Peel Parish, New Brunswick

This article is about the geographic parish, former local service district, and census subdivision. For the community, see Peel, New Brunswick.

Peel
Parish
Location within Carleton County, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 46°21′18″N67°33′18″W / 46.355°N 67.555°W / 46.355; -67.555
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Carleton
Erected	1859
Area [1]
• Land	112.74 km2 (43.53 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [1]
• Total	1,198
• Density	10.6/km2 (27/sq mi)
• Change 2016-2021	0.2%
• Dwellings	508
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Figures do not include portion within the town of Florenceville-Bristol

Peel is a geographic parish in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada, ^[2] situated on the eastern bank of the Saint John River.

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was comprised one local service district and part of one town, both of which were members of the Western Valley Regional Service Commission (WVRSC). ^[3]

The Census subdivision of Peel Parish includes all of the geographic parish except the town of Florenceville-Bristol. ^[1]

Origin of name

The parish may have been named after one of two brothers: Jonathan Peel, Secretary of State for War when the parish was created, or Robert Peel, who was twice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. ^[4]

History

Peel was erected in 1859 from northwestern Brighton Parish. ^[5] It included the southwestern corner of Aberdeen Parish until 1863. ^[6]

Boundaries

Peel Parish is bounded: ^{[2] [7] [8]}

• on the west by the Saint John River;
• on the north by a line running due east from opposite the mouth of Whitemarsh Brook to a reserved road along the western line of grants on the Ketchum Ridge Road, then south along that tier of grants to its end, then due east to the Cold Stream near the junction of Black Brook and East Coldstream roads;
• on the east by the Cold Stream;
• and on the south by the prolongation of the north line of a land grant north of Hales Brook to the Cold Stream.

Municipality

The town of Florenceville-Bristol comprises the northwestern corner of the parish. ^[9]

Local service district

The local service district of the parish of Peel comprised all of the parish outside Florenceville-Bristol. ^[10]

The LSD was established in 1966 ^[11] to assess for fire service following the abolition of county government under the new Municipalities Act. Community services were added in 1967. ^[12]

In 2020, the LSD assesses for community and recreation services in addition to the basic LSD services of fire protection, police services, land use planning, emergency measures, and dog control. ^[13] The taxing authority was 211.00 Peel.

LSD advisory committee: Yes. Chair Jill Hunter was an alternate on the WVRSC board in 2015 ^[14] and 2016. ^[15] Chair Joseph Trevors has sat on the board since 2017. ^{[16] [17] [18] [19]}

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish; ^{[7] [8] [20]} bold indicates an incorporated municipality; italics indicate a name no longer in official use

• East Coldstream
• Florenceville-Bristol
• Jericho
• Lansdowne
• Mount Pleasant
• Oakland
• Peel
• Riverbank
• South Gordonsville
• Stickney
• Upper Peel

Bodies of water

Bodies of water ^{[lower-alpha 1]} at least partly in the parish: ^{[7] [8] [20]}

• Saint John River
• Cold Stream

Islands

Islands at least partly in the parish: ^{[7] [8] [20]}

• Presque Isle Island

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly in the parish. ^{[7] [8] [20] [21]}

• Oakland Mountain Protected Natural Area
• Stickney Protected Natural Area

Demographics

Parish population total does not include portion within Florenceville-Bristol

Population Population trend [22] [23] [24] Census Population Change (%) 2016 1,196 2.2% 2011 1,223 2.7% 2006 1,257 5.4% 2001 1,329 3.3% 1996Adj 1,375 6.9% 1996 1,286 1.2% 1991 1,271 N/A

Language Mother tongue (2016) [24] Language Population Pct (%) English only 1,135 95.4% French only 15 1.3% Other languages 40 3.4% Both English and French 0 0%

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

Notes

1. Not including brooks, ponds or coves.

References

1. "Census Profile". Statistics Canada. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
2. "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
3. "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
4. Ganong, William F. (1896). A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick. Royal Society of Canada. p. 261. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
5. "22 Vic. c. 50 An Act to divide the Parish of Brighton, in the County of Carleton.". 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. 128–129. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
6. "26 Vic. c. 43 An Act to erect a new Parish in the County of Carleton.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Month of April, 1863. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1863. pp. 99–101. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
7. "No. 91". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 27 June 2021. Remainder of parish on map 92 at same site.
8. "271" (PDF). Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 27 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 272, 287, and 288 at same site.
9. "New Brunswick Regulation 85-6 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 85-45)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
10. "New Brunswick Regulation 84-168 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 84-582)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
11. "Regulation 66–41 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 66–968)". The Royal Gazette. 124. Fredericton: 604–605. 21 December 1966.
12. "Regulation 67–130 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 67–1196)". The Royal Gazette. 126. Fredericton: 10–11. 3 January 1968.
13. "2020 Local Government Statistics for New Brunswick" (PDF). Department of Environment and Local Government. p. 55. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
14. "2015 Annual Report" (PDF). Western Valley Regional Service Commission. 2016. p. 2. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
15. "2016 Annual Report" (PDF). Western Valley Regional Service Commission. 2016. p. 2. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
16. "2017 Annual Report" (PDF). Western Valley Regional Service Commission. 2016. p. 2. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
17. "2018 Annual Report" (PDF). Western Valley Regional Service Commission. 2016. p. 2. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
18. "2019 Annual Report" (PDF). Western Valley Regional Service Commission. 2016. p. 2. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
19. "Board of Directors Meeting: Minutes of Meeting" (PDF). Western Valley Regional Service Commission. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
20. "Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB)". Government of Canada. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
21. "Explore New Brunswick's Protected Natural Areas". GeoNB. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
22. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
23. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Peel Parish, New Brunswick
24. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Peel, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 30 August 2019.

46°21′18″N67°33′18″W / 46.35500°N 67.55500°W / 46.35500; -67.55500 (Peel Parish, New Brunswick)