Sheffield Parish, New Brunswick

Sheffield
Parish
Location within Sunbury County, New Brunswick
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Sunbury County
Established	1786
Area[1]
• Land	271.95 km^2 (105.00 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	853
• Density	3.1/km^2 (8/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	6.2%
• Dwellings	480
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)

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

History

Sheffield Parish created in 1786: named for John Baker-Holroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield (1735-1821): included part of Northfield Parish until 1857.

Delineation

Sheffield Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act as:

Communities

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

Albrights Corner Fernmount Lakeville Corner Randall Corner

Ripples Scale Sheffield

Bodies of water & Islands

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

• Little River
• Portobello Creek National Wildlife Area
• Apple Island
• Harrison Island
• Fulton Island
• Grand Lake Meadow
• Gull Island

Demographics

Population Population trend[3] Census Population Change (%) 2011 N/A 2006 909 2.5% 2001 887 0.0% 1996 0.0% 1991 N/A

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 10

Principal Routes Route 105

Secondary Routes: Route 670 Route 690

External Routes: None

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

References

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

Coordinates: 45°59′44″N 66°13′21″W / 45.9955°N 66.2224°W