Nelson Parish, New Brunswick

Nelson is a civil parish in Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada.[2]

This article is about the parish. For the former village, see Nelson-Miramichi, New Brunswick.
Nelson
Parish
Location within Northumberland County, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 46.8525°N 65.69°W / 46.8525; -65.69
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyNorthumberland
Erected1814
Area
 • Land354.57 km2 (136.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total957
 • Density2.7/km2 (7/sq mi)
 • Change
2006-2011
 2.4%
 • Dwellings
431
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)

For governance purposes it is divided between the city of Miramichi[3] and the local service district of the parish of Nelson,[4] both of which are members of the Greater Miramichi Regional Service Commission (GMRSC).[5]

Origin of name

The parish was probably named in honour of Admiral Nelson.[6]

History

Nelson was erected in 1814 from Newcastle Parish.[7]

In 1856 the boundary with Northesk Parish was adjusted.[8]

In 1859 Derby was erected as its own parish.[9]

In 1881 the southern part of Nelson was erected as Rogersville Parish.[10]

Delineation

Nelson Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act[2] as being bounded:

Northwest by the Miramichi River and the Southwest Miramichi River; southwest by Blackville Parish; southeast by a line running parallel to the Kent County line and seven miles northwesterly therefrom; and northeast by the southwest line of lot number sixty-one, granted to Wm. Brown, and its southeasterly prolongation.

Communities

Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold) and communities within their respective boundaries (in italics).

Demographics

See also

References
  1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Nelson, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  2. "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  3. "New Brunswick Regulation 85-6 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 85-45)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  4. "New Brunswick Regulation 84-168 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 84-582)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  5. "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
  6. Ganong, William F. (1896). A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick. Royal Society of Canada. p. 256.
  7. "54 Geo. III c. 17 An Act in further addition to an Act, intituled '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 1814. Saint John, New Brunswick: Government of New Brunswick. 1814. pp. 16–18.
  8. "19 Vic. c. 22 An Act to amend Chapter 1, of Title I, of the Revised Statutes, so far as relates to the Division Line between the Parishes of Northesk and Nelson.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Months of March, April, and May 1856. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1856. p. 41.
  9. "22 Vic. c. 5 An Act to divide the Parish of Nelson into two separate and distinct Parishes.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in March and April 1859. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1859. pp. 15–17.
  10. "44 Vic. c. 28 An Act to erect part of the Parish of Nelson, in the County of Northumberland, into a separate Town or Parish.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick. Passed in the Month of March 1881. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1881. pp. 59–61.
  11. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  12. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Nelson Parish, New Brunswick
  13. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Nelson Parish, New Brunswick



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