Saint Martins Parish, New Brunswick

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

Saint Martins St. Martins
Parish
Location within Saint John County. map erroneously shows Saint John as part of Simonds Parish
Coordinates: 45°22′N65°32′W / 45.36°N 65.54°W / 45.36; -65.54
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Saint John County
Erected	1786
Area [1]
• Land	629.00 km2 (242.86 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [1]
• Total	1,177
• Density	1.9/km2 (5/sq mi)
• Change 2016-2021	4.0%
• Dwellings	597
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Median Income*	$53,675 CDN
Median household total income, 2015 (all households) Figures do not include portion with the village of St. Martins

Saint Martins is a geographic parish in Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada. ^[4]

For governance purposes the bulk of the parish is divided between the village of Fundy-St. Martins ^[5] and the Fundy rural district, ^[6] both of which are members of the Fundy Regional Service Commission. ^[7] A minor portion on the east resides in Fundy Albert, which is a member of the Southeast Regional Service Commission. ^[8]

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, the parish was divided for governance purposes between the village of St. Martins and the local service district of the parish of Saint Martins, ^[9] both of which were members of the Fundy Regional Service Commission (FRSC). ^[10]

Origin of name

The Provincial Archives of New Brunswick gives only a possibility - St. Martins, Maryland, ^[11] which could refer to either Saint Martin or Saint Martins by the Bay, ^[12] both in Worcester County, Maryland.

History

Saint Martins was erected in 1786 as one of the county's original parish. ^[13]

In 1837 the eastern end of Saint Martins was transferred to Westmorland County. ^[14] The lost area is now part of Alma Parish in Albert County.

Boundaries

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

• on the north by the Kings County line;
• on the east by the Albert County line;
• on the south by the Bay of Fundy and Quaco Bay;
• on the west by a line beginning at the shore of the Bay of Fundy and running northwesterly along the eastern line of a grant to Samuel Hugh at the mouth of Tynemouth Creek and its prolongation to the Kings County line.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish. ^{[15] [16] [17]} bold indicates an incorporated municipality

• Bains Corner
• Bay View
• Burchills Flats
• Chester
• Fair View
• Grove Hill
• Hanford Brook
• Hardingville
• Little Beach
• Orange Hill
• Porter Road
• St. Martins
• Salmon River
• Shanklin
• Tynemouth Creek
• West Quaco

Bodies of water

Bodies of water ^{[lower-alpha 1]} at least partly within the parish. ^{[15] [16] [17]}

• Big Salmon River
• Goose River
• Irish River
• Little Salmon River
• Mosher River
• Point Wolfe River
• Quiddy River
• South Stream
• Goose Creek
• Ten Mile Creek
• Tynemouth Creek
• Bay of Fundy
• Quaco Bay
• more than two dozen officially named lakes

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish. ^{[15] [16] [17] [18]}

• Big Salmon River Protected Natural Area
• Dowdall Lake Protected Natural Area
• Fundy National Park
• Fundy Footpath
• Fundy Trail Parkway Provincial Park ^[19]
• Little Salmon River Protected Natural Area
• Point Wolfe River Gorge Protected Natural Area
• Saddleback Brook Protected Natural Area

Demographics

Parish population total does not include village of St. Martins

Population Population trend [20] [21] Census Population Change (%) 2016 1,132 1.1% 2011 1,145 4.4% 2006 1,198 4.0% 2001 1,248 2.8% 1996 1,284 7.1% 1991 1,199 5.9% 1986 1,132 N/A

Language Mother tongue (2016) [21] Language Population Pct (%) French only 25 2.2% English only 1,105 97.8% Both English and French 0 0% Other languages 0 0%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits: ^[22]

Highways Route 111

Principal Routes None

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 16 April 2023.
3. "Chapter I-13 Interpretation Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 16 April 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. "RSC 9 Fundy Regional Service Commission: RSC 9". Government of New Brunswick. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
6. "RSC 9 Fundy Regional Service Commission RSC 9". Government of New Brunswick. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
7. "Regions Regulation – Regional Service Delivery Act". Government of New Brunswick. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
8. "Regions Regulation – Regional Service Delivery Act". Government of New Brunswick. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
9. "New Brunswick Regulation 84-168 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 84-582)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
10. "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
11. "Saint Martins Parish". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
12. United States Geographic Service
13. "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.
14. "7 Wm. IV c. 35 An Act to establish a Boundary Line between the Counties of Westmorland and Saint John, and King's and Queen's Counties.". Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1837. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1837. pp. 91–92. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
15. "No. 150". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 22 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 151, 152, 158, and 159 at same site.
16. "435" (PDF). Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 22 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 448–450, 462–465, 475, 476, and 486 at same site.
17. "Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB)". Government of Canada. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
18. "Explore New Brunswick's Protected Natural Areas". GeoNB. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
19. "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.
20. Statistics Canada: 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census
21. "Census Profile, 2016 Census Saint Martins, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
22. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN   978-1-55368-618-7