Hammond Parish, New Brunswick

Hammond
Parish
Location within Kings County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 45°50′N 64°35′W / 45.84°N 64.59°W
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Kings County
Established	1786
Area[1]
• Land	244.45 km^2 (94.38 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	295
• Density	1.2/km^2 (3/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	13.0%
• Dwellings	164
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)

Hammond is a Canadian parish in Kings County, New Brunswick.^[2]

History

Hammond Parish formed in 1858 from part of Upham Parish: named for the Hammond River.

Delineation

Hammond Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act^[3] as being bounded:

Northerly by Sussex and Waterford Parishes; south and east by the County lines, and west by Upham Parish.

Governance

The entire parish forms the local service district of the parish of Hammond, established in 1968 to assess for fire protection. First aid and ambulance services were added to the assessment in 1972. Recreational facilities were added to the assessment in 1994, with first aid and ambulance services being removed at the same time.

Communities

Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold):

Devine Corner Hammond Hammondvale Hilldale

Hillsdale Londonderry Poodiac

Bodies of water & Islands

This is a list of rivers, lakes, streams, creeks, marshes and Islands that are at least partially in this parish

• Hammond River

Demographics

Population Population trend[4] Census Population Change (%) 2011 N/A 2006 339 17.3% 2001 289 0.0% 1996 0.0% 1991 N/A

Language Mother tongue language (2006)[5] Language Population Pct (%) French only % English only % Both English and French 0 0.00% Other languages 0 0.00%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:^[6]

Highways Route 111

Principal Routes None

Secondary Routes: Route 865

External Routes: None

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

References

1. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Hammond Parish, New Brunswick
2. New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Hammond Parish
3. "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
4. Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census
5. Profile: Hammond Parish, New Brunswick
6. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7

Coordinates: 45°34′34″N 65°22′22″W / 45.576081°N 65.372772°W