Wickham Parish, New Brunswick

Wickham
Parish
Location within Queens County, New Brunswick.
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Queens County
Established	1786
Area[1]
• Land	159.80 km^2 (61.70 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	426
• Density	2.7/km^2 (7/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	7.4%
• Dwellings	453
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)

Wickham is a Canadian parish in Queens County, New Brunswick.^[2]

History

Wickham Parish was established in 1786: possibly named for William Spry, a prominent settler who came from the town of Wickham, Hampshire County, England: Wickham Parish included Johnston Parish until 1839 and part of Cambridge Parish until 1852.

Delineation

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

Southeast by the County line; west by the Saint John River; northwest by Cambridge Parish; and northeast by the centre of the road^{[lower-alpha 1]} leading from Washademoak Lake to Springfield, including the Lower Musquash and Hog Islands, and the eastern half of Long Island, to be determined by a line running lengthwise through the centre of the island, from the head to the foot of the same.

Communities

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

Bald Hill Belyeas Cove Big Cove Carpenter

Crafts Cove Henderson Settlement London Settlement MacDonalds Point

Shannon Wickham

Bodies of water & Islands

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

• Long Island
• Hog Island
• Saint John River
• Hampstead Ferry

Demographics

Population Population trend[5] Census Population Change (%) 2011 N/A 2006 460 14.2% 2001 402 0.0% 1996 0.0% 1991 N/A

Language Mother tongue language (2006)[6] 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:^[7]

Highways None

Principal Routes None

Secondary Routes: Route 705 Route 710

External Routes: None

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

Notes

1. Watson Road and part of Route 695^[4]

References

1. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Wickham Parish, New Brunswick
2. New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Wickham Parish
3. "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
4. "No. 413" (PDF). 2015 Designated Highway Maps. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
5. Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census
6. Profile: Wickham Parish, New Brunswick
7. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7

Coordinates: 45°42′19″N 65°59′19″W / 45.7054°N 65.9886°W