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Westmorland Parish, New Brunswick
Parish in New Brunswick, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the county, see Westmorland County, New Brunswick. For the Jamaican parish, see Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica.
Westmorland is a geographic parish in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.[4]
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Westmorland | |
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![]() Location within Westmorland County, New Brunswick. | |
Coordinates: 46.19°N 64.60°W / 46.19; -64.60 | |
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County | Westmorland County |
Erected | 1786 |
Area | |
• Land | 173.27 km2 (66.90 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 997 |
• Density | 5.8/km2 (15/sq mi) |
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• Dwellings | 570 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
Figures do not include portion within the village of Port Elgin |
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For governance purposes it is divided between the town of Tantramar, the incorporated rural community of Strait Shores,[5] and the Southeast rural district,[6] all of which are members of the Southeast Regional Service Commission.[7]
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, the parish was divided between the village of Port Elgin[8] and the local service districts of Baie-Verte, Pointe de Bute, and the parish of Westmorland.[9] Pointe de Bute is now part of Tantramar, while Port Elgin and Baie-Verte are part of Strait Shores.