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Parish in New Brunswick, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chatham is a geographic parish in Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada.[4]
Chatham | |
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Location within Northumberland County, New Brunswick | |
| Coordinates: 47.045°N 65.37°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  New Brunswick |
| County | Northumberland |
| Erected | 1814 |
| Area | |
| • Land | 22.70 km2 (8.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 527 |
| • Density | 23.2/km2 (60/sq mi) |
| • Change 2016-2021 |  3.1% |
| • Dwellings | 269 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Figures do not include portion within the city of Miramichi | |
For governance purposes it is divided between the city of Miramichi[5] and the Greater Miramichi rural district,[6] both of which are members of the Greater Miramichi Regional Service Commission.[7]
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, all of the parish outside the city formed the local service district of the parish of Chatham.[8]
The parish was named in honour of the Earl of Chatham, a title held at the time by General John Pitt, or for his father, former British Prime Minister Pitt the Elder.[9]
The Provincial Archives of New Brunswick gives British Prime Minister Pitt the Younger as the inspiration of the name, but erroneously gives him the title of Earl of Chatham, which he never held.[10] He died in office in 1806.
Six of the nine Northumberland County parishes erected simultaneously in 1814[11] were named for military figures of the Napoleonic Wars or British politicians associated with the military.
The strongest case for the parish's eponym might be General Pitt, who was Master-General of the Ordnance for most of the Napoleonic Wars and closely involved with planning Britain's coastal defenses. General Pitt was influential enough to be offered the Portugal command that later went to Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington.
Chatham was erected in 1814 from Newcastle Parish[11] but did not include the modern Douglasfield and Chatham Head areas, which were in neighbouring Nelson Parish until 1850.[12]
Chatham Parish is bounded:[2][13][14]
In 1814 the western line was about 300 metres west of Harper Road, along the western line of a grant to William McCallum and its prolongation inland.[11] The southern boundary ran eight miles up the River from its mouth, "or until it intersects the before mentioned line [...] forming the rear of the said Parishes of Wellington and Carleton".[b] If the line continues along the Northwest Branch rather than the main body of the river then eight miles from the mouth of the Napan is roughly where the prolongation of the McCallum grant strikes the Napan.
In 1850 the parish was extended west to its modern boundary and the southern boundary was altered slightly, establishing the modern boundaries.[12] Several pieces of territory on either side of the river were exchanged with Glenelg.
Communities at least partly within the parish.[13][14][17] bold indicates an incorporated municipality
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Bodies of water[c] at least partly within the parish.[13][14][17]
Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.[13][14][17]
Parish population total does not include portion within 2021 boundaries of Miramichi. Revised census figures based on the 2023 local governance reforms have not been released.
PopulationPopulation trend[18][19][20][21]
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LanguageMother tongue (2016)[21]
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