Addington Parish, New Brunswick

The parish was named in honour of Henry Unwin Addington, a diplomat who was appointed in 1826 as a plenipotentiary in the boundary negotiations with the United States.[9][10] He was the nephew of Henry Addington, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1801–1804.

The other plenipotentiary in 1826 was William Huskisson, for whom Huskisson Parish in Kent County was named at the same time.

Addington was erected in 1827 in Gloucester County from Beresford Parish.[11] The parish comprised the area north of the prolongation of the southern line of modern Beresford and between the Benjamin and Upsalquitch Rivers.

In 1840 Restigouche County was reorganised following its erection. Addington was reduced to its modern eastern boundary while having its western boundary changed to a line due south from the mouth of the Upsalquitch River.[12]

In 1879 Eldon Parish was dissolved and the area added to Addington.[13]

In 1896 Eldon was reërected with altered boundaries, giving Addington its modern boundaries.[14]

Addington Parish is bounded:[2][15][16]

• on the north by the Quebec provincial boundary, running through the Restigouche River;
• on the east by a line running true south from the most eastern point of the western side of the mouth of Walkers Brook, which runs through Campbellton;
• on the south by the Northumberland County line;
• on the west by a line beginning on the county line about at a point about 2.4 kilometres east of Bald Mountain Brook, then running true north to the southeastern corner of a grant to Thomas Gracie, about 1 kilometre west of Route 17 and 2 kilometres south of Evergreen Road, then running northwesterly along the western edge of Glenlivet Settlement to its northwestern corner, then along the prolongation of the eastern line of a grant to John Justason and the Justason grant to strike the Restigouche River near the lower end of Bell Island;
• including all the river islands in front.

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

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

Islands at least partly within the parish.[15][16][17]

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.[15][16][17][18][19]

• Berry Brook Protected Natural Area
• Halls Shed Lake Protected Natural Area
• McDougalls Brook Protected Natural Area
• Mount Carleton Provincial Park
• Mount Carleton Wildlife Management Area[20]
• Northwest Upsalquitch River Protected Natural Area
• Popelogan Depot Protected Natural Area
• Squaw Cap Mountain Protected Natural Area
• Sugarloaf Provincial Park
• Upsalquitch Forks Protected Natural Area

Parish population total does not include Tide Head or portions in Atholville and Campbellton. Revised census figures based on the 2023 local governance reforms have not been released.

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Addington Parish, New Brunswick[26]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2016		660		180		27.2%		470		71.2%		5		0.8%		5		0.8%
2011		2,610		1,950	2.5%	74.71%		630	8.0%	24.14%		30	20.0%	1.15%		0	100.0%	0.00%
2006		2,720		2,000	13.6%	73.53%		685	6.2%	25.18%		25	25.0%	0.92%		10	0.0%	0.37%
2001		2,990		2,315	7.7%	77.42%		645	17.8%	21.57%		20	50.0%	0.67%		10	50.0%	0.33%
1996		2,995		2,150	n/a	71.79%		785	n/a	26.21%		40	n/a	1.33%		20	n/a	0.67%

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[28]

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

• Village of Atholville
• City of Campbellton