Huskisson Parish, New Brunswick

Huskisson is a geographic parish in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada.^[4]

Huskisson
Parish
Location within Kent County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 46.525°N 65.465°W / 46.525; -65.465
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Kent County
Erected	1827
Area [1]
• Land	369.31 km2 (142.59 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	5
• Density	0.0/km2 (0/sq mi)
• Change 2016-2021	66.7%
• Dwellings (2021)	8
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)

For governance purposes the northern part of the parish is within the village of Five Rivers^[5] while most belongs to the Kent rural district;^[6] both are members of the Kent Regional Service Commission.^[7]

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, the parish was part of the local service district of the parish of Harcourt.^{[lower-alpha 1]} References to an LSD of Huskisson on provincial governance reforms maps are erroneous.

Origin of name

The parish was named in honour of William Huskisson, President of the Board of Trade at the time of its erection^[9] and one of the plenipotentiaries of boundary negotiations with the United States in 1826.^[10]

Addington Parish was named at the same time for the other British plenipotentiary, Henry Unwin Addington.

History

In 1827 Huskisson was erected from unassigned territory north of the Richibucto River,^[11] comprising a shallower area than it has today.

In 1850 the southern boundary was altered to run due west from its starting point.^[12] to include an area annexed by the county in 1845.^[13]

Boundaries

Huskisson Parish is bounded:^{[2][14][15][16]}

• on the west and northwest by the Northumberland County line;
• on the east by a line running north 22º west, based on the magnet of 1867,^{[lower-alpha 2]} from a point on the Westmorland County line twenty miles (32.2 kilometres) west of the northern tip of Shediac Island;
• on the south by a line running due east and west from the mouth of Jimmy Graham Fork on the Richibucto River.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish;^[14][15][16]

• Mortimer

Bodies of water

Bodies of water^{[lower-alpha 3]} at least partly in the parish:^[14][15][16]

• Kouchibouguacis River
• Richibucto River
• Sabbies River
• Big Forks Stream
• Little Forks Stream
• Hector Fork
• Jimmy Graham Fork
• Johnny Graham Fork
• North Forks
• South Forks
• Big Forks Lake
• Despres Lake
• Lake Francis
• McLain Lake
• Meadow Lake
• Sabbies Lake

Demographics

Population Population trend[18][19][20] Census Population Change (%) 2021 5 66.7% 2016 15 40.0% 2011 25 49.0% 2006 49 390.0% 2001 10 44.4% 1996 18 0.0% 1991 18 N/A

Language Mother tongue language (2006)[21] Language Population Pct (%) English only 40 72.73% French only 15 27.27% Both English and French 0 0.00% Other languages 0 0.00%

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

Notes

1. Although the provincial regulation^[8] named only Harcourt Parish, zoning maps released by the Kent RSC showed that Huskisson Parish was part of the Harcourt Parish LSD, reflecting historic inclusion of Huskisson Parish for statistical purposes.
2. Magnetic declination at the time was about 21º west.^[17]
3. Not including brooks, ponds or coves.

References

1. "Census Profile". Statistics Canada. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
2. "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
3. "Chapter I-13 Interpretation Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
4. The Territorial Division Act^[2] divides the province into 152 parishes, the cities of Saint John and Fredericton, and one town of Grand Falls. The Interpretation Act^[3] clarifies that parishes include any local government within their borders.
5. "Kent Regional Service Commission: RSC 6". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
6. "Kent Regional Service Commission: RD 6". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
7. "Regions Regulation – Regional Service Delivery Act". Government of New Brunswick. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
8. "Local Service Districts Regulation - Municipalities Act". Government of New Brunswick. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
9. Ganong, William F. (1896). A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick. Royal Society of Canada. p. 241. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
10. Ganong, William F. (1906). Additions and Corrections to Monographs on the Place-Nomenclature, Cartography, Historic Sites, Boundaries and Settlement-origins of the Province of New Brunswick. Royal Society of Canada. p. 27. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
11. "7 Geo. IV c. 31 An Act for the division of the County of Northumberland into three Counties, and to provide for the Government and Representation of the two new Counties.". Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1827. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1827. pp. 97–103. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
12. "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.
13. "8 Vic. c. 80 An Act to extend the Division Line between the Counties of Northumberland and Kent to the rear Line of the Counties of Queen's County and Sunbury.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1845. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1845. p. 58. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
14. "No. 78". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 11 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 87, 88, 97, and 98 at same site.
15. "249" (PDF). Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 11 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 250, 265–267, and 281–283 at same site.
16. "Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB)". Government of Canada. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
17. "Historical Magnetic Declination". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
18. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
19. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Huskisson Parish, New Brunswick
20. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Huskisson, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
21. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Huskisson Parish, New Brunswick

46°31′30″N 65°27′54″W