Clarendon Parish, New Brunswick

Not to be confused with Clarendon, a small community in Petersville Parish.

Clarendon Parish Paroisse de Clarendon
Parish
Location within Charlotte County.
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Charlotte County
Erected	1869
Named for	George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon
Area [1]
• Land	492.11 km2 (190.00 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [1]
• Total	66
• Density	0.1/km2 (0.3/sq mi)
• Change 2016-2021	4.8%
• Dwellings	64
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)

Clarendon is a geographic parish in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada, ^[4] located in the interior to the north of Point Lepreau and southwest of CFB Gagetown.

For governance purposes, Clarendon is part of the Capital Region rural district, ^[5] which is a member of the Capital Region Regional Service Commission. ^[6]

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, the parish comprised a single local service district (LSD), which was a member of Capital Region Service Commission (RSC11). ^[7]

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

Origin of name

The parish was named for Clarendon Settlement, which in turn was named in honour of the Earl of Clarendon, British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs at the time of it being laid out. ^[8]

History

Clarendon was erected in 1869 from Lepreau and Pennfield Parishes. ^[9]

The area was first laid out for settlement in 1856, ^[10] with the Clarendon Settlement being largest. Much of the parish was never surveyed for settlement, most of the surveyed lots were never granted, and many granted lots were later reconveyed to the Crown. ^[11]

In 1868 the Clarendon District was created as a polling district taking in the northern part of Lepreau and Pennfield Parishes. ^[12]

Boundaries

Clarendon Parish is bounded: ^{[2] [13] [14]}

• on the north by the Sunbury and Queens County lines;
• on the east by Queens County;
• on the south by a due west line from the southernmost corner of Queens County;
• and on the west by the prolongation of the eastern line of grants that cross Lake Utopia.

Local service district

The local service district of the parish of Clarendon comprised the entire parish. ^[15]

The LSD was established in 1975 to assess for fire protection; ^[16] recreational and sport facilities was added in 2008. ^[17]

In 2021, the LSD assessed for community & recreation services in addition to the basic LSD services of fire protection, police services, land use planning, emergency measures, and dog control. ^[18] The taxing authority is 507.00 Clarendon.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish. ^{[13] [14] [19]} italics indicate a name no longer in official use

• Back Clarendon
• Pleasington

Bodies of water

Bodies of water ^{[lower-alpha 1]} at least partly within the parish. ^{[13] [14] [19]}

North Branch Lepreau River South Branch Oromocto River West Branch Lepreau River Piskahegan Stream

South Oromocto Lake The Basin York Dam Flowage more than fifty other official named lakes

Islands

Islands at least partly within the parish. ^{[13] [14] [19]}

• Bradt Island (in McDougall Lake)
• Horse Island (in South Oromocto Lake)

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish. ^{[13] [14] [19]}

• Lepreau River Wildlife Management Area ^[20]
• Little Tomoowa Lake Protected Natural Area ^[21]

Demographics

Revised census figures based on the 2023 local governance reforms have not been released.

Population

Canada census – Clarendon community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	66 (+4.8% from 2016)	63 (+21.2% from 2011)	52 (-26.8% from 2006)
Land area	492.11 km2 (190.00 sq mi)	492.19 km2 (190.04 sq mi)	492.91 km2 (190.31 sq mi)
Population density	0.1/km2 (0.26/sq mi)	0.1/km2 (0.26/sq mi)	0.1/km2 (0.26/sq mi)
Median age	58.8 (M: 58.4, F: 61.2)	59.2 (M: 59.8, F: 57.7)	58.0 (M: 59.5, F: 56.5)
Private dwellings	64 (total)  40 (occupied)	90 (total)	76 (total)
Median household income		$44,928	$.N/A

Notes: Income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons.
References: 2021 ^[22] 2016 ^[23] 2011 ^[24] earlier ^{[25] [26]}

Historical Census Data - Clarendon Parish, New Brunswick

Year Pop. ±% 1991 53 —     1996 51 −3.8%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 41 −19.6% 2006 71 +73.2%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 52 −26.8% 2016 63 +21.2%
[27] [28]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Clarendon Parish, New Brunswick [27] 2001 & 2006 language data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons.
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		50		50	0.0%	100.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%
1996		50		50	n/a	100.00%		0	n/a	0.00%		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: ^[29]

Highways None

Principal Routes Route 101

Secondary Routes: Route 785

External Routes: None

Notes

1. Not including brooks, ponds or coves.

References

1. "Census Profile". Statistics Canada. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
2. "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. "Regional Service Commission 11: RD 11". 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 2 February 2021
8. Ganong, William F. (1896). A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick. Royal Society of Canada. p. 227. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
9. "32 Vic. c. 51 An Act to erect part of the Parishes of Lepreaux and Pennfield, 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 Month of April 1869. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1869. pp. 96–97. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
10. Ganong, p. 208
11. "No. 155". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
12. "31 Vic. c. 51 An Act to establish an additional Polling place in the County of Charlotte.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick. Passed in the Month of March 1868. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1868. p. 84. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
13. "No. 147". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 3 July 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 155, 156, 162, and 163 at same site.
14. "442" (PDF). Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 3 July 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 457, 458, 470, and 471 at same site.
15. "New Brunswick Regulation 84-168 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 84-582)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
16. "Regulation 75–4 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 75–33)". The Royal Gazette. 133. Fredericton: 80. 29 January 1975.
17. "Regulation 2008-157 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 2008-553)" (PDF). The Royal Gazette. 167. Fredericton: 96–97. 14 January 2009. ISSN   1714-9428.
18. "2020 Local Government Statistics for New Brunswick" (PDF). Department of Environment and Local Government. p. 55. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
19. "Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB)". Government of Canada. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
20. "New Brunswick Regulation 94-43 under the Fish and Wildlife Act (O.C. 94-231)". Government of New Brunswick. 5 June 2006. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
21. "Explore New Brunswick's Protected Natural Areas". GeoNB. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
22. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
23. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
24. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
25. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. 20 August 2019.
26. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. 18 July 2021.
27. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
28. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Clarendon, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
29. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN   978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 4, 12

45°25′16″N66°37′32″W / 45.421076°N 66.625471°W / 45.421076; -66.625471 (Clarendon Parish, New Brunswick)