Prince William Parish, New Brunswick

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

Prince William
Parish
Location within York County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 45°54′18″N67°01′48″W / 45.905°N 67.03°W / 45.905; -67.03
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	York
Erected	1786
Area [1]
• Land	284.39 km2 (109.80 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [1]
• Total	1,083
• Density	3.8/km2 (10/sq mi)
• Change 2016-2021	16.5%
• Dwellings	648
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)

Prince William is a geographic parish in York County, New Brunswick, Canada. ^[2]

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it formed the local service district of the parish of Prince William, ^[3] which was a member of Capital Region Service Commission (RSC11). ^[4]

Origin of name

The parish is named in honour of Prince William, patron of the King's American Dragoons who settled the area. ^[5]

History

Prince William was erected in 1786 as one of the county's original parishes. ^[6] It extended as far inland as the rear line of Kingsclear Parish, which was twelve miles from the Saint John River, and well as any islands in front of it in the river.

In 1833 the western part of Prince William was included in the newly erected Dumfries Parish. ^[7]

In 1847 four islands were transferred to Queensbury Parish. ^[8] Little Coac, Big Coac, and Great Bear all appear on the cadastral map of the area; ^[9] Bloodworth appears as Heustis Island, which was granted to N. Bloodworth.

In 1855 an interior area was included in the newly erected Manners Sutton Parish. ^[10]

In 1895 the rear of Prince William was included in the newly erected McAdam Parish. ^[11]

In 1973 all reference to islands in the Saint John River was removed. ^[12] The islands were flooded by the Mactaquac Dam.

Boundaries

Prince William Parish is bounded: ^{[2] [13] [14]}

• on the northeast by the Saint John River;
• on the southeast by the southeastern line of a grant to Francis Horsman at Wheeler Cove and its prolongation southeasterly about 9.2 kilometres to a line running north 45º west, ^{[lower-alpha 1]} the prolongation of the southwestern line of a grant to James Taylor on the western side of Route 640, then along the prolongation to Lake George, then running southwesterly parallel to the Sunbury County line about 27.7 kilometres to strike the McAdam Parish line about 1 kilometre south of Route 4 and 2.9 kilometres southwest of its junction with Diffen Road;
• on the southwest by the eastern lines of several large grants to the New Brunswick Railway Company and New Brunswick and Canada Railway and Land Company east of McAdam;
• on the west by the prolongation of a grant line on the Saint John River about 300 metres upriver of Rosborough Settlement Road, part of a six-lot grant to St. Clement's Church in Dumfries, then running northeasterly along the prolongation to the river, beginning at a point west of Magaguadavic Lake.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish. ^{[13] [14] [18]}

• Blaney Ridge
• Donnelly Settlement
• Lake George
• Lake Road
• Lower Prince William
• Magaguadavic
• Magaguadavic Siding
• Magundy
• Pokiok Settlement
• Prince William
• Rosborough Settlement
• Upper Prince William

Bodies of water

Bodies of water ^{[lower-alpha 2]} at least partly within the parish. ^{[13] [14] [18]}

• Saint John River
  • Coac Reach
  • Scoodawakscook Bend
• Magundy Stream
• Pokiok Stream
• Jewetts Creek
• Joslin Creek
• Dry Lake
• Lake George
• Magaguadavic Lake
• Mink Lake
• Waterloo Lake

Islands

Islands at least partly within the parish. ^{[13] [14] [18]}

• Bodkin Island
• Butterfly Island
• Cedar Islands
• Long Island
• Nova Scotia Island

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish. ^{[13] [14] [18]}

• Kings Landing Historical Settlement
• Kings Landing Wildlife Management Area ^[19]

Demographics

Population Population trend [20] [21] [22] [23] Census Population Change (%) 2016 930 3.9% 2011 895 1.8% 2006 879 6.0% 2001 829 5.5% 1996 877 0.9% 1991 869 N/A

Language Mother tongue (2016) [23] Language Population Pct (%) English only 860 92.5% French only 30 3.2% Other languages 30 3.2% Both English and French 10 1.1%

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

Notes

1. By the magnet of 1896, ^[15] when declination in the area was between 19º and 20º west of north. ^[16] The Territorial Division Act clause referring to magnetic direction bearings was omitted in the 1952 ^[17] and 1973 Revised Statutes. ^[2]
2. Not including brooks, ponds or coves.

References

1. "Census Profile". Statistics Canada. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
2. "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
3. "New Brunswick Regulation 84-168 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 84-582)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
4. "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 2 February 2021
5. Ganong, William F. (1896). A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick. Royal Society of Canada. p. 264. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
6. "26 Geo. III Chapter I. 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 1786. Saint John, New Brunswick: Government of New Brunswick. 1786. pp. 3–12. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
7. "3 Wm. IV c. 38 An Act to alter the Names of certain Parts of Three Parishes in the County of York, and to erect Two separate Parishes therein.". Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1833. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1833. pp. 181–182. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
8. "9 Vic. c. 39 An Act to annex certain Islands in the River Saint John to the Parish of Queensbury, in the County of York.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1846. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1846. p. 42. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
9. "No. 125". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
10. "18 Vic. c. 46 An Act to erect a part of the Parishes of Kingsclear and Prince William, in the County of York, into a separate Town or Parish.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Month of November, 1854, and in the Months of February, March, and April, 1855. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1855. p. 175. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
11. "57 Vic. c. 34 An Act to erect part of the Parishes of Prince William and Dumfries, in the County of York, into a separate Parish.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick. Passed in the Month of April, 1894. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1894. pp. 157–160. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
12. "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Revised Statutes of New Brunswick 1973 Volume IV. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1973. pp. 1–70. The original printed version is cited separately to distinguish it from the edited version available online.
13. "No. 125". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 25 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 135, 136, 145, and 146 at same site.
14. "368" (PDF). Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 25 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 388, 389, 406, 407, 424, and 425 at same site.
15. "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.
16. "Historical Magnetic Declination". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
17. "Chapter 227 Territorial Division Act". The Revised Statutes of New Brunswick 1952 Volume III. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1952. pp. 3725–3771.
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. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Prince William Parish, New Brunswick
22. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Prince William Parish, New Brunswick
23. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Prince William, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 7 October 2019.

45°54′18″N67°01′48″W / 45.90500°N 67.03000°W / 45.90500; -67.03000 (Prince William Parish, New Brunswick)