Elgin Parish, New Brunswick

Elgin is a civil parish in the interior of Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada,[2] the only one of the county's parishes that does not border either the Bay of Fundy or the Petitcodiac River. It comprises two local service districts,[3] both of which are members of the Southeast Regional Service Commission.[4]

This article is about the parish. For the community, see Elgin, New Brunswick.
Elgin
Parish
Location within Albert County.
Coordinates: 45.89°N 64.83°W / 45.89; -64.83
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyAlbert
Erected1847
Area
 • Land519.59 km2 (200.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total892
 • Density1.7/km2 (4/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016/small>
 7.9%
 • Dwellings
595
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)

The Census subdivision of the same name includes all of the parish.[1]

Origin of name

The parish was probably named in honour of Lord Elgin, who was appointed Governor-General of the Province of Canada in 1847.[5]

History

Elgin Parish was erected in 1847 from the northern part of Harvey Parish.[6]

Located 4.3 km ENE of Goshen: Elgin Parish, Albert County: PO from 1852: in 1866 Elgin was a farming settlement with about 36 families: in 1871 Elgin had a population of 250: in 1898 Elgin was a station on the Elgin, Petitcodiac and Havelock Railway with 1 post office, 6 stores, 3 hotels, 1 sawmill, 1 grist mill, 1 tannery, 1 carriage shop, 1 cheese factory and 2 churches.[7]

Boundaries

Elgin Parish is bounded on the north by Westmorland County and the prolongation of the southern line of a land grant at the mouth of Stoney Creek, on the east by the Petitcodiac River, on the south by a line running from the northwestern corner of Hopewell Parish to south of Wolfe Lake, and on the west by the county line.[2]

Elgin

Elgin (informally Elgin Centre) was established on 23 November 1966 to assess for fire protection and street lighting[8] following the abolition of county councils under the new Municipalities Act, comprising an irregular area around the community of Elgin; First aid & ambulance services were added on 14 March 1973.[9]

Today Elgin assesses for street lighting and community & recreation services in addition to the basic LSD services of fire protection, police services, land use planning, emergency measures, and dog control.[10] The taxing authority is 628.00 Elgin Centre.

Elgin Parish

The local service district of the parish of Elgin (informally Elgin Parish), comprising all of the parish outside Elgin, was also established on 23 November 1966 but only assessed for fire protection.[8] Ambulance service was added on 14 March 1973.[9]

Today the parish of Elgin assesses for community & recreation services and basic LSD services.[10] The taxing authority is 614.00 Elgin Parish.

Communities

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

Demographics

Access routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[13]

See also

References
  1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Elgin, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  2. "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 12 December 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 1 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.
  6. "10 Vic. c. 46 An Act for erecting the Parish of Harvey, in the County of Albert, into two separate Parishes.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1847. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1847. pp. 43–44.
  7. New Brunswick Provincial Archives, Government of New Brunswick.
  8. "Regulation 66–41 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 66–968)". The Royal Gazette. Fredericton. 124: 604–605. 21 December 1966.
  9. "Regulation 73–34 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 73–210)". The Royal Gazette. Fredericton. 131: 258–259. 21 March 1973.
  10. "2020 Local Government Statistics for New Brunswick" (PDF). Department of Environment and Local Government. p. 55. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  11. Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census
  12. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Elgin Parish, New Brunswick
  13. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7



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