Durham Parish, New Brunswick

Durham
Parish
Location within Restigouche County. Heron Island erroneously shown as belonging to this parish.
Coordinates: 47°52′N66°04′W / 47.86°N 66.07°W / 47.86; -66.07
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Restigouche
Erected	1840
Area [1]
• Land	409.78 km2 (158.22 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [1]
• Total	950
• Density	2.3/km2 (6/sq mi)
• Change 2016-2021	11.7%
• Dwellings	563
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Figures do not include portion within the village of Belledune

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

For governance purposes it is divided between the town of Heron Bay, ^[5] village of Belledune, ^[6] the Moose Meadows 4 Indian reserve, and the Restigouche rural district; ^[7] the town, village, and rural district are members of the Restigouche Regional Service Commission. ^[8]

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, the parish was divided between Belledune, the Indian reserve, and the local service districts of Chaleur and Lorne. ^[9] The 2023 reform had no effect on Belledune but the community of Benjamin River on the western parish line was annexed by Heron Bay; ^[6] Lorne and the remainder of Chaleur became part of the Restigouche rural district. ^[7]

Origin of name

The parish was named in honour of the Earl of Durham, ^[10] Governor General of British North America at the time the legislation erecting the parish was passed; ^[11] he resigned his post before the Act became effective.

History

Durham was erected in 1840 from Beresford Parish. ^[11] Durham comprised Restigouche County between the eastern county line and a line due south from the mouth of Benjamin River.

In 1881 the county line was altered, removing part of Durham and adding it to Gloucester County. ^[12]

Boundaries

Durham Parish is bounded: ^{[2] [13] [14] [15]}

• on the north by Chaleur Bay;
• on the east and southeast by the Gloucester County line;
• on the south by Gloucester County and the Northumberland County line;
• on the west by a line running true south from the mouth of Benjamin River;
• including any islands in front except Heron Island.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish. ^{[13] [14] [15]} bold indicates an incorporated municipality; italics indicate a name no longer in official use

• Black Point
• Doyleville
• Gravel Hill
• Hickey Settlement
• Keepover
• Lapointe Settlement
• Lorne
• Nash Creek
• Sea Side (Dickie)
• Winton Crossing
• Belledune
  • Archibald Settlement
  • Armstrong Brook
  • Becketville
  • Belledune River
  • Durham Centre
  • Halfway
  • Jacquet River
  • Mitchell Settlement
  • Sunnyside

Bodies of water

Bodies of water ^{[lower-alpha 1]} at least partly within the parish. ^{[13] [14] [15]}

• Belledune River
• Benjamin River
• Jacquet River
• Louison River
• Nigadoo River
• Tetagouche River
  • Harrys Bogan
• Nash Creek
• Chaleur Bay
• Antinouri Lake
• Hayes Lake
• Lower Jack Burns Lake
• Lower Tetagouche Lake
• Millstream Lake
• Pothole Lake
• Rocky Turn Pool
• Upper Jack Burns Lake

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish. ^{[13] [14] [15] [16]}

• Jacquet River Gorge Protected Natural Area
• Rocky Turn Falls

Demographics

Parish population total does not include portion in Belledune

Population

Canada census – Durham community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	950 (-11.7% from 2016)	1,076 (-10.9% from 2011)	1,207 (-7.4% from 2006)
Land area	409.78 km2 (158.22 sq mi)	410.89 km2 (158.65 sq mi)	411.10 km2 (158.73 sq mi)
Population density	2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi)	2.6/km2 (6.7/sq mi)	2.9/km2 (7.5/sq mi)
Median age	59.2 (M: 58.4, F: 60.4)	55.6 (M: 55.8, F: 55.5)	51.3 (M: 51.6, F: 51.0)
Private dwellings	563 (total)  499 (occupied)	592 (total)	611 (total)
Median household income	$42,800	$36,403	$.N/A

References: 2021 ^[17] 2016 ^[18] 2011 ^[19] earlier ^{[20] [21]}

Historical Census Data
Durham Parish, NB

Year Pop. ±% 1991 1,618 —     1996 1,622 +0.2%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 1,491 −8.1% 2006 1,303 −12.6%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 1,207 −7.4% 2016 1,076 −10.9%
[22] [23]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Durham Parish, New Brunswick [22]
Census		Total		English				French				English & French				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		1,210		905	14.2%	74.79%		265	20.5%	21.90%		35	133.3%	2.89%		5	50.0%	0.41%
2006		1,300		1,055	7.5%	81.15%		220	33.3%	16.92%		15	40.0%	1.15%		10	n/a%	0.77%
2001		1,495		1,140	0.4%	76.25%		330	22.4%	22.07%		25	28.6%	1.67%		0	0.0%	0.00%
1996		1,605		1,145	n/a	71.34%		425	n/a	26.48%		35	n/a	2.18%		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: ^[24]

Highways Route 11

Principal Routes Route 134 Route 180

Secondary Routes: None

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. "Chaleur Regional Service Commission: RSC 3". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
7. "Restigouche Regional Service Commission: RD 2". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
8. "Regions Regulation – Regional Service Delivery Act". Government of New Brunswick. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
9. "Local Service Districts Regulation - Municipalities Act". Government of New Brunswick. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
10. 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.
11. "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.
12. "44 Vic. c. 24 An Act to amend Chapter 2 of The Consolidated Statutes, of 'The Division of the Province into Counties, Towns, and Parishes,' so far as the same relates to the Boundary between Restigouche and Gloucester.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick. Passed in the Month of March 1881. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1881. p. 57. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
13. "No. 7". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 20 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 8, 15, 16, and 27 at same site.
14. "016" (PDF). Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 20 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 017, 030, 031, 049, 050, 069, and 089 at same site.
15. "Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB)". Government of Canada. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
16. "Explore New Brunswick's Protected Natural Areas". GeoNB. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
17. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
18. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
19. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
20. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. 20 August 2019.
21. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. 18 July 2021.
22. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
23. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Durham, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
24. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN   978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 6-7, 15

47°51′36″N66°04′12″W / 47.86000°N 66.07000°W / 47.86000; -66.07000 (Durham Parish, New Brunswick)