Westmorland Parish, New Brunswick

For the Jamaican Parish see Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica

Westmorland
Parish
Location within Westmorland County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 46°11′N 64°36′W / 46.19°N 64.60°W
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Westmorland County
Established	1805
Area[1]
• Land	175.07 km^2 (67.59 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	964
• Density	5.5/km^2 (14/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	0.5%
• Dwellings	575
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)

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

History

The parish was established in 1786 and named after Westmorland, England. It included a small part of Shediac Parish until 1827.

Communities

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

Aulac Baie-Verte Baie Verte Road Coburg Etter Ridge

Fromm's Swamp Halls Hill Jolicure Mount Whatley Pointe de Bute

Port Elgin Tidnish Bridge Uniacke Hill Upper Point de Bute Westmorland

Demographics

Population Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1991 1,082 —     1996 1,095 +1.2% 2001 1,006 −8.1% 2006 959 −4.7% 2011 964 +0.5% [3] Language Mother tongue language (2006)[4] Language Population Pct (%) French only N/A% English only N/A% 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 15 Route 16 (TCH)

Principal Routes None

Secondary Routes: Route 940

External Routes: None

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

References

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

Coordinates: 46°06′41″N 63°58′32″W / 46.111326°N 63.975449°W