a] who was Governor General of Canada at time.[8]

History

Dufferin was erected in 1873 from Saint Stephen Parish.[9]

Boundaries

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

  • on the north by the rear line of the tier of grants fronting on the St. Croix River and Pagans Cove;
  • on the east by the mouth of Oak Bay;
  • on the south by the St. Croix River;
  • on the west by the Old Bay Road and Dennis Stream.

Local service district

The local service district of the parish of Dufferin comprised the entire parish.[12]

The LSD was established in 1969 to assess for community services,[13] in this case to provide ambulance service after local funeral homes ceased doing so.[14] Fire protection was added in 1970.[15]

In 2021, the LSD assesses for only the basic LSD services of fire protection, police services, land use planning, emergency measures, and dog control.[16] The taxing authority is 509.00 Dufferin.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish.[10][11][17]

  • Champlain
  • Crocker Hill
  • The Ledge

Bodies of water

Bodies of water[b] at least partly within the parish.[10][11][17]

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Dufferin community profile
202120162011
Population565 (-1.4% from 2016)573 (0.0% from 2011)573 (+7.1% from 2006)
Land area12.34 km2 (4.76 sq mi)12.34 km2 (4.76 sq mi)12.40 km2 (4.79 sq mi)
Population density45.8/km2 (119/sq mi)46.4/km2 (120/sq mi)46.2/km2 (120/sq mi)
Median age50.8 (M: 50.0, F: 52.4)49.6 (M: 48.2, F: 50.2)49.5 (M: 50.5, F: 47.9)
Private dwellings265 (total)  243 (occupied)256 (total)  288 (total) 
Median household income$85,000$73,387$.N/A
Notes: Income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons.
References: 2021[18] 2016[19] 2011[20] earlier[21][22]
Historical Census Data - Dufferin Parish, New Brunswick
YearPop.±%
1991 480—    
1996 451−6.0%
YearPop.±%
2001 548+21.5%
2006 535−2.4%
YearPop.±%
2011 573+7.1%
2016 573+0.0%
[23][24]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Dufferin Parish, New Brunswick[23]
Census Total
English
French
English & French
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
575
 545 Increase 3.7% 94.78% 15 Increase 33.3% 2.61% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 15 Increase n/a% 2.61%
2006
535
 525 Increase 1.9% 98.13% 10 Decrease 60.0% 1.87% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.00%
2001
550
 515 Increase 16.5% 93.64% 25 Increase 20.0% 4.54% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 10 Increase n/a% 1.82%
1996
450
 430 n/a 95.56% 20 n/a 4.44% 0 n/a 0.00% 0 n/a 0.00%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[25]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Often cited as the 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, a title he didn't hold until 1888.
  2. ^ Not including brooks, ponds or coves.

References

  1. ^ a b c "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 5 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Chapter I-13 Interpretation Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  4. ^ The Territorial Division Act[2] divides the province into 152 parishes, the cities of Saint John and Fredericton, and one town of Grand Falls. The Interpretation Act[3] clarifies that parishes include any local government within their borders.
  5. ^ "Southwest Regional Service Commission: RSC 10". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Regions Regulation – Regional Service Delivery Act". Government of New Brunswick. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  7. ^ "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 1 February 2021
  8. ^ Ganong, William F. (1896). A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick. Royal Society of Canada. p. 231. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  9. ^ "36 Vic. c. 75 An Act to erect a part of the Parish of Saint Stephen, in the County of Charlotte, into a separate Town or Parish.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick. Passed in the Months of March & April 1873. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1873. pp. 253–254. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
  10. ^ a b c "No. 160". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 3 July 2021. Remainder of parish on map 161 at same site.
  11. ^ a b c "478" (PDF). Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 3 July 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 488 and 489 at same site.
  12. ^ "New Brunswick Regulation 84-168 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 84-582)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Regulation 69–17 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 69–161)". The Royal Gazette. 127. Fredericton: 149. 12 March 1969.
  14. ^ "St. Stephen – Milltown Ambulance Brigade". The New Brunswick Municipal Monthly. 25 (3). Fredericton, NB: Department of Municipal Affairs: 5. March 1969.
  15. ^ "Regulation 70–63 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 70–385)". The Royal Gazette. 128. Fredericton: 343–344. 17 June 1970.
  16. ^ "2020 Local Government Statistics for New Brunswick" (PDF). Department of Environment and Local Government. p. 55. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  17. ^ a b "Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB)". Government of Canada. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  18. ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  19. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  20. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  21. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 20 August 2019.
  22. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 18 July 2021.
  23. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  24. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Dufferin, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  25. ^ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 4, 12



45°10′46″N 67°12′37″W / 45.179496°N 67.210236°W / 45.179496; -67.210236 (Dufferin Parish, New Brunswick)