Grimmer Parish, New Brunswick

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Grimmer
Former Parish
Location within Restigouche County.
Location within Restigouche County.
Coordinates: 47°40′N 67°27′W / 47.67°N 67.45°W / 47.67; -67.45
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyRestigouche
Erected1916
Area
[1]
 • Land653.48 km2 (252.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total981
 • Density1.5/km2 (4/sq mi)
 • Change 2011-2016
Decrease 10.5%
 • Dwellings
443
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)

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

For governance purposes it is part of the incorporated rural community of Kedgwick[3] and the local service district of White's Brook,[4] both of which are members of the Restigouche Regional Service Commission (RRSC).[5]

Origin of name[]

The parish was named in honour of W.C.H. Grimmer, former Surveyor General and Attorney General of New Brunswick.[6]

History[]

Grimmer was erected in 1916 from Eldon Parish.[7] Grimmer included Saint-Quentin Parish.

In 1921 Saint-Quentin was erected as its own parish.[8]

Boundaries[]

Grimmer Parish is bounded:[2][9][10]

  • on the north by the Quebec provincial border, running through the Patapedia and Restigouche Rivers;
  • on the east by a line beginning at the mouth of Upper Thorn Point Brook and running south-southeasterly through the former Intercolonial Railway station at Whites Brook;
  • on the south by a line running along the southern line of a grant to Paul Berube on the eastern side of Route 17, about 3 kilometres north of Chemin 36 No. 1 and its prolongations east to the Eldon Parish line and west to the Restigouche River;
  • on the west by a line running due north[a] to the provincial border.

Communities[]

Communities at least partly within the parish.[9][10][11] All communities except Whites Brook are part of the incorporated rural community of Kedgwick. italics indicate a name no longer in official use

Bodies of water[]

Bodies of water[b] at least partly within the parish.[9][10][11]

Islands[]

Islands at least partly within the parish.[9][10][11]

  • Downs Gulch Islands
  • Half Mile Island
  • Little Cross Point Islands
  • Tracy Island
  • Whites Brook Islands

Other notable places[]

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.[9][10][11][12]

  • Blueberry Brook Protected Natural Area
  • Downs Gulch Aerodrome
  • Downs Gulch Protected Natural Area
  • Kedgwick Wildlife Management Area[13]
  • Stillwater Brook Protected Natural Area
  • Upper Thorn Point Brook Protected Natural Area

Demographics[]

Population[]

Canada census – Grimmer Parish, New Brunswick community profile
2011 2006
Population: 1,096 (-0.8% from 2006) 1,105 (-5.0% from 2001)
Land area: 653.48 km2 (252.31 sq mi) 653.48 km2 (252.31 sq mi)
Population density: 1.7/km2 (4.4/sq mi) 1.7/km2 (4.4/sq mi)
Median age: 41.8 (M: 42.5, F: 41.3) 39.7 (M: 39.6, F: 39.8)
Total private dwellings: 469 531
Median household income: $.N/A $37,213
Notes: 2011 income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons. – References: 2011[14] 2006[15] earlier[16]
Historical Census Data - Grimmer Parish, New Brunswick[17]
YearPop.±%
1991 1,149—    
1996 1,138−1.0%
YearPop.±%
2001 1,163+2.2%
2006 1,105−5.0%
YearPop.±%
2011 1,096−0.8%

Language[]

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Grimmer Parish, New Brunswick[17]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
1,090
 1,060 Decrease 1.8% 97.25% 25 Increase 66.7% 2.29% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 5 Increase n/a% 0.46%
2006
1,095
 1,080 Decrease 3.6% 98.63% 15 Decrease 40.0% 1.37% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00%
2001
1,165
 1,120 Increase 5.2% 96.14% 25 Steady 0.0% 2.14% 20 Increase 100.0% 1.72% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00%
1996
1,100
 1,065 n/a 96.82% 25 n/a 2.27% 10 n/a 0.91% 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:[18]

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ By an astronomical bearing.
  2. ^ Not including brooks, ponds or coves.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data". statcan.gc.ca. Statistics Canada. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  3. ^ "New Brunswick Regulation 2012-18 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 2012-75)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  4. ^ "New Brunswick Regulation 84-168 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 84-582)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  5. ^ "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
  6. ^ "Grimmer Parish". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "11 Geo. V c. 18 An Act to Amend Chapter 2 of the Consolidated Statutes, 1903, respecting the division of the Province into Counties, Towns and Parishes.". Acts of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Passed in the Month of April 1921. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1921. pp. 155–166.
  9. ^ a b c d e "No. 3". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 21 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 4, 11, 12, 22, and 23 at same site.
  10. ^ a b c d e "010" (PDF). Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 21 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 023, 024, 042, 043, 062, 063, 082, and 083 at same site.
  11. ^ a b c d "Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB)". Government of Canada. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Explore New Brunswick's Protected Natural Areas". GeoNB. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  13. ^ "New Brunswick Regulation 94-43 under the Fish and Wildlife Act (O.C. 94-231)". Government of New Brunswick. 5 June 2006. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  14. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
  15. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
  16. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  17. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  18. ^ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 4, 12



Coordinates: 47°40′12″N 67°27′00″W / 47.67000°N 67.45000°W / 47.67000; -67.45000 (Grimmer Parish, New Brunswick)

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