Nelson Parish, New Brunswick
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This article is about the geographic parish, former local service district, and census subdivision. For the former village, see Nelson-Miramichi, New Brunswick.
Nelson is a geographic parish in Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada.[4]
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Nelson | |
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Coordinates: 46.8525°N 65.69°W / 46.8525; -65.69 | |
Country | Canada |
Province | New Brunswick |
County | Northumberland |
Erected | 1814 |
Area | |
• Land | 353.68 km2 (136.56 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 929 |
• Density | 2.6/km2 (7/sq mi) |
• Change 2016-2021 | 2.4% |
• Dwellings | 433 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
Figures do not include portion within the city of Miramichi Population change reflects revised 2016 figure |
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For governance purposes it is divided between the city of Miramichi, the village of Nouvelle-Arcadie, the incorporated rural community of Miramichi River Valley,[5] and the Greater Miramichi rural district.[6] All are members of the Greater Miramichi Regional Service Commission except Nouvelle-Arcadie, which is part of the Kent RSC.[7]
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, the parish was divided between Miramichi and the local service district of the parish of Nelson;[8] an area upstream of O'Toole Crescent was part of the LSD.