Saint David Parish, New Brunswick

Saint David St. David
Parish
Location within Charlotte County.
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Charlotte County
Erected	1786
Area [1]
• Land	190.39 km2 (73.51 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [1]
• Total	1,470
• Density	7.7/km2 (20/sq mi)
• Change 2016-2021	3.9%
• Dwellings	725
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)

Saint David is a geographic parish in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada, ^[4] located northeast of St. Stephen and northwest of Saint Andrews.

For governance purposes, most of the parish is part of the town of the Municipal District of St. Stephen, ^[5] with Tower Hill and Honeydale belonging to the Southwest rural district, ^[6] both of which are members of the Southwest New Brunswick Service Commission. ^[7]

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). ^[8]

The Census subdivision of the same name shares the parish's boundaries. ^[9]

Origin of the name

William Francis Ganong believed the name suggested by other Saint names in the area. ^[10] Five of the original six mainland parishes of Charlotte County used names of major saints recognised by the Church of England: Andrew (Scotland), David (Wales), George (England), Patrick (Ireland), and Stephen.

History

Saint David was erected in 1786 as one of the original parishes of Charlotte County. ^[11]

Boundaries

Saint David Parish is bounded: ^{[2] [12] [13]}

• on the north by a line beginning at a point about 1.2 kilometres west of the junction of Richardson Road and Route 755 and about 450 metres north of Scott Road, then running easterly past Route 127 to strike the Digdeguash River;
• on the east by a line beginning at the Digdeguash River on the prolongation of the eastern line of grants along the Board Road, then running southerly along the prolongation and the grant lines to a point about 350 metres northwesterly of the junction of Wilson Road and Route 127, then southwesterly along the southeastern line of a grant to John Cotterell, then taking a short switchback to the Waweig River to the southern line of a grant to John McGuire, then westerly along the McGuire grant line and its prolongation past the Board Road to the rear line of the tier of grants behind the Oak Bay tier, then southerly along the tier just past Route 760 to the southeastern corner of a grant to James Christy, then westerly along the Christy grant to its southwestern corner, about 175 metres northeasterly of the junction of Board Road and Route 760, then southerly along the rear line of the Oak Bay grants to the Waweig River, then down the Waweig to its mouth;
• on the south and southwest by Oak Bay, Pagans Cove, and the rear line of grants fronting on the St. Croix River to a point about 400 metres east of the Old Bay Road;
• on the west by a line running along the rear of grants fronting along Route 750 until it strikes the Dennis Stream, then running upstream to a point about 375 metres south of Indian Pond;
• on the northwest by a line running in 1.5-kilometre steps along blocks of the old Cape Ann Association grant, easterly, northerly, easterly, and northerly again to the starting point.

Evolution of boundaries

Saint David joined the Cape Ann Association block in the north with the Penobscot Association block around Oak Bay and the Admiralty mast reserve between them. ^[14] Saint David's boundaries have changed the least of the original parishes of Charlotte County.

In 1881 five grants in Oak Bay to the northeast of the junction of Board Road and Route 760 were transferred from Saint Croix. ^[15]

Former local service district

The local service district of the parish of Saint David comprised the entire parish. ^[16]

The LSD was established in 1969 to assess for community services, ^[17] in this case to provide ambulance service after local funeral homes ceased doing so. ^[18] Fire protection was added in 1970, ^[19] non-fire related rescue in 2013. ^[20]

In 2022, the LSD assessed for community and recreation services in addition to the basic LSD services of fire protection, police services, land use planning, emergency measures, and dog control. ^[21] The taxing authority was 519.00 Saint David.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish. ^{[12] [13] [22]}

• Bay Road
• Benson Corner
• Central Tower Hill
• Honeydale
• Leverville
• Lower Tower Hill
• Oak Bay
• Oak Haven
• St. David Ridge
• Simpson Corner
• Upper Tower Hill

Bodies of water

Bodies of water ^{[lower-alpha 1]} at least partly within the parish. ^{[12] [13] [22]}

