Dufferin Parish, New Brunswick

Dufferin
Parish
Location within Charlotte County.
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Charlotte County
Erected	1873
Area [1]
• Land	12.34 km2 (4.76 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [1]
• Total	565
• Density	45.8/km2 (119/sq mi)
• Change 2016-2021	1.4%
• Dwellings	265
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)

Dufferin is a geographic parish in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada, ^[4] located east of St. Stephen.

For governance purposes, the entire parish is part of the town of the Municipal District of St. Stephen, ^[5] which is a member of the Southwest New Brunswick Service Commission. ^[6]

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, it comprised a single local service district (LSD), which was a member of the Southwest New Brunswick Service Commission (SNBSC). ^[7]

The Census subdivision of the same name shares the parish's boundaries. ^[1]

Origin of name

The parish was named for the Earl of Dufferin, ^{[lower-alpha 1]} who was Governor General of Canada at time. ^[8]

History

Dufferin was erected in 1873 from Saint Stephen Parish. ^[9]

Boundaries

Dufferin Parish is bounded: ^{[2] [10] [11]}

• on the north by the rear line of the tier of grants fronting on the St. Croix River and Pagans Cove;
• on the east by the mouth of Oak Bay;
• on the south by the St. Croix River;
• on the west by the Old Bay Road and Dennis Stream.

Local service district

The local service district of the parish of Dufferin comprised the entire parish. ^[12]

The LSD was established in 1969 to assess for community services, ^[13] in this case to provide ambulance service after local funeral homes ceased doing so. ^[14] Fire protection was added in 1970. ^[15]

In 2021, the LSD assesses for only the basic LSD services of fire protection, police services, land use planning, emergency measures, and dog control. ^[16] The taxing authority is 509.00 Dufferin.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish. ^{[10] [11] [17]}

• Champlain
• Crocker Hill
• The Ledge

Bodies of water

Bodies of water ^{[lower-alpha 2]} at least partly within the parish. ^{[10] [11] [17]}

• St. Croix River
  • The Narrows
• Oak Bay

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Dufferin community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	565 (-1.4% from 2016)	573 (0.0% from 2011)	573 (+7.1% from 2006)
Land area	12.34 km2 (4.76 sq mi)	12.34 km2 (4.76 sq mi)	12.40 km2 (4.79 sq mi)
Population density	45.8/km2 (119/sq mi)	46.4/km2 (120/sq mi)	46.2/km2 (120/sq mi)
Median age	50.8 (M: 50.0, F: 52.4)	49.6 (M: 48.2, F: 50.2)	49.5 (M: 50.5, F: 47.9)
Private dwellings	265 (total)  243 (occupied)	256 (total)	288 (total)
Median household income	$85,000	$73,387	$.N/A

Notes: Income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons.
References: 2021 ^[18] 2016 ^[19] 2011 ^[20] earlier ^{[21] [22]}

Historical Census Data - Dufferin Parish, New Brunswick

Year Pop. ±% 1991 480 —     1996 451 −6.0%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 548 +21.5% 2006 535 −2.4%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 573 +7.1% 2016 573 +0.0%
[23] [24]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Dufferin Parish, New Brunswick [23]
Census		Total		English				French				English & French				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		575		545	3.7%	94.78%		15	33.3%	2.61%		0	0.0%	0.00%		15	n/a%	2.61%
2006		535		525	1.9%	98.13%		10	60.0%	1.87%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	100.0%	0.00%
2001		550		515	16.5%	93.64%		25	20.0%	4.54%		0	0.0%	0.00%		10	n/a%	1.82%
1996		450		430	n/a	95.56%		20	n/a	4.44%		0	n/a	0.00%		0	n/a	0.00%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits: ^[25]

Highways None

Principal Routes None

Secondary Routes: None

External Routes: None

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

Notes

1. Often cited as the 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, a title he didn't hold until 1888.
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 5 June 2023.
3. "Chapter I-13 Interpretation Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 5 June 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. "Southwest Regional Service Commission: RSC 10". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
6. "Regions Regulation – Regional Service Delivery Act". Government of New Brunswick. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
7. "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
8. Ganong, William F. (1896). A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick. Royal Society of Canada. p. 231. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
9. "36 Vic. c. 75 An Act to erect a part of the Parish of Saint Stephen, in the County of Charlotte, into a separate Town or Parish.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick. Passed in the Months of March & April 1873. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1873. pp. 253–254. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
10. "No. 160". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 3 July 2021. Remainder of parish on map 161 at same site.
11. "478" (PDF). Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 3 July 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 488 and 489 at same site.
12. "New Brunswick Regulation 84-168 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 84-582)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
13. "Regulation 69–17 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 69–161)". The Royal Gazette. 127. Fredericton: 149. 12 March 1969.
14. "St. Stephen – Milltown Ambulance Brigade". The New Brunswick Municipal Monthly. 25 (3). Fredericton, NB: Department of Municipal Affairs: 5. March 1969.
15. "Regulation 70–63 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 70–385)". The Royal Gazette. 128. Fredericton: 343–344. 17 June 1970.
16. "2020 Local Government Statistics for New Brunswick" (PDF). Department of Environment and Local Government. p. 55. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
17. "Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB)". Government of Canada. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
18. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
19. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
20. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
21. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. 20 August 2019.
22. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. 18 July 2021.
23. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
24. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Dufferin, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
25. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN   978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 4, 12

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