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Parish in New Brunswick, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Weldford is a geographic parish in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada.[4]
Weldford | |
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Coordinates: 46.47°N 65.0925°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | New Brunswick |
County | Kent County |
Erected | 1835 |
Area | |
• Land | 607.56 km2 (234.58 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 1,335 |
• Density | 2.2/km2 (6/sq mi) |
• Change 2016-2021 | 0.2% |
• Dwellings | 720 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
Figures do not include portion within the Richibucto 15 Indian reserve Population change reflects revision of 2016 figure |
For governance purposes it is divided between the villages of Five Rivers and Nouvelle-Arcadie,[5] which are both members of the Kent Regional Service Commission,[6] and the Richibucto 15 Indian reserve, which is not.
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, all of the parish outside the Indian reserve formed the local service district of the parish of Weldford.[7]
Weldford was a portmanteau of the names of the two Kent County Members of the Legislative Assembly in 1835, John W. Weldon and John P. Ford.[8][9]
Weldford was erected in 1835 from Richibucto Parish.[10]
Weldford Parish is bounded:[2][11][12][13]
Communities at least partly within the parish;[11][12][13] bold indicates an Indian reserve; italics indicate a name no longer in official use
Bodies of water[lower-alpha 3] at least partly in the parish:[11][12][13]
Islands at least partly in the parish:[11][12][13]
Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly in the parish.[11][12][13][16]
Parish population does not include Richibucto 15 Indian reserve
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There are several Catholic churches in Weldford Parish, all belonging to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Moncton:
Also there are four Presbyterian churches, belonging to Bass River Pastoral Charge, The Presbytery of New Brunswick, Synod of the Atlantic Provinces:
The United Church of Canada has two congregations, belonging to Rexton Pastoral Charge, Chignecto Presbytery, Maritime Conference:
And there is one Anglican church, belonging to the Parish of Kent, Archdeaconry of Moncton, Diocese of Fredericton.
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