Dalhousie Parish, New Brunswick

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

Dalhousie
Parish
Location within Restigouche County.
Coordinates: 48°00′09″N66°31′08″W / 48.0025°N 66.51889°W / 48.0025; -66.51889
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Restigouche
Erected	1840
Area [1]
• Land	62.62 km2 (24.18 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [1]
• Total	1,090
• Density	17.4/km2 (45/sq mi)
• Change 2016-2021	2.2%
• Dwellings	551
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Figures do not include portions within the city of Campbellton, the town of Dalhousie, the villages of Atholville and Charlo, and the Eel River 3 and Indian Ranch Indian reserves

Dalhousie is a geographic parish in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada. ^[4]

For governance purposes it is divided between the city of Campbellton, the town of Heron Bay, the village of Bois-Joli, ^[5] and the Eel River 3 and Indian Ranch Indian reserves; the municipalities are all members of the Restigouche Regional Service Commission. ^[6]

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, the parish also included parts of the town of Dalhousie, the villages of Atholville, Charlo and Eel River Crossing, and the local service districts of Dalhouse Junction, McLeods, Point La Nim, and the parish of Dalhousie, ^[7] which had been reduced to scattered pieces by the creation and growth of other LSDs and municipalities. The reform merged Atholville with Campbellton, Eel River Crossing with Balmoral to form Bois-Joli, and Dalhouse with Charlo to form Heron Bay. Campbellton also annexed most of McLeods and the portion of the parish LSD west of Eel River Crossing; Bois-Joli took the remainder of McLeods and a part of the parish LSD on its northern boundary, using the railway as its new boundary; and Heron Bay annexed Dalhousie Junction, Point La Nim, and the remainder of the parish LSD. ^[5]

Origin of name

The parish took its name from the settlement of Dalhousie, which served as shiretown of Restigouche County from its erection. The settlement was named in honour of the Earl of Dalhousie, Governor General of British North America. ^[8]

History

Dalhousie was erected in 1840 from Addington Parish. ^[9] Dalhousie comprised all of Restigouche Parish between lines due south from Eel River on the east and Walker Brook on the west.

In 1850 the eastern boundary was altered slightly to run due south from milepost forty-eight on the eastern side of Eel River Gully. ^[10]

In 1896 the southern part of Dalhousie was erected as Balmoral Parish. ^[11]

Boundaries

Dalhousie Parish is bounded: ^{[2] [12] [13]}

• on the north by the Restigouche River and Chaleur Bay;
• on the east by Chaleur Bay and a line running true south from near the northern end of the Eel River Bar Seawall;
• on the south by a line beginning on Mountain Brook, then running westerly along the rear line of grants along Route 11 then New Brunswick Route 280 to the Route 275, then along Route 275 to the southeastern corner of a grant to William Searls, at a point about 500 metres south of Welsh Road, then along the southern line of the Searls grant and its prolongation to the eastern line of the Balmoral Settlement, then running northerly to the corner of the Balmoral Settlement, then running westerly along the northern line of the Settlement to a point about 900 metres westerly of the junction of Val-d'Amour Road with Route 275;
• on the west by a line running true north to the most eastern point of the western side of the mouth of Walkers Brook, which runs through Campbellton;
• including all islands in front of the parish.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish. ^{[12] [13] [14]} bold indicates an incorporated municipality or Indian reserve

• Atholville
  • Lac-des-Lys
• Campbellton
  • Richardsville
• Charlo
• Dalhousie
  • Darlington
• Dalhousie Junction
• Eel River 3
• Eel River Crossing
  • Dundee
  • Eel River Cove
  • Shannonvale
  • Upper Dundee
• Indian Ranch
• Maple Green
• McLeods
• McNeish
• Point La Nim
• Saint-Aubin (partly in Atholville)

Bodies of water

Bodies of water ^{[lower-alpha 1]} at least partly within the parish. ^{[12] [13] [14]}

• Eel River
• Restigouche River
• East Bay
• Eel Bay
• West Bay
• Dalhousie Harbour
• Eel River Gully
• Caldwell Lake
• Doucet Lake
• Lily Lake
• Prichard Lake
• Smith Lake

Islands

Islands at least partly within the parish. ^{[12] [13] [14]}

• Dalhousie Island
• Bonamy Rocks

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish. ^{[12] [13] [14] [15]}

• Sugarloaf Provincial Park

Demographics

Parish population total does not include portions within municipalities or Indian reserves

