Pennfield Parish, New Brunswick

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Pennfield
Parish
Location within Charlotte County.
Location within Charlotte County.
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyCharlotte County
Erected1786
Area
[1]
 • Land363.86 km2 (140.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total2,170
 • Density6.0/km2 (16/sq mi)
 • Change 2011-2016
Decrease 2.2%
 • Dwellings
996
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)

Pennfield is a civil parish in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada,[2] located west of Saint John located east of St. George and west of Saint John. It comprises one village and two local service districts, all of which are members of the Southwest New Brunswick Service Commission (SNBSC).[3]

The Census subdivision of the same name includes all of the parish except the village of Blacks Harbour.[1]

Origin of name[]

The parish was named by Quaker Loyalist settlers of the area for William Penn, early Quaker leader and founder of Pennsylvania.[4]

History[]

Pennfield was erected in 1786 as one of the county's original parishes;[5] it included Lepreau Parish, the southern part of Clarendon Parish, and a small piece of Saint George Parish.

Boundaries[]

Pennfield Parish is bounded:[2][6][7]

  • on the north by a line running true west from the southernmost corner of Queens County;
  • on the east by a line running true north from the mouth of the Pocologan River;
  • on the west by the prolongation north and south of the western line of grants straddling Lake Utopia, then south along a line running through the Letang River and Letang Harbour;
  • on the south by the Bay of Fundy.
  • also including any islands within 2 miles (3.2 km) of the shore and The Wolves, a group of islands more than 5 miles (8.0 km) offshore.

Evolution of boundaries[]

Pennfield's original northern boundary was a prolongation of the southern line of the Cape Association grant in Saint David Parish,[5] which runs south of Robinson Creek Road in Saint David Ridge. The prolongation passes near the northern end of Loon Lake in Clarendon Parish before striking the Queens County line. A small part of Saint George Parish near the head of the Letang River was also part of Pennfield; all islands in the river and Letang Harbour were part of Saint George.

In 1814 the parish was extended north[a] to the county line,[8] adding the rest of Clarendon.

In 1850 the boundary with Saint George Parish near the head of the Letang River was changed to its modern line.[9]

In 1857 the eastern part of Pennfield was erected as LePreau Parish.[10]

In 1868 all of the parish north of the most southern point of Queens County was included in the Clarendon District, a polling district that also included the northern part of Lepreau Parish.[11]

In 1869 the northern part of Pennfield was included in the newly erected Clarendon Parish.[12]

In 1877 the boundary through the Letang River and Letang Harbour was changed, transferring some islands to Pennfield.[13]

Municipality[]

The village of Blacks Harbour sits at the southwestern corner of the parish's mainland.[14]

Local service districts[]

Both LSDs assess for the basic LSD services of fire protection, police services, land use planning, emergency measures, and dog control.[15]

Pennfield Parish[]

The local service district of the parish of Pennfield originally included all of the parish outside Blacks Harbour.

The LSD was established in 1970 to assess for fire protection.[16] First aid and ambulance services were added in 1979.[17]

Today the LSD additionally assesses for community & recreation services.[15] The taxing authority is 512.00 Pennfield.

Beaver Harbour[]

Beaver Harbour comprises an area on the western side of Beaver Harbour, including the eastern part of the old town plat and running north to the junction of Mountain Road and Waite's Lane.[18] The community of Beaver Harbour outgrew the boundaries of the LSD by 2013.[19]

The LSD was established in 1971 to add street lighting and community services.[20] First aid and ambulance services were added in 1979.[21]

Today Beaver Harbour additionally assesses street lighting and community & recreation services.[15] The taxing authority is 524.00 Beaver Harbour.

Beaver Harbour is the only LSD in Charlotte County with street lighting.

Communities[]

Communities at least partly within the parish.[6][7][22] bold indicates an incorporated municipality

Bodies of water[]

Bodies of water[b] at least partly within the parish.[6][7][22] italics indicate a name no longer in official use

  • Letang River (L'Etang River)
  • Little New River
  • Little Pocologan River
  • New River
  • Pocologan River
  • Cripps Stream
  • Red Rock Stream
  • Trout Lake Stream
  • Buckmans Creek
  • Crow Creek
  • Wards Creek
  • Beaver Harbour
  • Blacks Harbour
  • Crow Harbour
  • Deadmans Harbour
  • Letang Harbour (L'Etang Harbour)
  • Red Head Harbour
  • Seeleys Basin
  • Eastern Chops
  • The Basin
  • more than fifty other officially named lakes

Islands[]

Islands at least partly within the parish.[6][7][22] italics indicates a name no longer in official use

  • Cochranes Island
  • Moose Island (Little Moose Island)
  • Munson Island
  • Peat Island
  • Penn Island
  • Tub Island
  • The Wolves
    • Eastern Wolf Island
    • Flat Wolf Island (Fatpot Island)
    • Green Rock (Gull Rock)
    • Horseshoe Rock
    • Southern Wolf Island
    • Spruce Island (Flat Wolf Island)

Other notable places[]

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.[6][7][22][23][24]

  • Lepreau River Wildlife Management Area
  • New River Protected Natural Area
  • Pocologan Protected Natural Area
  • Utopia Wildlife Refuge

Demographics[]

Population[]

