Johnston Parish, New Brunswick

Johnston
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 1839
Area[1]
 • Land 359.18 km2 (138.68 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 660
 • Density 1.8/km2 (5/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 3.5%
 • Dwellings 432
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)

Johnston Parish is a Canadian parish in Queens County, New Brunswick.

History

Johnston Parish established in 1839 from Wickham Parish: named for Hugh Johnston (1790-1850), who was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick: his father, Hugh Johnston (1756-1829), was also a Member of the Legislative Assembly.

Delineation

Johnston Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act as:

Communities

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

  • Highfield
  • Johnston
  • Long Creek
  • Partridge Valley
  • Phillipstown
  • Salmon Creek
  • Smith Corner
  • Thornetown
  • Washademoak
  • Waterloo Corner
  • Youngs Cove 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[2]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 N/A
2006 684 Decrease0.4%
2001 687 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

  • External Routes:
    • None

See also

References

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


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Coordinates: 45°52′31″N 65°47′43″W / 45.87519°N 65.795403°W / 45.87519; -65.795403 (Johnston Parish, New Brunswick)

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