Weldford Parish, New Brunswick

Weldford
Parish
Location within Kent County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 46°28′12″N 65°05′33″W / 46.47°N 65.0925°W
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Kent County
Established	1835
Area[1]
• Land	611.61 km^2 (236.14 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	1,318
• Density	2.2/km^2 (6/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	7.6%
• Dwellings	695
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)

Weldford is a local service district found in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada that was established in 1835 with a local Agricultural Association and named for John W Weldon and John P. Ford, who were Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kent County in 1835.

A 1920s newspaper article states "The first Representative for the County of Kent was Judge Weldon who returned in 1828 and continued as sole member until representation was increased and Mr. J. P. Ford, formerly of Halifax, who built the Fords Mills in the Richibucto River returned with him. Colonel David McAlmon subsequently took Mr. Ford’s place and he and Judge Weldon were returned for four years. McAlmon was later substituted for Senator Wark and he and Weldon were members until 1850."

In the 2011 Census Weldford had a population of 1,318.

Communities

Balla Philip Bass River Bass River Point Beersville Browns Yard Bryants Corner Cails Mills Coal Branch

Clairville East Branch Fords Mills Jailletville Kent Junction Lower Main River Molus River Mundleville

Normandie Saint-Joseph Saint-Norbert Smiths Corner South Branch Targettville Village-Saint Augustin West Branch

Demographics

Population Population trend[2] Census Population Change (%) 2006 1,426 2.8% 2001 1,467 6.0% 1996 1,561 0.1% 1991 1,560 N/A

Language Mother tongue language (2006)[3] Language Population Pct (%) English only 1,175 82.17% French only 230 16.08% Other languages 15 1.05% Both English and French 10 0.70%

Religion

There are several Catholic churches in Weldford Parish, all belonging to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Moncton:

• St. Ann in Elsipogtog with St. Bartholomew mission in Bass River,^[4]
• Saint-Norbert in Saint-Norbert,^[5] and
• St. Peter in South Branch.^[6]

Bass River Presbyterian Church in 1886

Also there are four Presbyterian churches, belonging to Bass River Pastoral Charge, The Presbytery of New Brunswick, Synod of the Atlantic Provinces:

• St. Marks Presbyterian Church in Bass River,
• St. James Presbyterian Church in Beersville,
• St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Clairville, and
• Zion Presbyterian Church in West Branch.

The United Church of Canada has two congregations, belonging to Rexton Pastoral Charge, Chignecto Presbytery, Maritime Conference:

• St. Stephen's United Church in Molus River, and
• St. John's United Church in West Branch.

And there is one Anglican church, belonging to the Parish of Kent, Archdeaconry of Moncton, Diocese of Fredericton.

• St. Paul's Church in Browns Yard.

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

External links

• New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Weldford Parish
• Softball New Brunswick Championship Results
• Richibucto River Association
• Kent County Gen web
• West Branch Days featured on Ruby Cusack
• Eleanor Wilson Graham Middle School
• The Green Festival
• Biography Willi Nolan
• Krista Betts receives Award
• Wild Heart of Kent

References

1. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Weldford Parish, New Brunswick
2. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
3. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Weldford Parish, New Brunswick
4. St. Ann's - Elsipogtog
5. St-Norbert - St-Norbert
6. St. Peter's - South Branch

Coordinates: 46°28′12″N 65°05′33″W / 46.47000°N 65.09250°W