Waterborough Parish, New Brunswick
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Waterborough is a geographic parish in Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada.<ref name="TerrDivAct">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it formed the local service district of the parish of Waterborough,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> which was a member of Capital Region Service Commission (RSC11).<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
Origin of name
The parish was said locally to describe the terrain.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The original boundaries surrounded Grand Lake.
History
Waterborough was erected in 1786 as one of the county's original parishes.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> It completely surrounded Grand Lake and extended past the county line.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
In 1827 Canning Parish was erected from Waterborough.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
In 1852 part of Waterborough was included in the newly erected Cambridge Parish.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
In 1855 Waterborough was expanded to the northwest, adding all of Chipman Parish southeast of Coal Creek.<ref>Template:Cite book Available as a free ebook from Google Books.</ref>
In 1856 the boundary with Cambridge was adjusted.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
In 1896 Waterborough was expanded northwest to reach the county line, taking part of Chipman.<ref>Template:Cite book Available as a free ebook from Google Books.</ref>
Boundaries
Waterborough Parish is bounded:<ref name="TerrDivAct"/><ref name="CadMap">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} Remainder of parish on maps 108, 116, 117, 128, and 129 at same site.</ref><ref name="Mapbook">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} Remainder of parish on mapbooks 315, 332–334, 352–354, 373, 374, 393, and 394 at same site.</ref><ref name="CGNDB">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- on the northeast by the Kent County line;
- on the southeast by a line running north 54º eastTemplate:Refn from a point on the Saint John River about 1.8 kilometres southwest of the Route 715 bridge over McAlpines Brook, which then strikes the Kent County line north of Lake Stream Lake;
- on the southwest by Fowler Road and Mill Cove;
- on the west by Grand Lake;
- on the northwest by a line running through the Northeast Arm of Grand Bay, then up Coal Creek past the mouth of the South Branch Coal Creek to the southeastern corner of a grant to Malcolm Carmichael at a stretch called the Round Turns, then northeasterly parallelling the southeastern line of the parish to the county line;
- including Goat Island in Grand Lake.
Communities
Communities at least partly within the parish.<ref name="CadMap" /><ref name="Mapbook" /><ref name="CGNDB" /> bold indicates an incorporated municipality; italics indicate a name no longer in official use Template:Div col
- Cambridge-Narrows
- Cox Point
- Cumberland Bay
- Dixon
- Grant Settlement
- Mill Cove
- Pangburn
- Partridge Valley
- Pennlyn
- Rees
- The Range
- Union Settlement
- Waterborough
- Youngs Cove
Bodies of water
Bodies of water<ref group="lower-alpha">Not including brooks, ponds or coves.</ref> at least partly within the parish.<ref name="CadMap" /><ref name="Mapbook" /><ref name="CGNDB" /> Template:Div col
- Cumberland Bay Stream
- Coal Creek
- Youngs Creek
- Barton Lake
- Cameron Lake
- McLean Lake
- Grand Lake
- Cumberland Bay
- Northeast Arm
Islands
Islands at least partly within the parish.<ref name="CadMap" /><ref name="Mapbook" /><ref name="CGNDB" />
- Goat Island
Other notable places
Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.<ref name="CadMap" /><ref name="Mapbook" /><ref name="CGNDB" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- Partridge Valley West Protected Natural Area
- West Branch Coy Brook Protected Natural Area
Demographics
Parish population total does not include portion within Cambridge-Narrows Template:Col-begin Template:Col-2
Population
Population trend<ref>Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census</ref><ref name="SC2006"/><ref name="cp2011"/><ref name="census2016">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 847 | Template:Loss 0.5% |
| 2011 | 851 | Template:Loss 4.7% |
| 2006 | 893 | Template:Loss 4.0% |
| 2001 | 859 |
Language
Mother tongue (2016)<ref name="census2016"/>
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|---|---|
| English only | 805 | 95.8% |
| French only | 20 | 2.4% |
| Both English and French | 5 | 0.6% |
| Other languages | 10 | 1.2% |
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:<ref>Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas Template:ISBN</ref> Template:Col-begin Template:Col-4
- Highways
- none
- Principal Routes
- Secondary Routes:
- External Routes:
- None
See also
Notes
References
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