Dorchester Parish, New Brunswick

Dorchester
Parish
Location within Westmorland County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 46°11′N 64°36′W / 46.19°N 64.60°W
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Westmorland County
Established	1787
Area[1]
• Land	90.89 km^2 (35.09 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	477
• Density	5.2/km^2 (13/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	3.7%
• Dwellings	231
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)

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

History

The parish was established in 1787 and named for Sir Guy Carleton, 1st Baron of Dorchester (1724-1808) and the governor-in-chief of British North America: included most of Shediac Parish until 1827.

Communities

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

Calhoun Cherry Burton Dorchester Dorchester Cape Fort Folly 1

Memramcook Middleton Taylor Village Upper Dorchester

Demographics

Population Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1991 532 —     1996 555 +4.3% 2001 468 −15.7% 2006 460 −1.7% 2011 477 +3.7% [3] Language Mother tongue language (2006)[4] 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:^[5]

Highways Route 2 (TCH)

Principal Routes Route 106

Secondary Routes: Route 925 Route 935

External Routes: None

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

References

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

Coordinates: 46°01′25″N 64°36′13″W / 46.023668°N 64.603729°W