Lincoln Parish, New Brunswick

This article is about the geographic parish, former local service district, and census subdivision. For the community, see Lincoln, New Brunswick.

Lincoln is a geographic parish in Sunbury County, New Brunswick, Canada.^[2]

Lincoln
Parish
Location within Sunbury County, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 45.8975°N 66.57°W / 45.8975; -66.57
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Sunbury
Erected	1786
Area [1]
• Land	159.44 km2 (61.56 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	7,519
• Density	47.2/km2 (122/sq mi)
• Change 2016-2021	4.8%
• Dwellings	3,152
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Figures do not include portion within the city of Fredericton

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was divided between the city of Fredericton and the local service districts of Rusagonis-Waasis and the parish of Lincoln,^[3] all of which were members of Capital Region Service Commission (RSC11).^[4]

Origin of name

The parish may have been named for its proximity to York County, as the traditional English counties of Lincolnshire and Yorkshire shared a border.^[5]

Another possible source is Lincoln, Massachusetts, former home of Captain Benjamin Glasier whose family settled there in March 1776 as the American War of Independence was beginning.^[6]

History

Lincoln was erected in 1786 as one of Sunbury County's original parishes.^[7] It extended to Charlotte County and included most of Gladstone Parish.

In 1835 the rear of the parish was included in the newly erected Blissville Parish.^[8]

Boundaries

Lincoln Parish is bounded:^[2][9][10]

• on the northeast by the Saint John River;
• on the southeast by the Oromocto River;
• on the southwest by a line beginning on the Oromocto River about 1.2 kilometres downstream of the mouth of Shaw Creek and running north 66º west^[a] to the York County line;
• on the northwest by the York County line;
• including Thatch Island in the Saint John River.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish.^[9][10][14] bold indicates an incorporated municipality

• Fredericton
• Lincoln
• Lower Lincoln
• Nevers Road
• Rusagonis
• Rusagonis Station
• Sunpoke
• Waasis

Bodies of water

Bodies of water^[b] at least partly within the parish.^[9][10][14]

• Oromocto River
• Saint John River
• Little Waasis Stream
• Rusagonis Stream
• Waasis Stream
• The Thoroughfare
• Bear Creek
• Deer Creek
• Shaw Creek
• Wilmot Creek
• Sunpoke Lake

Islands

Islands at least partly within the parish.^[9][10][14]

• Thatch Island

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.^[9][10][14]

• Fredericton International Airport
• Vanier Industrial Park

Demographics

Parish population does not include portion within Fredericton

Population Population trend[15][16][17] Census Population Change (%) 2016 7,177 11.1% 2011 6,458 12.0% 2006 5,764 3.9% 2001 5,548 3.7% 1996 5,349 18.7% 1991 4,508 N/A

Language Mother tongue (2016)[17] Language Population Pct (%) English only 6,450 89.9% French only 575 8.0% Other languages 95 1.3% Both English and French 55 0.8%

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

Notes

1. By the magnet of 1834^[11] when declination in the area was between 16º and 17º west of north.^[12] The Territorial Division Act clause referring to magnetic direction bearings was omitted in the 1952^[13] and 1973 Revised Statutes.^[2]
2. Not including brooks, ponds or coves.