Hampstead Parish, New Brunswick

This article is about the parish. For the community, see Hampstead, New Brunswick.
Hampstead
Parish

Location within Queens County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 45°50′N 64°35′W / 45.84°N 64.59°W / 45.84; -64.59
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Queens County
Established 1786
Area[1]
 • Land 212.63 km2 (82.10 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 294
 • Density 1.4/km2 (4/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 5.8%
 • Dwellings 173
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)

Hampstead is a Canadian parish in Queens County, New Brunswick.

History

Hampstead Parish established in 1786: named for Hempstead, Long Island, New York: included part of Petersville Parish until 1838.

Delineation

Hampstead Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act as:

Northwest by Gagetown Parish; southwest by Petersville Parish; southeast by the County line and by the Saint John River, including Upper Musquash Island and Spoon Island and the western half of Long Island to be determined by a line running lengthwise through the centre of the island from the head to the foot of the same.

Communities

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

  • Central Hampstead
  • Elm Hill
  • Hampstead
  • McAlpines
  • Pleasant Villa
  • Quarries
  • Queenstown

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[2]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 N/A
2006 278 Increase10.9%
2001 312 Increase0.0%
1996 Decrease0.0%
1991 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[3]

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:[4]

  • Highways
    • none
  • Principal Routes
    • None

  • External Routes:
    • None

See also

References

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


 Gagetown Parish Saint John River
Cambridge Parish
Saint John River
Wickham Parish
   Hampstead Parish  
Petersville Parish Greenwich Parish Saint John River
Kars Parish


Coordinates: 45°37′28″N 66°05′07″W / 45.624483°N 66.085167°W / 45.624483; -66.085167 (Hampstead Parish, New Brunswick)

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