Saint Martins Parish, New Brunswick

Saint Martins St. Martins
Parish
Location within Saint John County.
Coordinates: 45°22′N 65°32′W / 45.36°N 65.54°WCoordinates: 45°22′N 65°32′W / 45.36°N 65.54°W
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Saint John County
Established	1786
Population (2006)[1]
• Total	1,198
• Change 2006-11	4.0%
• Dwellings	400
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)
Median Income*	$35,234 CDN
Median household income, 2005 (all households)

Saint Martins is a Canadian parish in Saint John County, New Brunswick.^[2]

History

Saint Martins Parish established in 1786: possibly named for St. Martins in the state of Maryland: also included part of Alma Parish, Albert County until 1837.

Delineation

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

All that part of the County lying to the eastward of Simonds Parish.

Communities

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

Bains Corner Bay View Burchills Flats Chapel Flats Chester Drawlin Hill

Fair View Hardingville Little Beach Mosher Hill Orange Hill Porter Road

St. Martins Salmon River Shanklin Tynemouth Creek West Quaco

Bodies of water & Islands

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

• Salmon River
• Tynemouth Creek

Demographics

Population Population trend[4] Census Population Change (%) 2011 N/A 2006 1198 4.0% 2001 1248 0.0% 1996 0.0% 1991 N/A

Language Mother tongue language (2006)[1] 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:^[5]

Highways Route 111

Principal Routes None

Secondary Routes: None

External Routes: None

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

References

1. Community Profile: Saint Martins Parish, New Brunswick
2. New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Saint Martins Parish
3. "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
4. Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census
5. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7