Wilmot Parish, New Brunswick

Wilmot
Parish
Location within Carleton County, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 46°18′36″N67°36′54″W / 46.31°N 67.615°W / 46.31; -67.615
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Carleton
Erected	1869
Area [1]
• Land	191.40 km2 (73.90 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [1]
• Total	969
• Density	5.1/km2 (13/sq mi)
• Change 2016-2021	5.2%
• Dwellings	412
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Figures do not include portion within the village of Centreville

Wilmot is a geographic parish in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada, ^[2] located along the international border northwest of Woodstock.

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

The Census subdivision of Wilmot Parish includes all of the geographic parish except the village. ^[1]

Origin of name

The parish was named in honour of Lemuel Allan Wilmot, Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick at the time of its erection. ^[4]

History

Wilmot was erected in 1869 from the western polling district of Simonds Parish ^[5] and originally included part of Wicklow Parish.

Boundaries

Wilmot Parish is bounded: ^{[2] [6] [7]}

• on the west by the international border;
• on the north by the prolongation of a land grant at the mouth of Whitemarsh Brook to the international border;
• on the east by two reserved lines running east of the Charleston Road and west of or along the Mount Delight and Wilmot Roads;
• and on the south by the prolongation of the southern line of a land grant at the mouth of the Little Presque Isle Stream to the international border.

Evolution of boundaries

Wilmot originally a strip of southern Wicklow Parish more than a kilometre wide. ^[5] This included the northern part of Centreville.

In 1870 the northern boundary was moved south to its present position. ^[8]

Municipality

The village of Centreville extends along the Big Presque Isle Stream from the northern parish line to the former railway. ^[9]

Local service districts

Both local service districts assessed for the basic LSD services of fire protection, police services, land use planning, emergency measures, and dog control. ^[10]

Wilmot Parish

The local service district of the parish of Wilmot originally comprised all of the parish outside Centreville.

The parish LSD was established in 1966 ^[11] to assess for fire protection. Community services were added in 1967. ^[12]

In 2020, the LSD assesses for only basic services. ^[10] The taxing authority was 217.00 Wilmot.

LSD advisory committee: Unknown.

Lakeville

Lakeville comprised an area on the eastern and northern shores of Williamstown Lake, extending north and south along Route 560, west along Brookville Road, and north along Good Corner Road; it also includes a single land grant in Wakefield Parish along the western side of Route 560. ^[13] The communities of Brookville and Lakeville are both part of the LSD.

Lakeville was established in 1985 ^[14] to add street lighting, recreational facilities, and first aid and ambulance services.

In 2020, the LSD assesses for street lighting and community & recreation services. ^[10] The taxing authority was 230.00 Lakeville.

LSDAC: Yes. Chair Joseph Weston sat on the WVRSC board of directors from at least 2015 until June 2018, first as an alternate and then as a full member from August 2016. ^{[15] [16] [17] [18]} Chair Carl Rattray replaced Weston on the WVRSC board and has served since July 2018. ^{[18] [19] [20]}

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish; ^{[6] [7] [21]} bold indicates an incorporated municipality

• Avondale
• Avondale Road
• Beckim Settlement
• Bloomfield
• Bradley Corner
• Brookville
• Carvell
• Centreville
• Charleston
• Deerville
• Digby Corner
• Good Corner
• Hunters Corner
• Lakeville
• Long Settlement
• Lower Bloomfield
• McKeaghan
• Weston
• Williamstown
• Wilmot

Bodies of water

Bodies of water ^{[lower-alpha 1]} at least partly in the parish: ^{[6] [7] [21]}

• North Branch Meduxnekeag River
• Dead Stream
• Little Presque Isle Stream
• Gowan Lake
• Ketch Lake
• Marvin Lake
• McWaid Lake
• Waters Lake
• Williamstown Lake

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly in the parish. ^{[6] [7] [21] [22]}

• Clarke Brook Protected Natural Area
• Lakeville Protected Natural Area
• Two Mile Brook Fen Protected Natural Area
• Williamstown Lake Protected Natural Area

Demographics

Parish population total does not include portion within Centreville

Population Population trend [23] [24] [25] Census Population Change (%) 2016 1,022 5.8% 2011 1,085 5.1% 2006 1,143 6.2% 2001 1,219 2.2% 1996 1,193 4.5% 1991 1,142 N/A

Language Mother tongue (2016) [25] Language Population Pct (%) English only 980 96.1% Other languages 25 2.4% French only 15 1.5% Both English and French 0 0.00%

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. "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
4. Ganong, William F. (1896). A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick. Royal Society of Canada. p. 280. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
5. "32 Vic. c. 52 An Act to erect part of the Parish of Simonds in the County of Carleton into a separate Town or Parish.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick. Passed in the Month of April 1869. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1869. pp. 97–98. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
6. "No. 91". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 27 June 2021. Remainder of parish on map 101 at same site.
7. "271" (PDF). Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 27 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 287 and 304 at same site.
8. "33 Vic. c. 10 An Act to alter the Division Line between the Parish of Wicklow and the Parishes of Simonds and Wilmot, in the County of Carleton.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick Passed in the Months of March & April 1870. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1870. p. 19. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
9. "New Brunswick Regulation 85-6 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 85-45)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
10. "2020 Local Government Statistics for New Brunswick" (PDF). Department of Environment and Local Government. p. 55. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
11. "Regulation 66–41 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 66–968)". The Royal Gazette. 124. Fredericton: 604–605. 21 December 1966.
12. "Regulation 67–130 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 67–1196)". The Royal Gazette. 126. Fredericton: 10–11. 3 January 1968.
13. "New Brunswick Regulation 84-168 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 84-582)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
14. New Brunswick Regulation 85-103.
15. "2015 Annual Report" (PDF). Western Valley Regional Service Commission. 2016. p. 2. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
16. "2016 Annual Report" (PDF). Western Valley Regional Service Commission. 2016. p. 2. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
17. "2017 Annual Report" (PDF). Western Valley Regional Service Commission. 2016. p. 2. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
18. "2018 Annual Report" (PDF). Western Valley Regional Service Commission. 2016. p. 2. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
19. "2019 Annual Report" (PDF). Western Valley Regional Service Commission. 2016. p. 2. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
20. "Board of Directors Meeting: Minutes of Meeting" (PDF). Western Valley Regional Service Commission. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
21. "Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB)". Government of Canada. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
22. "Explore New Brunswick's Protected Natural Areas". GeoNB. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
23. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
24. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Wilmot Parish, New Brunswick
25. "Census Profile, 2016 Census Wilmot, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 7 September 2019.

46°18′36″N67°36′54″W / 46.31000°N 67.61500°W / 46.31000; -67.61500 (Wilmot Parish, New Brunswick)