Population

Canada census – Dalhousie community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	1,090 (+2.2% from 2016)	1,067 (-5.0% from 2011)	2,247 (-2.9% from 2006)
Land area	62.62 km2 (24.18 sq mi)	62.70 km2 (24.21 sq mi)	121.32 km2 (46.84 sq mi)
Population density	17.4/km2 (45/sq mi)	17.0/km2 (44/sq mi)	18.5/km2 (48/sq mi)
Median age	54.8 (M: 55.2, F: 54.4)	52.9 (M: 53.5, F: 52.2)	47.4 (M: 48.0, F: 47.0)
Private dwellings	551 (total)  497 (occupied)	531 (total)	1,053 (total)
Median household income	$70,000	$63,360	$49,743

References: 2021 ^[16] 2016 ^[17] 2011 ^[18] earlier ^{[19] [20]}

Historical Census Data - Dalhousie Parish, New Brunswick

Year Pop. ±% 1991 2,700 —     1996 2,826 +4.7% 2001 2,555 −9.6%	Year Pop. ±% 2006 2,323 −9.1% 2006Adj 2,313 −0.4% 2011 2,247 −2.9%	Year Pop. ±% 2011Adj 1,123 −50.0% 2016 1,067 −5.0%
[21] [22] (Adj) adjustment due to boundary change.

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Dalhousie Parish, New Brunswick [21]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2016		1,055		535		50.7%		465		44.1%		35		3.3%		20		1.9%
2011		2,215		1,490	0.0%	67.27%		660	15.9%	29.80%		40	60.0%	1.80%		25	16.7%	1.13%
2006		2,330		1,490	6.0%	63.95%		785	3.1%	33.69%		25	72.2%	1.07%		30	20.0%	1.29%
2001		2,510		1,585	11.5%	63.15%		810	19.0%	32.27%		90	63.6%	3.59%		25	150.0%	1.00%
1996		2,855		1,790	n/a	62.70%		1,000	n/a	35.03%		55	n/a	1.92%		10	n/a	0.35%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits: ^[23]

Highways Route 11

Principal Routes Route 134

Secondary Routes: Route 275 Route 280

External Routes: None

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 29 October 2022.
2. "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
3. "Chapter I-13 Interpretation Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 24 January 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. "Restigouche Regional Service Commission: RSC 2". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
6. "Regions Regulation – Regional Service Delivery Act". Government of New Brunswick. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
7. "Local Service Districts Regulation - Municipalities Act". Government of New Brunswick. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
8. Ganong, William F. (1896). A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick. Royal Society of Canada. p. 229. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
9. "2 Vic. c. 19 An Act to divide the County of Restigouche into five Towns or Parishes and to define the boundaries thereof.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1839. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1839. pp. 63–64. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
10. "13 Vic. c. 51 An Act to consolidate all the Laws now in force for the division of the Province into Counties, Towns and Parishes.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Mjaesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1850. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1850. pp. 142–152, 145–149. Retrieved 27 March 2021. Book was poorly proofread, resulting in title typo and reuse of page numbers 145–152.
11. "59 Vic. c. 8 An Act to Revise and Codify an Act to Provide for the Division of the Province into Counties, Towns and Parishes.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick. Passed in the Month of March, 1896. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1896. pp. 86–123. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
12. "No. 5". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 20 June 2021. Remainder of parish on map 6 at same site.
13. "001" (PDF). Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 20 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 002, 003, and 013–015 at same site.
14. "Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB)". Government of Canada. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
15. "New Brunswick Regulation 2017-46 under the Parks Act (O.C. 2017-293)" (PDF). The Royal Gazette. 175. Fredericton: Queen's Printer: 1496–1497. 13 December 2017. ISSN   1714-9428 . Retrieved 5 July 2021.
16. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
17. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
18. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
19. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. 20 August 2019.
20. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. 18 July 2021.
21. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
22. "Census Profile, 2016 Census Dalhousie, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
23. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN   978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 5-6

External links

• Village of Atholville
• City of Campbellton
• Village of Charlo
• Town of Dalhousie
• Village of Eel River Crossing

48°00′09″N66°31′08″W / 48.00250°N 66.51889°W / 48.00250; -66.51889 (Dalhousie Parish, New Brunswick)