Upham Parish, New Brunswick

Upham
Parish

Location within Kings 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 Kings County
Established 1835
Area[1]
  Land 188.55 km2 (72.80 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 1,306
  Density 6.9/km2 (18/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Increase 3.1%
  Dwellings 563
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
  Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)

Upham is a Canadian parish in Kings County, New Brunswick.

History

Upham Parish was established in 1835: named for Joshua Upham (1741-1808), a Loyalist officer in the King's American Dragoons, a Harvard law graduate, and a judge of the New Brunswick supreme court in 1784: included Hammond Parish until 1858.

Delineation

Upham Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act as:

Communities

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

  • Hanford Brook
  • Salina
  • Salt Springs

  • Upham
  • Upper Salt Springs
  • Upperton

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 1267 Increase1.1%
2001 1303 Decrease2.8%
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



Coordinates: 45°30′47″N 65°39′30″W / 45.513144°N 65.658331°W / 45.513144; -65.658331 (Upham Parish, New Brunswick)

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