Simonds Parish, Saint John County, New Brunswick

See also Simonds Parish, Carleton County for an identically named parish in New Brunswick.

Simonds
Parish

Location within Saint John County
Coordinates: 45°20′N 65°47′W / 45.33°N 65.78°W / 45.33; -65.78Coordinates: 45°20′N 65°47′W / 45.33°N 65.78°W / 45.33; -65.78
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Saint John County
Established 1839
Population (2006)[1]
  Total 3,759
  Change 2006-11 Decrease 2.2%
  Dwellings 1,483
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
  Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)
Median Income* $51,323 CDN
  • Median household income, 2005 (all households)

Simonds is a Canadian parish in Saint John County, New Brunswick.[2]

History

Simonds Parish established in 1839 from Portland Parish: named for James Simonds (1735-1831), the first English settler at Saint John in 1761, and for his son Charles Simonds (1783-1859), the speaker of the New Brunswick house of assembly.

Delineation

Simonds Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act as:

"All that part of the County bounded south by the Bay of Fundy, west by The City of Saint John, north by the Kings County line, and east by the eastern line of lot number one, granted to Samuel Hugh, at Tynemouth Creek, and the northern prolongation thereof.".[3]

Communities

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

  • Grove Hill
  • Lake View Estates
  • Mispec
  • Otter Lake
  • Primrose
  • Quaco Road

  • Saint John
  • Simonds
  • Upper Golden Grove
  • Upper Loch Lomond
  • West Beach
  • Willow Grove

Geography

The following water bodies are located within or adjacent to this parish.

Demographics

Population

Population trend[4]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 N/A
2006 1198 Decrease4.0%
2001 1248 Increase0.0%
1996 Decrease0.0%
1991 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[1]

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
    • None

  • External Routes:
    • None

See also

References



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