Canning Parish, New Brunswick Explained

Canning is a geographic parish in Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada.^[2]

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was divided between the village of Minto and the local service district of the parish of Canning,^[3] both of which were members of Capital Region Service Commission (RSC11).

Origin of name

The parish was probably named in honour of George Canning, British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Leader of the House of Commons at the time.^[4] Shortly after the parish's erection Canning became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

History

Canning was erected in 1827 from Waterborough Parish.^[5]

In 1835 the northwestern part of Canning was included in the newly erected Chipman Parish.^[6]

Boundaries

Canning is bounded:^{[2] [7] [8] [9]}

• on the northeast by a line beginning on the Sunbury County line about 400 metres north-northeasterly of Minto, then running east-southeasterly for about 1.2 km before turning to run south 45º east to Salmon Bay, then in a direct line to Indian Point, then into the Northeast Arm of Grand Lake;
• on the southeast by a line through Grand Lake, passing through Northeast Arm and west of Goat Island, then through the isthmus to the Saint John River, passing east of the Route 2 interchange with Route 105 and Conservation Road;
• on the southwest by the Saint John River;
• on the northwest by the Sunbury County line.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish. bold indicates an incorporated municipality

• Clarks Corners
• Douglas Harbour
• Flowers Cove
• Maquapit Lake
• Newcastle Centre
• Newcastle Creek
• Princess Park
• Scotchtown
• Minto
  • Newcastle Bridge
  • Rothwell
  • South Minto

Bodies of water

Bodies of water^[10] at least partly within the parish.

• Grand Lake Little River
• Saint John River
• Baltimore Stream
• Main Thoroughfare
• Newcastle Creek
• Otter Creek
• Coys Gut
• Back Lake
• Lower Timber Lake
• Maquapit Lake
• The Keyhole
• Grand Lake
  • Douglas Harbour
  • Newcastle Bay
  • Northeast Arm
  • Salmon Bay

Islands

Islands at least partly within the parish.

• Hunters Island
• Marshalls Island
• Thatch Island
• Grand Point Bar

Other notable places

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

• Grand Lake Protected Natural Area
• Pickerel Pond Nature Preserve

Demographics

Parish population total does not portion within former incorporated village of Minto. Revised census figures based on the 2023 local governance reforms have not been released.

Population

Population trend^{[12] [13]}

Census	Population	Change (%)
2016	924	2.9%
2011	952	0.2%
2006	950	2.8%
2001	924
1996		0.0%
1991		N/A -->

Language

Mother tongue (2016)^[13]

Language	Population	Pct (%)
English only	865	94.0%
French only	45	4.9%
Both English and French	0	0.00%
Other languages	10	1.1%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:^[14]

• Highways

• Principal Routes

• Secondary Routes:

• External Routes:
  • None

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

Notes

References

45.9666°N -66.0917°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 . 19 July 2020.
4. Book: Ganong . William F. . A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick . 1896 . Royal Society of Canada . 224 . 17 March 2021.
5. Book: Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1827.. 27 March 2021. 1827. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 26–27. 8 Geo. IV c. 12 An Act for erecting the North-western part of the Town or Parish of Waterborough, in Queens County, into a separate Town or Parish..
6. Book: Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1835.. 27 March 2021. 1835. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 31. 5 Wm. IV c. 23 An Act for erecting parts of the Towns or Parishes of Brunswick and Canning in Queen's County into a separate Town or Parish..
7. Web site: No. 116 . Provincial Archives of New Brunswick . Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development . 19 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 127 and 128 at same site.
8. Web site: 331 . Transportation and Infrastructure . Government of New Brunswick . 19 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 332, 352, 353, 372, 373, 392, and 393 at same site.
9. Web site: Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB) . Government of Canada . 19 June 2021.
10. Not including brooks, ponds or coves.
11. Web site: Explore New Brunswick's Protected Natural Areas . GeoNB . 2 July 2021.
12. Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census
13. Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census Canning, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick ]. Statistics Canada . September 27, 2019.
14. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas