Westmorland Parish, New Brunswick

For the Jamaican parish, see Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica.
Westmorland
Parish

Location within Westmorland County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 46°11′N 64°36′W / 46.19°N 64.60°W / 46.19; -64.60
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Westmorland County
Established 1805
Area[1]
 • Land 175.07 km2 (67.59 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 964
 • Density 5.5/km2 (14/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 0.5%
 • Dwellings 575
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)

Westmorland is a Canadian parish in Westmorland County, New Brunswick.[2]

History

The parish was established in 1786 and named after Westmorland, England. It included a small part of Shediac Parish until 1827.

Delineation

Westmorland Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act[3] as being bounded:

Southeast by the Province limits; west by Sackville Parish; east by the Cumberland Grant line aforesaid and Baie Verte.

Communities

Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold):

Demographics

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19911,082—    
19961,095+1.2%
20011,006−8.1%
2006959−4.7%
2011964+0.5%
[4]

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[5]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only N/A%
English only N/A%
Both English and French 0 0.00%
Other languages 0 0.00%

Access routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[6]
  • Principal Routes
    • None

  • External Routes:
    • None

See also

References


 Botsford Parish
Sackville Parish Northumberland Strait
   Westmorland Parish  
Nova Scotia Cumberland County, Nova Scotia


Coordinates: 46°06′41″N 63°58′32″W / 46.111326°N 63.975449°W / 46.111326; -63.975449 (Westmorland Parish, New Brunswick)

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