Derby Parish, New Brunswick

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Derby
Northumberland County NB - Derby Parish.PNG
Location within Northumberland County, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 46°53′15″N65°39′18″W / 46.8875°N 65.655°W / 46.8875; -65.655
Country Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick
County Northumberland
Erected1859
Area
[1]
  Land61.00 km2 (23.55 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [1]
  Total938
  Density15.4/km2 (40/sq mi)
  Change 2016-2021
Decrease2.svg 3.9%
  Dwellings
450
Time zone UTC-4 (AST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-3 (ADT)

Derby is a geographic parish in Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada. [4]

Contents

For governance, it is entirely part of the incorporated rural community of Miramichi River Valley, [5] which is a member of the Greater Miramichi Regional Service Commission. [6]

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, the parish was divided between local service districts of Renous-Quarryville and the parish of Derby. [7]

Origin of name

The parish was named in honour of the Earl of Derby, [8] Prime Minister of the United Kingdom at the time of its erection. William F. Ganong notes that local legend states the parish took its name from horse races held in the area. [8]

History

Derby was erected in 1859 from all of Nelson Parish north of the Southwest Miramichi River [9] plus Beaubears Island.

Boundaries

Derby Parish is bounded: [2] [10] [11]

Evolution of boundaries

The original northern boundary of Derby was a straight line running south 68º west [lower-alpha 1] This put parts of modern Southesk in Derby and parts of Derby in Southesk.

In 1920 the boundary with Southesk Parish was changed to run along lot lines; [15] these lines were sometimes grant lines and sometimes property lines. Clarifications to the boundary of Southesk in 1953 [16] and 1954 [17] affected Derby, producing the modern boundary.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish. [10] [11] [18] italics indicate a name no longer in official use

Bodies of water

Bodies of water [lower-alpha 2] at least partly within the parish. [10] [11] [18]

Islands

Islands at least partly within the parish. [10] [11] [18]

Conservation areas

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish. [10] [11] [18]

Demographics

Access routes

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

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 By the magnet of 1814, [12] when declination in the area was between 16º and 17º west of north. [13] The Territorial Division Act clause referring to magnetic direction bearings was omitted in the 1952 [14] and 1973 Revised Statutes. [2]
  2. Not including brooks, ponds or coves.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Census Profile". Statistics Canada. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  3. "Chapter I-13 Interpretation Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 13 February 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. "Regions Regulation – Regional Service Delivery Act". Government of New Brunswick. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  6. "Regions Regulation – Regional Service Delivery Act". Government of New Brunswick. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  7. "Local Service Districts Regulation - Municipalities Act". Government of New Brunswick. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  8. 1 2 Ganong, William F. (1896). A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick. Royal Society of Canada. p. 230. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  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. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 "No. 69". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 18 June 2021. Remainder of parish on map 78 at same site.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 "203" (PDF). Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 18 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 204, 217, and 218 at same site.
  12. "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. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  13. "Historical Magnetic Declination". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  14. "Chapter 227 Territorial Division Act". The Revised Statutes of New Brunswick 1952 Volume III. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1952. pp. 3725–3771.
  15. "9 Geo. V c. 55 An Act to amend Chapter 2 of the Consolidated Statutes, 1903, respecting the division of the Province into Counties, Towns and Parishes.". Acts of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Passed in the Month of April 1919. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1919. pp. 258–265.
  16. "2 Elizabeth II, 1952, c. 81 An Act to Amend the Territorial Division Act". Acts of the Legislature of New Brunswick Passed During the Session of 1953. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1953. p. 202.
  17. "3 Elizabeth II, 1954, c. 83 An Act to Amend the Territorial Division Act". Acts of the Legislature of New Brunswick Passed During the Session of 1954. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1954. pp. 189–191.
  18. 1 2 3 4 "Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB)". Government of Canada. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  19. "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.
  20. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  21. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Derby Parish, New Brunswick
  22. 1 2 "Census Profile, 2016 Census Derby, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  23. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN   978-1-55368-618-7


46°53′15″N65°39′18″W / 46.88750°N 65.65500°W / 46.88750; -65.65500 (Derby Parish, New Brunswick)