Aberdeen Parish, New Brunswick

Aberdeen
Parish
Location within Carleton County, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 46°32′N67°20′W / 46.53°N 67.34°W / 46.53; -67.34
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Carleton
Erected	1863
Area [1]
• Land	444.88 km2 (171.77 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [1]
• Total	812
• Density	1.8/km2 (5/sq mi)
• Change 2016-2021	4.0%
• Dwellings	468
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)

Aberdeen is a geographic parish in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada, ^[2] located in the interior east of the Saint John River.

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was comprised two local service districts (LSD), ^[3] both of which were members of the Western Valley Regional Service Commission (WVRSC). ^[4]

The Census subdivision of Aberdeen Parish shares the geographic parish's borders. ^[1] Revised census figures based on the 2023 local governance reforms have not been released.

Origin of name

Aberdeen, Scotland was the source of many settlers of Glassville Settlement. ^[5] Also possible is that the parish was named in honour of either the Earl of Aberdeen, ^[6] a former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom who died shortly before Glassville was settled, or his youngest son Arthur Hamilton-Gordon, who was Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick when the parish was erected. ^[5]

History

Aberdeen was erected in 1863 from Brighton, Kent, and Peel Parishes. ^[7] Most of the parish had formed the southeastern part of Kent, with Peel and Brighton providing a strip of territory along their northern edge.

Boundaries

Aberdeen Parish is bounded: ^{[2] [8] [9]}

• on the west by the western side of grants running along the Ketchum Ridge, West Glassville, Old West Glassville, Shikatehawk, and Denney Hill Roads;
• on the north by the north line of a grant on the Denney Hill Road prolonged to the York County line;
• on the east by the York County line;
• on the south by the southern line of a grant southwest of the intersection of the Black Brook and Ketchum Ridge roads, prolonged to the York County line.

Evolution of boundaries

The original boundaries of Aberdeen have changed little, unusual among Carleton County's parishes.

In 1896 the northwestern corner and northern boundary were changed to better match grant lines, taking a long narrow triangle of territory from Kent Parish while losing a few acres in the northwestern corner. ^[10]

In 1956 the western boundary was altered slightly, transferring a Crown Reserved Road ^{[lower-alpha 1]} to Kent Parish. ^[12] This may have been an error, as the same Act corrected two wording errors that dated to 1896.

Local service districts

Both LSDs assessed for the basic LSD services of fire protection, police services, land use planning, emergency measures, and dog control. ^[13]

Aberdeen Parish

The local service district of the parish of Aberdeen originally comprised the entire parish.

It was established 23 November 1966 ^[14] to assess for fire protection. Community services were added on 20 December 1967. ^[15]

In 2020, Aberdeen additionally assessed for community & recreation services. ^[13] The taxing authority is 207.00 Aberdeen.

LSD advisory committee: Yes. Chair Gailen Allan sat on the WVRSC board from at least 2015. ^{[16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]}

Glassville

Glassville comprised an irregular area around the junction of Route 107, Route 580, and the Centre Glassville Road.

The LSD was established on 18 December 1974 to add street lighting and first aid & ambulance services. ^[22]

In 2020, Glassville additionally assesses for street lighting. ^[13] The taxing authority is 223.00 Glassville.

LSD advisory committee: Yes. Chair Brent Pearson sat on the WVRSC board from at least 2015. ^{[16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]}

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish. ^{[8] [9] [23]}

• Argyle
• Biggar Ridge
• Carlow
• Centre Glassville
• Divide
• East Glassville
• East Knowlesville
• Esdraelon
• Foreston
• Glassville
• Hayden Ridge
• Hemphill Corner
• Highlands
• Juniper
• Juniper Station
• Ketchum Ridge
• Knowlesville
• MacIntosh Mill
• North Ridge
• South Ridge
• West Glassville

Bodies of water

Bodies of water ^{[lower-alpha 2]} at least partly within the parish. ^{[8] [9] [23]}

• Southwest Miramichi River
• Nashwaak River
• Cold Stream
• Shikatehawk Stream
• Nashwaak Lake

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish. ^{[8] [9] [23] [24]}

• Golden Ridge Protected Natural Area
• Juniper Airport
• Mount Frederick Clarke
• Shikatehawk Stream Protected Natural Area
• Welch Brook Protected Natural Area

Demographics

Population Population trend [25] Census Population Change (%) 2016 781 20.4% 2011 981 2.3% 2006 959 10.0% 2001 1,065 6.7% 1996 1,141 2.1% 1991 1,165 N/A 1951 1,585 N/A

Language Mother tongue (2016) [26] Language Population [lower-alpha 3] Pct (%) English only 740 94.87% French only 40 5.13% Other languages 0 0.00% Both English and French 0 0.00%

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

Notes

1. A Crown Reserved Road is a piece of land between tiers of land grants that the government held back when surveying blocks of grants. ^[11] The fate of these roads ranges from modern paved roads to lines on maps of land that was never cleared.
2. Not including brooks, ponds or coves.
3. Based on rounded population of 780.

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 13 November 2020.
3. "New Brunswick Regulation 84-168 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 84-582)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
4. "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
5. Ganong, William F. (1906). Additions and Corrections to Monographs on the Place-Nomenclature, Cartography, Historic Sites, Boundaries and Settlement-origins of the Province of New Brunswick. Royal Society of Canada. p. 13. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
6. "Aberdeen Parish". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
7. "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.
8. "No. 82". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 27 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 83, 92, and 93 at same site.
9. "256" (PDF). Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 27 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 257, 258, and 272–274 at same site.
10. "60 Vic. c. 19 An Act to amend an Act intituled 'An Act to revise and codify an Act to provide for the Division of the Province into Counties, Towns and Parishes,' and to bettter [sic] define the bounds of the Parish of Upham.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick. Passed in the Month of March, 1897. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1897. p. 50. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
11. "Crown Reserved Road Fact Sheet" (PDF). Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
12. "5 Elizabeth II, 1956, c. 64 An Act to Amend the Territorial Division Act". Acts of the Legislature of New Brunswick Passed During the Session of 1956. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1956. pp. 137–138.
13. "2020 Local Government Statistics for New Brunswick" (PDF). Department of Environment and Local Government. p. 55. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
14. "Regulation 66–41 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 66–968)". The Royal Gazette. 124. Fredericton: 604–605. 21 December 1966.
15. "Regulation 67–130 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 67–1196)". The Royal Gazette. 126. Fredericton: 10–11. 3 January 1968.
16. "2015 Annual Report" (PDF). Western Valley Regional Service Commission. 2016. p. 2. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
17. "2016 Annual Report" (PDF). Western Valley Regional Service Commission. 2016. p. 2. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
18. "2017 Annual Report" (PDF). Western Valley Regional Service Commission. 2016. p. 2. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
19. "2018 Annual Report" (PDF). Western Valley Regional Service Commission. 2016. p. 2. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
20. "2019 Annual Report" (PDF). Western Valley Regional Service Commission. 2016. p. 2. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
21. "Board of Directors Meeting: Minutes of Meeting" (PDF). Western Valley Regional Service Commission. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
22. "Regulation 74–222 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 74–1063)". The Royal Gazette. 133. Fredericton: 15. 1 January 1975.
23. "Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB)". Government of Canada. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
24. "Explore New Brunswick's Protected Natural Areas". GeoNB. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
25. Statistics Canada: 1951, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
26. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Aberdeen, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 7 September 2019.