Wilmot Parish, New Brunswick

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

Wilmot
Parish
Location within Carleton County, New Brunswick
Location within Carleton County, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 46.31°N 67.615°W / 46.31; -67.615
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyCarleton
Erected1869
Area
[1]
 • Land191.40 km2 (73.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total969
 • Density5.1/km2 (13/sq mi)
 • Change 2016-2021
Decrease 5.2%
 • Dwellings
412
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Figures do not include portion within the village of Centreville

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 civil 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 assess 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]

Today the LSD assesses for only basic services.[10] The taxing authority is 217.00 Wilmot.

LSD advisory committee: Unknown.

Lakeville

Lakeville comprises 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.

Today the LSD assesses for street lighting and community & recreation services.[10] The taxing authority is 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

Bodies of water

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

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

See also

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. Fredericton. 124: 604–605. 21 December 1966.
  12. "Regulation 67–130 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 67–1196)". The Royal Gazette. Fredericton. 126: 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.



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