Canada census – Pennfield Parish, New Brunswick community profile
2016 2011 2006
Population: 2,170 (-2.2% from 2011) 2,218 (-4.5% from 2006) 2,322 (-3.9% from 2001)
Land area: 363.86 km2 (140.49 sq mi) 363.88 km2 (140.49 sq mi) 363.88 km2 (140.49 sq mi)
Population density: 6.0/km2 (16/sq mi) 6.1/km2 (16/sq mi) 6.4/km2 (17/sq mi)
Median age: 46.7 (M: 46.5, F: 47.0) 44.3 (M: 44.1, F: 44.4) 41.8 (M: 42.2, F: 41.4)
Total private dwellings: 996 1,099 1,120
Median household income: $60,992 $58,972 $42,996
References: 2016[25] 2011[26] 2006[27] earlier[28]
Historical Census Data - Pennfield Parish, New Brunswick
YearPop.±%
1991 2,211—    
1996 2,275+2.9%
YearPop.±%
2001 2,417+6.2%
2006 2,322−3.9%
YearPop.±%
2011 2,218−4.5%
2016 2,170−2.2%
[29][30][1]

Language[]

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Pennfield Parish, New Brunswick[29]
Census Total
English
French
English & French
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
2,195
 2,045 Decrease 7.3% 93.17% 90 Increase 38.9% 4.10% 5 Increase n/a% 0.23% 55 Increase 18.2% 2.50%
2006
2,305
 2,205 Decrease 2.6% 95.66% 55 Decrease 52.2% 2.39% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.00% 45 Increase 55.6% 1.95%
2001
2,410
 2,265 Increase 5.3% 93.98% 115 Increase 39.1% 4.77% 10 Increase n/a% 0.42% 20 Decrease 20.0% 0.83%
1996
2,240
 2,145 n/a 95.76% 70 n/a 3.12% 0 n/a 0.00% 25 n/a 1.12%

Access Routes[]

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[31]

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Because Pennfield's northern line was based on Saint George's, Pennfield probably expanded when Saint George did. This has been the norm in New Brunswick since the first boundary changes in 1787. If Pennfield was an exception, then the boundary was moved north in 1850.
  2. ^ Not including brooks, ponds or coves.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Pennfield, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 14 August 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 1 February 2021
  4. ^ Ganong, William F. (1896). A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick. Royal Society of Canada. p. 261. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  5. ^ a b "26 Geo. III Chapter I. An Act for the better ascertaining and confirming the Boundaries of the several Counties within this Province, and for subdividing them into Towns or Parishes.". Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick, passed in the year 1786. Saint John, New Brunswick: Government of New Brunswick. 1786. pp. 3–12. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d e "No. 162". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 3 July 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 163 and 166 at same site.
  7. ^ a b c d e "470" (PDF). Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 3 July 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 471, 481, 482, 491, 492, 497–499, and 502 at same site.
  8. ^ "54 Geo. III c. 15 An Act to enlarge the limits of the Parishes of Saint Patrick and Saint George, in the County of Charlotte.". Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick; Passed in the Year 1814. Saint John, New Brunswick: Government of New Brunswick. 1814. p. 15. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  9. ^ "13 Vic. c. 51 An Act to consolidate all the Laws now in force for the division of the Province into Counties, Towns and Parishes.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Mjaesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1850. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1850. pp. 142–152, 145–149. Retrieved 27 March 2021. Book was poorly proofread, resulting in title typo and reuse of page numbers 145–152.
  10. ^ "20 Vic. c. 9 An Act to erect the eastern part of the Parish of Pennfield, in the County of Charlotte, into a separate Town or Parish.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in July 1856, and March and July 1857. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1857. pp. 15–16. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  11. ^ "31 Vic. c. 51 An Act to establish an additional Polling place in the County of Charlotte.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick. Passed in the Month of March 1868. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1868. p. 84. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
  12. ^ "32 Vic. c. 51 An Act to erect part of the Parishes of Lepreaux and Pennfield, in the County of Charlotte, into a separate Town or Parish.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick. Passed in the Month of April 1869. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1869. pp. 96–97. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
  13. ^ "Chapter 2 The Division of the Province into Counties, Towns, and Parishes.". The Consolidated Statutes of New Brunswick. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1877. pp. 56–85. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
  14. ^ "New Brunswick Regulation 85-6 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 85-45)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  15. ^ a b c "2020 Local Government Statistics for New Brunswick" (PDF). Department of Environment and Local Government. p. 55. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  16. ^ "Regulation 70–63 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 70–385)". The Royal Gazette. Fredericton. 128: 343–344. 17 June 1970.
  17. ^ "Regulation 79-39 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 79-169)". The Royal Gazette. Fredericton. 137: 1009–1010. 4 April 1979.
  18. ^ "New Brunswick Regulation 84-168 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 84-582)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  19. ^ Rayner, Barb (5 March 2013). "Meeting will outline Beaver Harbour boundaries". The Saint Croix Courier. p. A2.
  20. ^ "Regulation 71–17 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 71–127)". The Royal Gazette. Fredericton. 129: 154. 3 March 1971.
  21. ^ "Regulation 79-39 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 79-169)". The Royal Gazette. Fredericton. 137: 1009–1010. 4 April 1979.
  22. ^ a b c d "Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB)". Government of Canada. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  23. ^ "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.
  24. ^ "Explore New Brunswick's Protected Natural Areas". GeoNB. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  25. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  26. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  27. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  28. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 17 February 2012.
  29. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  30. ^ 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Pennfield Parish, New Brunswick
  31. ^ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 4, 12



Coordinates: 45°12′40″N 66°39′22″W / 45.21119°N 66.656113°W / 45.21119; -66.656113 (Pennfield Parish, New Brunswick)

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