• Northwest Branch Digdeguash River
• Waweig River
• Dennis Stream
• Gallop Stream
• Oak Bay
• Foster Lake
• Gallop Lake
• Middle Lake
• Moores Mills Lake

Islands

Islands at least partly within the parish. ^{[12] [13] [22]}

• McVicar Island
• Spoon Island

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Saint David community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	1,470 (-3.9% from 2016)	1,529 (-4.7% from 2011)	1,605 (+7.1% from 2006)
Land area	190.39 km2 (73.51 sq mi)	190.66 km2 (73.61 sq mi)	189.93 km2 (73.33 sq mi)
Population density	7.7/km2 (20/sq mi)	8.0/km2 (21/sq mi)	8.5/km2 (22/sq mi)
Median age	51.6 (M: 51.2, F: 52)	50.5 (M: 50.9, F: 50.0)	47.8 (M: 47.9, F: 47.6)
Private dwellings	640 (total)	743 (total)	787 (total)
Median household income		$54,240

References: 2021 ^[23] 2016 ^[24] 2011 ^[25] earlier ^{[26] [27]}

Historical Census Data - Saint David Parish, New Brunswick

Year Pop. ±% 1991 1,585 —     1996 1,641 +3.5%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 1,595 −2.8% 2006 1,499 −6.0%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 1,605 +7.1% 2016 1,529 −4.7%
[28] [29]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint David Parish, New Brunswick [28]
Census		Total		English				French				English & French				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		1,590		1,530	5.9%	96.23%		40	37.5%	2.52%		5	50.0%	0.31%		15	25.0%	0.94%
2006		1,495		1,440	7.4%	96.32%		25	16.7%	1.67%		10	n/a%	0.67%		20	n/a%	1.34%
2001		1,585		1,555	1.6%	98.11%		30	25.0%	1.89%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	100.0%	0.00%
1996		1,630		1,580	n/a	96.93%		40	n/a	2.45%		0	n/a	0.00%		10	n/a	0.61%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits: ^[30]

Highways Route 1

Principal Routes Route 170

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 30 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. "Southwest Regional Service Commission: RD 10". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
7. "Regions Regulation – Regional Service Delivery Act". Government of New Brunswick. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
8. "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
9. "New Brunswick Regulation 84-168 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 84-582)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
10. Ganong, William F. (1896). A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick. Royal Society of Canada. p. 268. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
11. "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.
12. "No. 153". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 4 July 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 154, 160, and 161 at same site.
13. "467" (PDF). Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 4 July 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 468, 478, 479, 488, and 489 at same site.
14. "1785 St. David Parish" (PDF). RootsWeb. Retrieved 16 April 2021. Map contains anachronist parish boundaries but is useful for boundaries of Association blocks.
15. "44 Vic. c. 31 An Act to alter the Boundary Lines of the Parish of Saint Croix, in the County of Charlotte.". 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. pp. 66–67. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
16. "New Brunswick Regulation 84-168 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 84-582)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
17. "Regulation 69–17 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 69–161)". The Royal Gazette. 127. Fredericton: 149. 12 March 1969.
18. "St. Stephen – Milltown Ambulance Brigade". The New Brunswick Municipal Monthly. 25 (3). Fredericton, NB: Department of Municipal Affairs: 5. March 1969.
19. "Regulation 70–63 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 70–385)". The Royal Gazette. 128. Fredericton: 343–344. 17 June 1970.
20. "Regulation 2013-60 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 2013-270)" (PDF). The Royal Gazette. 171. Fredericton: 1290. 25 September 2013. ISSN   1714-9428.
21. "2020 Local Government Statistics for New Brunswick" (PDF). Department of Environment and Local Government. p. 55. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
22. "Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB)". Government of Canada. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
23. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
24. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
25. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
26. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. 20 August 2019.
27. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. 18 July 2021.
28. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
29. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Saint David, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
30. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN   978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 4, 12

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