Prince William Parish, New Brunswick

Prince William
Parish
Location within York County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 45°54′18″N 67°01′48″W / 45.905°N 67.03°W
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	York
Established	1786
Area[1]
• Land	288.23 km^2 (111.29 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	895
• Density	3.1/km^2 (8/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	1.8%
• Dwellings	662
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)

Prince William is a Canadian parish in York County, New Brunswick.^[2]

Its population in the 2011 Census was 895.

Delineation

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

Southeast by Kingsclear and Manners Sutton Parishes; southwest by the eastern lines of the grants to the New Brunswick and Canada Railway and Land Company, east of the Canadian Pacific Railroad, said lines being commonly called, “The Belt Line,” northwest by the lower line of lot numbered one hundred and forty-three, granted to the rector, church wardens and vestry of Saint Clement’s [Anglican] church, in said parish, and its southwesterly prolongation; northeast by the Saint John River.

Governance

The entire parish forms the local service district of the parish of Prince William, established in 1966 to assess for fire protection. Community services were added in 1967 and first aid and ambulance services in 1978.

Communities

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

Blaney Ridge Donnelly Settlement Lake George Lake Road Lower Prince William Magaguadavic

Magaguadavic Siding Magundy Pokiok Settlement Prince William Rosborough Settlement

Demographics

Population Population trend[4] Census Population Change (%) 2006 879 6.0% 2001 829 5.5% 1996 877 0.9% 1991 869 N/A

Language Mother tongue language (2006)[5] Language Population Pct (%) English only 795 90.86% French only 45 5.14% Other languages 35 4.00% Both English and French 0 0.00%

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

References

1. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Prince William Parish, New Brunswick
2. New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Prince William Parish
3. "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
5. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Prince William Parish, New Brunswick

Coordinates: 45°54′18″N 67°01′48″W / 45.90500°N 67.03000°W