Sussex Parish, New Brunswick

Sussex
Parish
Location within Kings County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 45°50′N 64°35′W / 45.84°N 64.59°W
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Kings County
Established	1786
Area[1]
• Land	244.27 km^2 (94.31 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	2,529
• Density	10.4/km^2 (27/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	4.2%
• Dwellings	1,003
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)

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

History

Sussex Parish established in 1786: possibly named for Sussex, New Jersey, or for Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex (1773-1842), son of King George III and Queen Charlotte: included parts of Hampton Parish and Norton Parish until 1795, a part of Studholm Parish until 1840, and Cardwell Parish and Waterford Parish until 1874.

Delineation

Sussex Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act as:

Communities

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

Apohaqui (South of Kennebecasis R. Campbell Settlement Cassidy Lake Corner Subdivision Drurys Cove Dutch Valley Erb Settlement Hazel Hill

Jeffries Corner Lisson Settlement Lower Cove Markhamville McCain Settlement Millbrook New Line Road Ratter Corner

Riverbank Rockville Southfield Sussex Sussex Corner Upper Wards Creek Vinegar Hill Wards Creek

Bodies of water & Islands

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

• None

Demographics

Population Population trend[3] Census Population Change (%) 2011 N/A 2006 2427 5.2% 2001 2560 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 1 Route 10

Principal Routes Route 111 Route 114 Route 121

Secondary Routes: Route 865 Route 880 Route 890

External Routes: None

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

References

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

Coordinates: 45°41′10″N 65°30′27″W / 45.686036°N 65.507612°W