Sackville Parish, New Brunswick

Sackville
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	1786
Area[1]
• Land	578.37 km^2 (223.31 sq mi)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	1,336
• Density	2.3/km^2 (6/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	13.8%
• Dwellings	596
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)
Area code(s)	506

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

History

The parish was established as a Nova Scotia township in 1772: named for Lord George Sackville Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville (1716-1785) commander of the British forces and colonial secretary from 1775-1782: re-established as a New Brunswick parish in 1786: included parts of Botsford Parish until 1805 and Shediac Parish until 1827.

Communities

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

Aboushagan Aboushagan Road Anderson Settlement Babcock Road British Settlement Brooklyn Brooklyn Road Centre Village

Coles Island Road Cookville Evans Fairfield Harper's Brook Johnson's Mills Lower Rockport Midgic

Rockport Sackville Upper Rockport Ward West Sackville Westcock Wood Point Woodhurst

Demographics

Population Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1991 1,237 —     1996 1,237 +0.0% 2001 1,266 +2.3% 2006 1,174 −7.3% 2011 1,336 +13.8% [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) Route 16 (TCH)

Principal Routes Route 106

Secondary Routes: Route 935

External Routes: None

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

References

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

Coordinates: 45°54′43″N 64°19′13″W / 45.911869°N 64.320145°W