Richmond Parish, New Brunswick

Richmond
Parish
Location within Carleton County, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 46°04′30″N67°39′27″W / 46.075°N 67.6575°W / 46.075; -67.6575
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Carleton
Erected	1853
Area [1]
• Land	258.80 km2 (99.92 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [1]
• Total	1,456
• Density	5.0/km2 (13/sq mi)
• Change 2016-2021	11.7%
• Dwellings	598
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)

Richmond is a geographic parish in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada, ^[2] located west of Woodstock.

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was comprised one local service district (LSD) and parts of two others, ^[3] all of which were members of the Western Valley Regional Service Commission (WVRSC). ^[4]

The census subdivision of Richmond Parish shares the geographic parish's borders. ^[1]

Origin of name

The parish may have been named in honour of the Duke of Richmond, Governor General of British North America 1818-1819, as the area was opened for settlement in 1817. ^{[5] [6]}

Another possibility is that some of the early settlers came from Richmond, New York. ^{[6] [7]}

History

Richmond was erected in 1853 from the western part of Woodstock Parish. ^[8]

Boundaries

Richmond Parish is bounded: ^{[2] [9] [10]}

• on the west by the international border,
• on the north by the Meduxnekeag River,
• on the east by the second tier of land grants west of the Saint John River,
• on the south by a line true east from Boundary Monument No. 1 to the Eel River, then downstream to the Woodstock Parish line.

Local service districts

All LSDs assessed for street lighting and community & recreation services in addition to the basic LSD services of fire protection, police services, land use planning, emergency measures, and dog control. ^[11]

Richmond Parish

The local service district of the parish of Richmond comprised all of the parish north of Debec. It also included a small wetland area west of the mouth of Fish Creek until 2014. ^[12]

The parish LSD was established in 1966 ^[13] to assess for fire protection following the abolition of county government by the new Municipalities Act. Community services were added in 1967 ^[14] and recreational facilities in 1995. ^[15]

The taxing authority was 212.00 Richmond.

LSD advisory committee: Unknown.

Debec

The local service district of Debec Consolidated School District comprised most of Richmond Parish south of Curries Lake ^[16] as well as a very irregular area along the western side of Woodstock Parish, extending as far east as the junction of Dugan and Critter Roads. The school district extended into North Lake Parish, unlike the current LSD.

Debec was established in 1966 ^[13] to assess for fire protection for the whole LSD and for street lighting at Debec Junction. Community services were added in 1967, ^[14] recreational facilities and first aid & ambulance service in 1972. ^[17]

The taxing authorities were 213.01 Debec Inside (the street lighting area) and 2013.02 Debec Outside.

LSDAC: Yes, as of 28 May 2020. ^[18] Chair Jim Kennedy served on the WVRSC board from at least 2015 until June 2018. ^{[19] [20] [21] [22]} Chair Lucas Flemming replaced Kennedy on the WVRSC board in June 2018 ^[22] but was not listed as a member on the most recent board minutes. ^[23]

Woodstock Parish

The local service district of the parish of Woodstock included a small area of wetlands west of the mouth of Fish Creek beginning in 2014. ^[12] The taxing authority was 218.00 Woodstock.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish; ^{[9] [10] [24]} italics indicate a name no longer in official use

• Blowdown
• Campbell Settlement
• Debec
• Elmwood
• Elmwood Station
• Green Road
• Houlton Road
• Irish Settlement
• Kirkland
• Limestone
• McKenzie Corner
• Monument
• Oak
• Oak Mountain
• Plymouth
• Richmond Corner
• Union Corner
• Watson Settlement
• Wickham

Bodies of water

Bodies of water ^{[lower-alpha 1]} at least partly in the parish: ^{[9] [10] [24]}

• Eel River
• Meduxnekeag River
• Bull Creek
• Curries Lake
• Greens Lake
• Henderson Lake
• Morrison Lake
• Saunderson Lake
• Sherwood Lakes

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly in the parish. ^{[9] [10] [24] [25]}

• Belleville Protected Natural Area
• Hovey Hill Protected Natural Area
• Meduxnekeag Valley Protected Natural Area
• Oak Mountain Protected Natural Area
• Smith Brook Protected Natural Area
• Woodstock Road

Demographics

Population Population trend [26] [27] [28] Census Population Change (%) 2016 1,303 4.1% 2011 1,358 4.0% 2006 1,414 0.7% 2001 1,404 1.3% 1996 1,422 5.6% 1991 1,347 N/A

Language Mother tongue (2016) [28] Language Population Pct (%) English only 1,265 97.3% Other languages 20 1.5% French only 15 1.2% Both English and French 0 0.0%

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 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 3 January 2021.
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 1 February 2021
5. 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.
6. "Richmond Parish". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
7. Ganong, William F. (1906). Additions and Corrections to Monographs on the Place-Nomenclature, Cartography, Historic Sites, Boundaries and Settlement-origins of the Province of New Brunswick. Royal Society of Canada. p. 45. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
8. "16 Vic. c. 42 An Act to erect a part of the Parish of Woodstock, in the County of Carleton, into a separate and distinct Town or Parish.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Month of October, 1852, and in the Months of April and May, 1853. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1853. pp. 75–76. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
9. "No. 101". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 27 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 111 and 123 at same site.
10. "304" (PDF). Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 27 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 323, 344, and 365 at same site.
11. "2020 Local Government Statistics for New Brunswick" (PDF). Department of Environment and Local Government. p. 55. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
12. "Regulation 2014-22 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 2014-41)" (PDF). The Royal Gazette. 172. Fredericton: 361–362. 12 March 2014. ISSN   1714-9428.
13. "Regulation 66–41 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 66–968)". The Royal Gazette. 124. Fredericton: 604–605. 21 December 1966.
14. "Regulation 67–130 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 67–1196)". The Royal Gazette. 126. Fredericton: 10–11. 3 January 1968.
15. "Regulation 95-151 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 95-980)". 1995 New Brunswick Regulations. Fredericton. 1995. p. 1.
16. "untitled post by Jim Kennedy". Facebook. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
17. "Regulation 72–155 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 72–973)". The Royal Gazette. 130. Fredericton: 1004–1005. 20 December 1972.
18. "Board of Directors Meeting Minutes: Annual General Meeting" (PDF). Western Valley Regional Service Commission. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
19. "2015 Annual Report" (PDF). Western Valley Regional Service Commission. 2016. p. 2. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
20. "2016 Annual Report" (PDF). Western Valley Regional Service Commission. 2016. p. 2. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
21. "2017 Annual Report" (PDF). Western Valley Regional Service Commission. 2016. p. 2. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
22. "2018 Annual Report" (PDF). Western Valley Regional Service Commission. 2016. p. 2. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
23. "Board of Directors Meeting: Minutes of Meeting" (PDF). Western Valley Regional Service Commission. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
24. "Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB)". Government of Canada. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
25. "Explore New Brunswick's Protected Natural Areas". GeoNB. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
26. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
27. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Richmond Parish, New Brunswick
28. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Richmond, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 7 September 2019.

46°04′30″N67°39′27″W / 46.07500°N 67.65750°W / 46.07500; -67.65750 (Richmond Parish, New Brunswick)