Derby Parish, New Brunswick

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

Derby
Parish
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	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Northumberland
Erected	1859
Area [1]
• Land	61.00 km2 (23.55 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [1]
• Total	938
• Density	15.4/km2 (40/sq mi)
• Change 2016-2021	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]

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]}

• on the north by a line beginning at a point on the Blackville Parish line about 1.8 kilometres northwesterly of Route 8 on a line running north 22º west ^{[lower-alpha 1]} from the mouth of the Renous River, then running northeasterly along the prolongation of the rear line of the Elm Tree Tract granted to William Davidson, then along the Elm Tree Tract, which is joined by Route 8 east of Route 415, and along a survey line to the westernmost corner of a grant to Roland Crocker on the south side of Crocker Lake and the north side of Route 8, then along the Crocker grant to its northernmost corner, then southeasterly to the north line of a grant to Timothy Crocker, then northeasterly to the southernmost corner of a grant to William A. Bryenton, then northwesterly, northeasterly, and southeasterly around the Bryenton grant to join the rear line of grants on the Southwest Miramichi River, then northeasterly along the rear line of river grants to Williamstown Road, then northwesterly and northeasterly to include a grant to Jared Betts before rejoining the river grants, then along the river grants past the Old Creamer Road to the northernmost point of a grant to William Davidson, then southeasterly to the Old Creamer Road, then northeasterly along the road to the northeastern line of a grant to Jonathan Sherwood, then southeasterly to a point about 700 metres slightly east of south of the junction of Route 420 and Creamer Road, then easterly to a point on the southern bank of the Northwest Miramichi River about 700 metres east of Enclosure Road, the northwestern corner of a grant to St. James Church of Scotland at Wilsons Point, then into the Northwest Miramichi and downstream past the tip Beaubears Island;
• on the south by the Southwest Miramichi River, running upstream from Beaubears Island to the mouth of the Renous;
• on the west by the Blackville Parish line, running from the mouth of the Renous northwesterly to the starting point;
• including Beaubears Island.

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

• Bryenton
• Derby
• Derby Junction
• Elmtree
• Lower Derby
• Manderville
• Millerton
• Quarryville
• Upper Derby

Bodies of water

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

• Northwest Miramichi River
• Southwest Miramichi River

Islands

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

• Beaubears Island

Conservation areas

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

• Beaubears Island Shipbuilding National Historic Site of Canada
• Boishébert National Historic Site of Canada
• Wilson's Point Wildlife Refuge ^[19]

Demographics

Population Population trend [20] [21] [22] Census Population Change (%) 2016 976 2.2% 2011 998 6.6% 2006 1,068 4.8% 2001 1,122 6.3% 1996 1,197 2.0% 1991 1,221 N/A

Language Mother tongue (2016) [22] Language Population Pct (%) English only 920 96.4% French only 25 2.6% Other languages 10 1.0% Both English and French 0 0%

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 8

Principal Routes Route 108

Secondary Routes: Route 415

External Routes: None

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

Notes

1. 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.

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 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. 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. "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. "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. "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. "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)