Richibucto Parish, New Brunswick

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

Richibucto
Parish
Cap-Lumière
Location within Kent County, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 46°37′03″N64°47′24″W / 46.6175°N 64.79°W / 46.6175; -64.79
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Kent County
Erected	1827
Area [1]
• Land	249.21 km2 (96.22 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [1]
• Total	2,085
• Density	8.4/km2 (22/sq mi)
• Change 2016-2021	11.4%
• Dwellings	1,162
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Figures do not include portions within the town of Richibucto, the village of Rexton, and the Indian Island 28 Indian reserve Population change reflects revised 2016 figure

Richibucto (originally Liverpool) is a geographic parish in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada. ^[4]

For governance purposes it is divided between the towns of Beaurivage and Grand-Bouctouche, the village of Five Rivers, ^[5] and the Kent rural district, ^[6] all of are members of the Kent Regional Service Commission, ^[7] and the Indian Island 28 Indian reserve, which is not.

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, the parish was divided between the town of Richibucto, the village of Rexton, ^[8] the Indian Island 28 Indian reserve, and the local service districts of Cap-de-Richibouctou, Sainte-Anne-de-Kent, and the parish of Richibucto. ^[9] Richibucto and a border area west of it became part of Beaurivage, Rexton and most of the parish LSD part of Five Rivers, Sainte-Anne-de-Kent to Grand-Bouctouche, and Cap-de-Richibouctou to the rural district, with small exceptions along the various new borders.

Origin of name

The parish was named for the Richibucto River, which in turn is of Mi'kmaq origin. ^[10]

History

Richibucto was erected from Carleton Parish as Liverpool parish in 1827. ^[11] At the time it included modern Weldford Parish and all of Saint-Charles Parish south of the Saint-Charles River.

In 1832 the parish's name was changed to Richibucto. ^[12]

In 1835 the southwestern part of the parish was erected as Weldford Parish. ^[13]

In 1909 the newly erected Saint-Charles Parish included the settlements along the Kouchibouguacis River. ^[14]

Boundaries

Richibucto Parish is bounded: ^{[2] [15] [16]}

• on the northwest by a line beginning on the northern line of Weldford Parish, near Aldouane Station Cross Road, then running northeasterly to a point on the northern boundary of the town of Richibucto about midway between Route 11 and Route 134, at the corner of a land grant, then northeasterly along the grant line to the rear of a grant on Northwest Branch, then southeasterly to the mouth of Thomas Brook, down Northwest Branch to Richibucto River, and out through Richibucto Harbour to Northumberland Strait;
• on the east by Northumberland Strait;
• on the south by the Chockpish River upstream as far as the mouth of the Rivière Chockpish-nord, then south 68º west ^{[lower-alpha 1]} to a point slightly west of East Branch Road;
• on the west by a line running northwesterly to the mouth of Black Brook on the East Branch St. Nicholas River, then down the East Branch St. Nicholas and the St. Nicholas River to its mouth, then up the Richibucto River to the eastern line of the Richibucto 15 Indian reserve and along the reserve to its northernmost corner, then due west to the starting point.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish. ^{[15] [16] [19]} bold indicates an incorporated municipality or Indian reserve

• Bedec
• Bells Mills
• Caissie-Village
• Cap-Lumière
• Côte-Sainte-Anne
• East Galloway
• Galloway
• Indian Island 28
• Jardineville
• Peters Mills
• Petit-Chockpish
• Pirogue
• Rexton
• Richibucto
• Richibucto-Village
• Saint-Charles Station
• Village-La-Prairie
• West Galloway

Bodies of water

Bodies of water ^{[lower-alpha 2]} at least partly within the parish. ^{[15] [16] [19]}

• Rivière à Étienne
• Chockpish River
• Chockpish-nord River
• Rivière des Vaches
• Rivière du Cap
• Richibucto River
• St. Nicholas River
• Beatties Creek
• Big Cove Creek
• Childs Creek
• Gaspereau Creek
• McAlmon Creek
• Mill Creek
• Mooneys Creek
• Watering Creek
• Weldon Creek
• Geddes Lake
• Northumberland Strait
• Village Bay
• Richibucto Harbour
• Passe de l'Île
• Richibucto Gully

Islands

Islands at least partly within the parish. ^{[15] [16] [19]}

• Indian Island
• McAlmon Island

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish. ^{[15] [16] [19] [20]}

• Bonar Law Provincial Park

Demographics

Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities and Indian reserve

Population Population trend [21] [22] [23] Census Population Change (%) 2016 1,887 5.0% 2011 1,986 1.8% 2006 2,022 1.3% 2001 1,997 2.3% 1996 2,045 2.8% 1991 1,990 N/A

Language Mother tongue (2016) [23] Language Population Pct (%) French only 1,120 59.4% English only 665 35.3% Other languages 65 3.5% Both English and French 35 1.9%

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

Notes

1. By the magnet of 1850, ^[17] when declination in the area was between 21º and 22º west of north. ^[18]
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 26 February 2023.
3. "Chapter I-13 Interpretation Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 26 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. "Kent Regional Service Commission: RSC 6". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
6. "Kent Regional Service Commission: RD 6". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
7. "Regions Regulation – Regional Service Delivery Act". Government of New Brunswick. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
8. "Municipalities Order - Municipalities Act". Governmentof New Brunswick. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
9. "Local Service Districts Regulation - Municipalities Act". Government of New Brunswick. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
10. Ganong, William F. (1896). A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick. Royal Society of Canada. p. 266. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
11. "7 Geo. IV c. 31 An Act for the division of the County of Northumberland into three Counties, and to provide for the Government and Representation of the two new Counties.". Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1827. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1827. pp. 97–103. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
12. "2 Wm. IV, c. 10 An Act to alter the name of the Shire Town in the County of Kent from Liverpool to Richibucto.". Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick, Passed at Two Sessions of the General Assembly, in the Year 1832. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1832. pp. 42–43. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
13. "5 Wm. IV c. 19 An Act to erect the South-Western part of the Parish of Richibucto into a separate and distinct Parish.". Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1835. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1835. pp. 28–29. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
14. "8 Edward 7 c. 21 An Act to amend the Act respecting the division of the Province into Counties, Towns and Parishes, so far as relates to the County of Kent.". Acts of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Passed in the Month of May 1908. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1908. pp. 49–52.
15. "No. 80". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 11 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 89 and 90 at same site.
16. "237" (PDF). Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 11 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 238, 252–254, 269, and 270 at same site.
17. "13 Vic. c. 51 An Act to consolidate all the Laws now in force for the division of the Province into Counties, Towns and Parishes.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Mjaesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1850. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1850. pp. 142–152, 145–149. Retrieved 27 March 2021. Book was poorly proofread, resulting in title typo and reuse of page numbers 145–152.
18. "Historical Magnetic Declination". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
19. "Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB)". Government of Canada. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
20. "New Brunswick Regulation 2017-46 under the Parks Act (O.C. 2017-293)" (PDF). The Royal Gazette. 175. Fredericton: Queen's Printer: 1496–1497. 13 December 2017. ISSN   1714-9428 . Retrieved 5 July 2021.
21. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
22. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Richibucto Parish, New Brunswick
23. "Census Profile, 2016 Census Richibucto, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 14 September 2019.

External links

• Village of Rexton
• Town of Richibucto
• Kent Regional Service Commission

46°37′03″N64°47′24″W / 46.61750°N 64.79000°W / 46.61750; -64.79000 (Richibucto Parish, New Brunswick)