Dufferin Parish, New Brunswick

Dufferin is a civil parish in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada,[4] located east of St. Stephen.

Dufferin
Parish
Location within Charlotte County.
Location within Charlotte County.
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyCharlotte County
Erected1873
Area
[1]
 • Land12.34 km2 (4.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total565
 • Density45.8/km2 (119/sq mi)
 • Change 2016-2021
Decrease 1.4%
 • Dwellings
265
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)

For governance purposes, the entire parish is part of the town of the Municipal District of St. Stephen,[5] which is a member of the Southwest New Brunswick Service Commission.[6]

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).[7]

The Census subdivision of the same name shares the parish's boundaries.[1]

Origin of name

The parish was named for the Earl of Dufferin,[lower-alpha 1] who was Governor General of Canada at time.[8]

History

Dufferin was erected in 1873 from Saint Stephen Parish.[9]

Boundaries

Dufferin Parish is bounded:[2][10][11]

  • on the north by the rear line of the tier of grants fronting on the St. Croix River and Pagans Cove;
  • on the east by the mouth of Oak Bay;
  • on the south by the St. Croix River;
  • on the west by the Old Bay Road and Dennis Stream.

Local service district

The local service district of the parish of Dufferin comprises the entire parish.[12]

The LSD was established in 1969 to assess for community services,[13] in this case to provide ambulance service after local funeral homes ceased doing so.[14] Fire protection was added in 1970.[15]

Today the LSD assesses for only the basic LSD services of fire protection, police services, land use planning, emergency measures, and dog control.[16] The taxing authority is 509.00 Dufferin.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish.[10][11][17]

  • Champlain
  • Crocker Hill
  • The Ledge

Bodies of water

Bodies of water[lower-alpha 2] at least partly within the parish.[10][11][17]

Demographics

Population
Canada census – Dufferin community profile
202120162011
Population565 (-1.4% from 2016)573 (0.0% from 2011)573 (+7.1% from 2006)
Land area12.34 km2 (4.76 sq mi)12.34 km2 (4.76 sq mi)12.40 km2 (4.79 sq mi)
Population density45.8/km2 (119/sq mi)46.4/km2 (120/sq mi)46.2/km2 (120/sq mi)
Median age50.8 (M: 50.0, F: 52.4)49.6 (M: 48.2, F: 50.2)49.5 (M: 50.5, F: 47.9)
Private dwellings265 (total)  243 (occupied)256 (total)  288 (total) 
Median household income$85,000$73,387$.N/A
Notes: Income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons.
References: 2021[18] 2016[19] 2011[20] earlier[21][22]
Historical Census Data - Dufferin Parish, New Brunswick
YearPop.±%
1991 480—    
1996 451−6.0%
YearPop.±%
2001 548+21.5%
2006 535−2.4%
YearPop.±%
2011 573+7.1%
2016 573+0.0%
[23][24]

Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Dufferin Parish, New Brunswick[23]
Census Total
English
French
English & French
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
575
 545 Increase 3.7% 94.78% 15 Increase 33.3% 2.61% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 15 Increase n/a% 2.61%
2006
535
 525 Increase 1.9% 98.13% 10 Decrease 60.0% 1.87% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.00%
2001
550
 515 Increase 16.5% 93.64% 25 Increase 20.0% 4.54% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 10 Increase n/a% 1.82%
1996
450
 430 n/a 95.56% 20 n/a 4.44% 0 n/a 0.00% 0 n/a 0.00%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[25]

See also

Notes
  1. Often cited as the 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, a title he didn't hold until 1888.
  2. Not including brooks, ponds or coves.

References
  1. "Census Profile". Statistics Canada. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 29 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. "Regions Regulation – Regional Service Delivery Act". Government of New Brunswick. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  7. "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
  8. Ganong, William F. (1896). A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick. Royal Society of Canada. p. 231. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  9. "36 Vic. c. 75 An Act to erect a part of the Parish of Saint Stephen, in the County of Charlotte, into a separate Town or Parish.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick. Passed in the Months of March & April 1873. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1873. pp. 253–254. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
  10. "No. 160". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 3 July 2021. Remainder of parish on map 161 at same site.
  11. "478" (PDF). Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 3 July 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 488 and 489 at same site.
  12. "New Brunswick Regulation 84-168 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 84-582)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  13. "Regulation 69–17 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 69–161)". The Royal Gazette. Fredericton. 127: 149. 12 March 1969.
  14. "St. Stephen – Milltown Ambulance Brigade". The New Brunswick Municipal Monthly. Fredericton, NB: Department of Municipal Affairs. 25 (3): 5. March 1969.
  15. "Regulation 70–63 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 70–385)". The Royal Gazette. Fredericton. 128: 343–344. 17 June 1970.
  16. "2020 Local Government Statistics for New Brunswick" (PDF). Department of Environment and Local Government. p. 55. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  17. "Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB)". Government of Canada. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  18. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  19. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  20. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  21. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 20 August 2019.
  22. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 18 July 2021.
  23. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  24. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Dufferin, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  25. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 4, 12



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