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Parish in Canada

Dufferin is a civil parish in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada,[2] located east of St. Stephen.

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).[3]

The Census subdivision of the same name shares the parish’s boundaries.[4]

Origin of name[edit]

The parish was named for the Earl of Dufferin,[a] who was Governor General of Canada at time.[5]

History[edit]

Dufferin was erected in 1873 from Saint Stephen Parish.[6]

Boundaries[edit]

Dufferin Parish is bounded:[2][7][8]

  • 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[edit]

The local service district of the parish of Dufferin comprises the entire parish.[9]

The LSD was established in 1969 to assess for community services,[10] in this case to provide ambulance service after local funeral homes ceased doing so.[11] Fire protection was added in 1970.[12]

Today the LSD assesses for only the basic LSD services of fire protection, police services, land use planning, emergency measures, and dog control.[13] The taxing authority is 509.00 Dufferin.

Communities[edit]

Communities at least partly within the parish.[7][8][14]

  • Champlain
  • Crocker Hill
  • The Ledge

Bodies of water[edit]

Bodies of water[b] at least partly within the parish.[7][8][14]

Demographics[edit]

Population[edit]

Canada census – Dufferin community profile

Population 565 (-1.4% from 2016) 573 (0.0% from 2011) 573 (+7.1% from 2006)
Land area 12.34 km2 (4.76 sq mi) 12.34 km2 (4.76 sq mi) 12.40 km2 (4.79 sq mi)
Population density 45.8/km2 (119/sq mi) 46.4/km2 (120/sq mi) 46.2/km2 (120/sq mi)
Median age 50.8 (M: 50, F: 52.4) 49.6 (M: 48.2, F: 50.2) 49.5 (M: 50.5, F: 47.9)
Total private dwellings 245 256 288
Median household income $73,387 $.N/A
Historical Census Data – Dufferin Parish, New Brunswick
Year Pop. ±%
1991 480 —    
1996 451 −6.0%
Year Pop. ±%
2001 548 +21.5%
2006 535 −2.4%
Year Pop. ±%
2011 573 +7.1%
2016 573 +0.0%
[20][4]

Language[edit]

Canada Census Mother Tongue – Dufferin Parish, New Brunswick[20]
Census Total

English

French

English & French

Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %

2011

575

 545 3.7% 94.78% 15 33.3% 2.61% 0 0.0% 0.00% 15 n/a% 2.61%

2006

535

 525 1.9% 98.13% 10 60.0% 1.87% 0 0.0% 0.00% 0 100.0% 0.00%

2001

550

 515 16.5% 93.64% 25 20.0% 4.54% 0 0.0% 0.00% 10 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[edit]

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[21]

See also[edit]

  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[edit]

  1. ^ a b “Census Profile”. Statistics Canada. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b “Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act”. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 1 August 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. ^ a b “Census Profile, 2016 Census: Dufferin, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick”. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ “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.
  7. ^ a b c “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.
  8. ^ a b c “478” (PDF). Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 3 July 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 488 and 489 at same site.
  9. ^ “New Brunswick Regulation 84-168 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 84-582)”. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  10. ^ “Regulation 69–17 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 69–161)”. The Royal Gazette. Fredericton. 127: 149. 12 March 1969.
  11. ^ “St. Stephen – Milltown Ambulance Brigade”. The New Brunswick Municipal Monthly. Fredericton, NB: Department of Municipal Affairs. 25 (3): 5. March 1969.
  12. ^ “Regulation 70–63 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 70–385)”. The Royal Gazette. Fredericton. 128: 343–344. 17 June 1970.
  13. ^ “2020 Local Government Statistics for New Brunswick” (PDF). Department of Environment and Local Government. p. 55. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  14. ^ a b “Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB)”. Government of Canada. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  15. ^ “2021 Community Profiles”. 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  16. ^ “2016 Community Profiles”. 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  17. ^ “2011 Community Profiles”. 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  18. ^ “2006 Community Profiles”. 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 20 August 2019.
  19. ^ “2001 Community Profiles”. 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 18 July 2021.
  20. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  21. ^ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 4, 12

Coordinates: 45°10′46″N 67°12′37″W / 45.179496°N 67.210236°W / 45.179496; -67.210236 (Dufferin Parish, New Brunswick)