Canning Parish, New Brunswick

Canning
Parish

Location within Queens County, New Brunswick.
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Queens County
Established 1765
Area[1]
 • Land 173.40 km2 (66.95 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 952
 • Density 5.5/km2 (14/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006–11 Increase 0.2%
 • Dwellings 836
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)

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

History

Canning Parish set off from Waterborough Parish in 1827: named for the Right Honourable George Canning, (1770–1827) who was prime minister of the United Kingdom: included part of Chipman Parish until 1835.

Delineation

Canning Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act as:

Communities

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

  • Back Road
  • Canning
  • Clarks Corners
  • Douglas Harbour
  • Flowers Cove
  • Lake Road
  • Maquapit Lake
  • Newcastle Center
  • Newcastle Centre
  • Newcastle Creek
  • Princess Park
  • Scotchtown
  • Sunnyside Beach
  • Sypher Cove
  • Upper Gagetown
  • Wuhr's Beach Road

Bodies of water & Islands

This is a list of rivers, lakes, streams, creeks, marshes and Islands that are at least partially in this parish

Demographics

Population

Population trend[3]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 N/A
2006 950 Increase2.8%
2001 924 Increase0.0%
1996 Decrease0.0%
1991 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[4]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only %
English only %
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:[5]

  • External Routes:
    • None

See also

References

  1. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Canning Parish, New Brunswick
  2. ↑ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Canning Parish
  3. ↑ Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census
  4. ↑ Profile: Canning Parish, New Brunswick
  5. ↑ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7


 Northfield Parish Chipman Parish
Sheffield Parish Waterborough Parish
   Canning Parish  
Burton Parish Gagetown Parish Cambridge Parish


Coordinates: 45°58′00″N 66°05′30″W / 45.9666°N 66.0917°W / 45.9666; -66.0917

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