Coverdale Parish, New Brunswick

Coverdale
Parish
Location within Albert County.
Coordinates: 46°02′N 64°52′W / 46.03°N 64.86°WCoordinates: 46°02′N 64°52′W / 46.03°N 64.86°W
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Albert County
Established	1786
Area[1]
• Land	236.15 km^2 (91.18 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	4,401
• Density	18.6/km^2 (48/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	6.2%
• Dwellings	1,730
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)

Coverdale is a Canadian parish in Albert County, New Brunswick.^[2]

History

Coverdale Parish was set off from Hillsborough Parish in 1828 and named for the Coverdale River.

Delineation

Coverdale Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act as:

North and east by the Petitcodiac River; south by the south line of lot no. 2, granted to Robert Crossman, at Stoney Creek, on the western side of the Petitcodiac River and its westerly prolongation to the County line; west by the County line.

Communities

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

Colpitts Settlement Five Points Grub Road Lower Coverdale Lower Turtle Creek Middlesex

Middle Coverdale Nixon Pine Glen Price Riverbend Subdivision

Riverview Salisbury Back Road Stoney Creek Synton Turtle Creek Upper Coverdale

Bodies of water & Islands

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

• Petitcodiac River
• Coverdale River

Demographics

Population Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1991 3,684 —     1996 3,979 +8.0% 2001 4,070 +2.3% 2006 4,144 +1.8% 2011 4,401 +6.2% [3] 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]

Highways Route 112 Route 114

Principal Routes None

Secondary Routes: Route 895 Route 910

External Routes: None

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

References

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