Burton Parish, New Brunswick Explained

Burton is a geographic parish in Sunbury County, New Brunswick, Canada.^[2]

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was divided between the town of Oromocto, the Indian reserve of Oromocto 26, CFB Gagetown, and the local service district of the parish of Burton.^[3] The town and LSD were both members of Capital Region Service Commission (RSC11).

Origin of name

The parish was named in honour of Ralph Burton, military commander-in-chief in Montreal at the time of its establishment as a township.^[4]

History

Burton was first established in 1765 as a Nova Scotia township.^[5]

Burton was erected in 1786 as one of the original parishes of Sunbury County.^[6] The parish extended further inland than the township.^[7]

In 1835 the rear of the parish was included in the newly erected Blissville Parish.^[8]

In 1896 the boundary with Blissville was altered along the Nerepis Road.^[9]

In 1949 the boundary with Blissville was changed back to its pre-1896 course.^[10]

Boundaries

Burton Parish is bounded:^{[2] [11] [12] [13]}

• on the north by the Saint John River;
• on the southeast by the Queens County line;
• on the south by a line beginning at a point on the Queens County line about 18.2 kilometres inland, then running north 66º west to the Oromocto River at a point about 1.2 kilometres downstream of the mouth of Shaw Creek;
• on the west and northwest by the Oromocto River;
• including Gilbert, Ox, and Ram Islands in the Saint John River.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish; bold indicates an incorporated municipality or Indian reserve; italics indicate a community expropriated for CFB Gagetown

• Babbitt
• Burpees Corner
• Burton
• French Lake
• Geary
• Goan
• Greenfield Settlement
• Haneytown
• Hersey Corner
• Lauvina
• Lower Burton
• McGowans Corner
• Oromocto
  • Oromocto West
• Oromocto 26
• Shirley Settlement
• Swan Creek
• Victoria Settlement
• Waterville
• Woodside

Bodies of water

Bodies of water^[14] at least partly in the parish:

• Oromocto River
• Saint John River
  • Ox Island Channel
  • Sheffield Channel
• Rockwell Stream
• Fish Creek
• Kenney Creek
• Snake Creek
• Streets Creek
• Tapley Creek
• French Lake
• Swan Creek Lake

Islands

Islands in the parish:

• Gilbert Island
• Ox Island
• Ram Island

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places in the parish.

• CFB Gagetown

Demographics

Parish population total does not include Oromocto 26 Indian reserve and area within 2021 boundaries of Oromocto. Revised census figures based on the 2023 local governance reforms have not been released.

Population

Population trend^{[15] [16]}

Census	Population	Change (%)
2016	5,119	5.6%
2011	5,421	8.0%
2006	5,019	0.4%
2001	5,000

Language

Mother tongue (2016)^[16]

Language	Population	Pct (%)
English only	4,595	90.0%
French only	400	7.8%
Both English and French	45	0.9%
Other languages	65	1.3%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:^[17]

• Highways

• Principal Routes

• Secondary Routes:
  • None

• External Routes:
  • None

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

External links

• Burton-Greater Geary Local Service District
• Town of Oromocto

45.8014°N -66.405°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Census Profile . Statistics Canada . 29 October 2022 . 26 October 2022.
2. Web site: Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act . Government of New Brunswick . 13 November 2020.
3. Web site: New Brunswick Regulation 84-168 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 84-582) . Government of New Brunswick . 22 July 2020.
4. Book: Ganong . William F. . A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick . 1896 . Royal Society of Canada . 223 . 17 March 2021.
5. Book: Ganong . William F. . A Monograph of Historic Sites in the Province of New Brunswick . 1899 . Royal Society of Canada . 333 . 27 March 2021.
6. Book: Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick, passed in the year 1786.. 20 March 2021. 1786. Government of New Brunswick. Saint John, New Brunswick. 3–12. 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..
7. Ganong, Place-Nomenclature, page 431
8. Book: Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1834.. 27 March 2021. 1834. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 103–104. 4 Wm. IV c. 42 An Act to erect a new Parish in the County of Sunbury..
9. Book: Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick. Passed in the Month of March, 1896.. 1896. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 86–123. 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.. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
10. Book: Acts of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Passed During the Session of 1949. 1949. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 468. 13 Geo. VI c. 146 An Act to Amend Chapter 2 of the Revised Statutes, 1927, Respecting the Division of the Province into Counties Towns and Parishes, in so far as It Relates to the County of Sunbury..
11. Web site: No. 126 . Provincial Archives of New Brunswick . Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development . 22 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 127, 137, and 138 at same site.
12. Web site: 391 . Transportation and Infrastructure . Government of New Brunswick . 22 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 392, 410, and 411 at same site.
13. Web site: Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB) . Government of Canada . 22 June 2021.
14. Not including brooks, ponds or coves.
15. Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census
16. Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census: Burton, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick ]. Statistics Canada . September 29, 2019.
17. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas