Salisbury Parish, New Brunswick

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

Salisbury
Parish
Location within Westmorland County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 47°40′N67°27′W / 47.67°N 67.45°W / 47.67; -67.45
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Westmorland County
Erected	1787
Area [1]
• Land	874.00 km2 (337.45 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [1]
• Total	3,377
• Density	3.9/km2 (10/sq mi)
• Change 2016-2021	0.3%
• Dwellings	1,432
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Figures do not include portions within the villages of Petitcodiac and Salisbury

Salisbury is a geographic parish in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada. ^[4]

For governance purposes it is divided between the town of Salisbury, the village of Three Rivers, ^[5] and the Southeast rural district. ^[6] All are members of the Southeast Regional Service Commission. ^[7]

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, the parish was divided between a much smaller village of Salisbury, the village of Petitcodiac, ^[8] and the local service district of the parish of Salisbury, part of which was included in the special service area of Havelock Inside, which extended from the LSD of the parish of Havelock. ^[9] Petitcodiac is now part of Three Rivers.

Origin of name

The origin of Salisbury's name is uncertain.

William F. Ganong states it was "perhaps" due to it extending nearly to Salisbury Bay, ^[10] a former name of Rocher Bay. ^[11]

The Provincial Archives of New Brunswick gives two possibilities: Sir John Salbusbury, who accompanied Edward Cornwallis on his mission to establish Nova Scotia; or Salisbury, a city in Wiltshire, England. ^[12]

Boundary History

Salisbury was erected in 1787 from the unassigned land west of Hillsborough, Hopewell, and Moncton Parishes. ^[13]

In 1837 the western boundary of Westmorland County was altered, implicitly altering the western line of Salisbury. ^[14]

In 1838 the southeastern part of Salisbury was included in the newly erected Harvey Parish. ^[15]

In 1845 Albert County was erected from Westmorland County, ^[16] with the county line running through Salisbury.

In 1846 the county line with Albert was moved to its present location; the part of Salisbury south and east of the new line was transferred to Coverdale and Harvey Parishes. ^[17]

In 1894 the existing boundaries of Salisbury were declared retroactive to its erection. ^[18]

Boundaries

Salisbury Parish is bounded: ^{[2] [19] [20]}

• on the north by the Kent County line;
• on the east beginning on the county line about 3.5 kilometres west of Route 126, at the prolongation of the eastern line of a large tract granted to Martin Gay and Associates, then southerly along the prolongation to the Petitcodiac River at a point about 200 metres upriver of the mouth of Little River, then upriver to the western line of Albert County, then along Albert County;
• on the south by Albert County;
• on the west by the Kings County and Queens County lines.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish. ^{[19] [20] [21]} bold indicates an incorporated municipality

• Dobsons Corner
• Fawcett
• Fawcett Hill
• Fredericton Road
• Glenvale
• Harewood
• Hicksville
• Hillgrove
• Intervale
• Kay Settlement
• Killams Mills
• Kinnear Settlement
• Lewis Mountain
• Monteagle
• North Branch
• Petitcodiac
  • Petitcodiac East
• Pollett River
• River Glade
• Salisbury
• Scott Road
• Second North River
• Steeves Settlement
• The Glades
• Upper Ridge
• Wheaton Settlement

Bodies of water

Bodies of water ^{[lower-alpha 1]} at least partly within the parish. ^{[19] [20] [21]}

• Anagance River
• Canaan River
• North River
• Petitcodiac River
• Pollett River
• Intervale Creek

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish. ^{[19] [20] [21]}

• Canaan Bog Protected Natural Area ^[22]
• Canaan River Wildlife Management Area ^[23]

Demographics

Parish population total does not include Petitcodiac and portion within the village of Salisbury

Population Historical Populations: Salisbury Parish, NB Year Pop. ±% 1991 3,443 —     1996 3,524 +2.4% 2001 3,382 −4.0% 2006 3,425 +1.3% 2011 3,417 −0.2% 2016 3,388 −0.8% [24] [25] [26]

Language Mother tongue (2016) [26] Language Population Pct (%) English only 3,195 95.7% French only 80 2.4% Both English and French 10 0.3% Other languages 55 1.6%

Access routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits: ^[27]

Highways Route 1 Route 2 (TCH)

Principal Routes Route 112 Route 106

Secondary Routes: Route 880 Route 885 Route 890 Route 905

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 26 March 2023.
3. "Chapter I-13 Interpretation Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 26 March 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. "Southeast Regional Service Commission: RSC 7". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
6. "Southeast Regional Service Commission: RD 7". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
7. "Regions Regulation – Regional Service Delivery Act". Government of New Brunswick. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
8. "Municipalities Order - Municipalities Act". Government of New Brunswick. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
9. "Local Service Districts Regulation - Municipalities Act". Government of New Brunswick. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
10. Ganong, William F. (1896). A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick. Royal Society of Canada. p. 270. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
11. "Salisbury Bay". Geographical names in Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
12. "Salisbury Parish". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
13. "27 Geo. III Chapter VII. An Act in Addition to 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 1787. Saint John, New Brunswick: Government of New Brunswick. 1787. p. 147. 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.
15. "1 Vic. c. 23 An Act for erecting parts of the Towns or Parishes of Hopewell and Salisbury, in the County of Westmorland, into a separate Town or Parish.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1838. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1838. pp. 72–73. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
16. "8 Vic. c. 104 An Act to divide the County of Westmorland into two Counties, and to provide for the Government and Representation of the new County.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1846. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1846. pp. 150–152. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
17. "9 Vic. c. 7 An Act to alter the Division Line between the Counties of Westmorland and Albert, and also certain Parish Lines in the said County of Albert.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1846. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1846. pp. 20–21. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
18. "57 Vic. c. 36 An Act to amend Chapter 2 of the Consolidated Statutes, of 'The division of the Province into Counties, Towns and Parishes,' so far as relates to the County of Westmorland.". 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. 162–163. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
19. "No. 108". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 24 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 109, 118, 119, 130, and 131 at same site.
20. "315" (PDF). Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 24 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 316, 317, 335, 336, 356, 357, 377, 378, 397, and 398 at same site.
21. "Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB)". Government of Canada. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
22. "Explore New Brunswick's Protected Natural Areas". GeoNB. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
23. "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.
24. Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census
25. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Salisbury Parish, New Brunswick
26. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Salisbury, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
27. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN   978-1-55368-618-7

46°04′46″N65°10′22″W / 46.079423°N 65.172658°W / 46.079423; -65.172658 (Salisbury Parish, New Brunswick)