Dundas Parish, New Brunswick

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Dundas
Parish
Location within Kent County, New Brunswick.
Location within Kent County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 46°16′N 64°52′W / 46.27°N 64.86°W / 46.27; -64.86
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyKent
Erected1827
Area
[1]
 • Land174.63 km2 (67.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total3,914
 • Density22.4/km2 (58/sq mi)
 • Change 2011-2016
Decrease 1.4%
 • Dwellings
2,529
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)

Dundas is a civil parish in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada.[2]

For governance purposes it is divided between the rural community of Cocagne and the local service districts of Grande-Digue, Shediac Bridge-Shediac River, the parish of Dundas, and (through its Saint-Grégoire special service area) the parish of Wellington. All are members of the Kent Regional Service Commission (KRSC) except Shediac Bay-Shediac River, which is a member of the Southeast Regional Service Commission (SERSC).[3]

The parish is informally called Notre-Dame after one its communities.

Origin of name[]

One possible honouree is Robert Saunders Dundas, First Lord of the Admiralty at the time of its erection. Another is Ann Dundas, wife of Sir Howard Douglas, Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick when the parish was erected.[4][5]

History[]

Dundas was erected in 1827 from Wellington Parish.[6]

In 1828 the boundary with Wellington was adjusted to run along grant lines.[7]

In 1862 the boundary with Wellington was adjusted again.[8]

Boundaries[]

Dundas Parish is bounded:[2][9][10][11]

  • on the northwest by a line beginning on the shore of Northumberland Strait near Bar-de-Cocagne, then running south 72º 30' west[a] to the western line of a grant on the western side of the junction of Gérard Road and Robichaud Cross Road, a bit north of Robichaud Cross Road, then southwesterly along the grant line to the northwestern line of a grant straddling Gérard Road, part of a tier of grants on the northwestern side of Alexandrina Road, then southwesterly along the rear line of the tier and its prolongation to Route 490;
  • on the east by Northumberland Strait;
  • on the south by the Westmorland County line;
  • on the west by Route 490;
  • including all islands in front of the parish.

Communities[]

Communities at least partly within the parish;[9][10][11] bold indicates a municipality or incorporated rural community; italics indicate a name no longer in official use

Bodies of water[]

Bodies of water[b] at least partly in the parish:[9][10][11]

Islands[]

Islands at least partly in the parish:[9][10][11]

  • Cocagne Island
  • Surette Island

Demographics[]

Parish population total does not include village of Saint-Antoine and (after 2011) rural community of Cocagne

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ By the magnet of 1862,[8] when declination in the area was between 21º and 22º west of north.[12]
  2. ^ Not including brooks, ponds or coves.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Census Profile, 2016 Census Dundas, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Communities in each of the 12 Regional Service Commissions (RSC) / Les communautés dans chacune des 12 Commissions de services régionaux (CSR)" (PDF), Government of New Brunswick, July 2017, retrieved 2 February 2021
  4. ^ Ganong, William F. (1906). Additions and Corrections to Monographs on the Place-Nomenclature, Cartography, Historic Sites, Boundaries and Settlement-origins of the Province of New Brunswick. Royal Society of Canada. p. 23. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Dundas Parish". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  6. ^ "7 Geo. IV c. 31 An Act for the division of the County of Northumberland into three Counties, and to provide for the Government and Representation of the two new Counties.". Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1827. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1827. pp. 97–103. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  7. ^ "9 Geo. IV c. 11 An Act to alter the division line between the Parishes of Dundas and Wellington in the County of Kent.". Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1828. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1828. p. 17. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  8. ^ a b "25 Vic. c. 47 An Act to alter the Division Line of the Parishes of Dundas and Wellington, in the County of Kent.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in March and April 1862. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1862. pp. 117–118. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  9. ^ a b c d "No. 100". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 11 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 109 and 110 at same site.
  10. ^ a b c d "286" (PDF). Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 11 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 301–303 and 318–320 at same site.
  11. ^ a b c d "Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB)". Government of Canada. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Historical Magnetic Declination". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  13. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  14. ^ 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Dundas Parish, New Brunswick

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Coordinates: 46°16′12″N 64°51′36″W / 46.27000°N 64.86000°W / 46.27000; -64.86000 (Dundas Parish, New Brunswick)

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