Eldon Parish, New Brunswick

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Eldon
Parish
Location within Restigouche County.
Location within Restigouche County.
Coordinates: 47°45′00″N 67°04′30″W / 47.75°N 67.075°W / 47.75; -67.075
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyRestigouche
Erected1827
Dissolved1879
Reërected1896
Area
[1]
 • Land1,681.46 km2 (649.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total657
 • Density0.4/km2 (1/sq mi)
 • Change 2011-2016
Decrease 5.9%
 • Dwellings
360
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)

Eldon is a civil parish in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada.[2]

For governance purposes it is divided between the local service districts of Flatlands, Mann Mountain, St. Jean Baptiste – Menneval, White's Brook, and the parish of Eldon,[3] all of which are members of the Restigouche Regional Service Commission (RRSC).[4]

Origin of name[]

The parish was named in honour of the Earl of Eldon,[5] Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain at the time of its erection.

History[]

Eldon was erected in 1827 from Beresford Parish.[6] Eldon comprised Restigouche County west of the Upsalquitch River, with the county line being a prolongation of the western boundary of Northumberland County.

In 1840 the eastern boundary was altered to run due south from the mouth of the Upsalquitch.[7]

In 1852 the western county line was changed to its current location; Eldon's western line moved with it.[8]

In 1879 Eldon was dissolved and its territory added to Addington Parish.[9]

In 1896 Eldon was reërected from Addington, with the eastern line now further east in its modern configuration.[10]

In 1916 the western part of Eldon was erected as Grimmer Parish.[11] Grimmer included what is now Saint-Quentin Parish.

Boundaries[]

Eldon Parish is bounded:[2][12][13]

  • on the north by the Quebec boundary, running through the Restigouche River;
  • on the east by a line beginning near the lower end of Bell Island, on the eastern line of a grant to John Johnson, then running southeasterly along the Johnston grant and its prolongation, with a slight bend, to the northeastern corner of a grant to James Dunn on the northern side of Evergreen Road, then along the Dunn grant and its prolongation to a point about 1 kilometre west of Route 17 and 2 kilometres south of Evergreen Road, then running true south to the county line;
  • on the south by the Northumberland and Victoria County lines;
  • on the west by a line beginning on the county line about 525 metres south of O'Dare Brook and about 3 kilometres west of the Tobique River, then running north-northwesterly in a straight line to the mouth of Upper Thorn Point Brook on the Restigouche;
  • including the river islands in front of the parish.

Communities[]

Communities at least partly within the parish.[12][13][14]

Bodies of water[]

Bodies of water[a] at least partly within the parish.[12][13][14]

Islands[]

Islands at least partly within the parish.[12][13][14]

  • Adams Island
  • Almons Island
  • Bell Island
  • Cross Point Island
  • Croswell Island
  • England Island
  • Gilmores Island
  • Mann Island
  • Marshall Island
  • Marshalls Island
  • McAndrews Island
  • McDougalls Island
  • Mink Island
  • Mocklers Island
  • Pine Island
  • Poker Island
  • Taylor Island
  • Walker Island

Other notable places[]

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.[12][13][14][15]

Demographics[]

Population[]

Canada census – Eldon Parish, New Brunswick community profile
2016 2011 2006
Population: 657 (-5.9%% from 2011) 698 (-10.4% from 2006) 779 (-13.6% from 2001)
Land area: 1,681.46 km2 (649.22 sq mi) 1,681.54 km2 (649.25 sq mi) 1,681.51 km2 (649.23 sq mi)
Population density: 0.4/km2 (1.0/sq mi) 0.4/km2 (1.0/sq mi) 0.5/km2 (1.3/sq mi)
Median age: 54.2 (M: 54.7, F: 53.6) 52.0 (M: 51.8, F: 52.1) 47.5 (M: 47.1, F: 47.7)
Total private dwellings: 360 375 494
Median household income: $42,112 $.N/A $25,587
Notes: 2011 income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons. – References: 2016[17] 2011[18] 2006[19] earlier[20]
Historical Census Data - Eldon Parish, New Brunswick
YearPop.±%
1991 1,136—    
1996 1,005−11.5%
YearPop.±%
2001 902−10.2%
2006 779−13.6%
YearPop.±%
2011 698−10.4%
2016 657−5.9%
[21][1]

Language[]

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Eldon Parish, New Brunswick[21]
Census Total
English
French
English & French
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2016
655
 330 Decrease 8.3% 50.38% 320 Decrease 3.0% 48.85% 5 Steady 0.0% 0.76% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0%
2011
695
 360 Increase 1.4% 51.80% 330 Decrease 19.5% 47.48% 5 Decrease 66.7% 0.72% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00%
2006
780
 355 Decrease 22.8% 45.51% 410 Decrease 2.4% 52.56% 15 Decrease 25.0% 1.92% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00%
2001
900
 460 Decrease 19.3% 51.11% 420 Decrease 11.6% 46.67% 20 Increase n/a% 2.22% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00%
1996
1,045
 570 n/a 54.55% 475 n/a 45.45% 0 n/a 0.00% 0 n/a 0.00%

Access Routes[]

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[22]

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Not including brooks, ponds or coves.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Eldon, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  3. ^ "New Brunswick Regulation 84-168 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 84-582)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  4. ^ "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
  5. ^ Ganong, William F. (1896). A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick. Royal Society of Canada. p. 232. Retrieved 17 March 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. ^ "2 Vic. c. 19 An Act to divide the County of Restigouche into five Towns or Parishes and to define the boundaries thereof.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1839. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1839. pp. 63–64. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  8. ^ "15 Vic. c. 6 An Act to annex the Territory awarded to this Province by the New Brunswick and Canadian Arbitrators in the recent settlement of the Boundary question between the Provinces of New Brunswick and Canada, to the Counties of Victoria and Restigouche, and to alter the present Boundary Line between these counties.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1852. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1852. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  9. ^ "42 Vic. c. 57 An Act to extend the Parish of Addington, in the County of Restigouche.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick. Passed in the Month of April 1879. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1879. pp. 114–115. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
  10. ^ "59 Vic. c. 8 An Act to Revise and Codify an Act to Provide for the Division of the Province into Counties, Towns and Parishes.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick. Passed in the Month of March, 1896. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1896. pp. 86–123. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
  11. ^ "5 Geo. V c. 47 An Act to amend Chapter 2, Consolidated Statutes, 1903, so far as it relates to the Parish of Eldon, in the County of Restigouche.". Acts of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Passed in the Months of April and May 1915. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1915. pp. 432–434.
  12. ^ a b c d e "No. 3". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 20 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 4, 5, 12, 13, 23, 24, 36, and 37 at same site.
  13. ^ a b c d e "011" (PDF). Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 20 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 012, 024–026, 043–045, 063–065, 083–085, 103–105, 126, and 127 at same site.
  14. ^ a b c d "Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB)". Government of Canada. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  15. ^ "Explore New Brunswick's Protected Natural Areas". GeoNB. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  16. ^ "New Brunswick Regulation 2017-46 under the Parks Act (O.C. 2017-293)" (PDF). The Royal Gazette. Fredericton: Queen's Printer. 175: 1496–1497. 13 December 2017. ISSN 1714-9428. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  17. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  18. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
  19. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
  20. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  21. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  22. ^ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 4-5, 12-13



Coordinates: 47°45′00″N 67°04′30″W / 47.75000°N 67.07500°W / 47.75000; -67.07500 (Eldon Parish, New Brunswick)

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