Balmoral is a civil parish in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada.[2]

Balmoral
Parish
Location within Restigouche County.
Coordinates: 47.6975°N 66.5575°W / 47.6975; -66.5575
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Restigouche
Erected	1896
Area [1]
• Land	1,088.01 km2 (420.08 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	309
• Density	0.3/km2 (0.8/sq mi)
• Change 2016-2021	11.2%
• Dwellings	131
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Figures do not include the villages of Atholville, Balmoral, Charlo, and Eel River Crossing

For governance purposes it is divided between the villages of Atholville,[3] Balmoral,[3] Charlo, and Eel River Crossing;[3] the Indian reserve of Moose Meadows 4; and the local service districts of Balmoral-St. Maure, Blair Athol, and the parish of Balmoral,[4][lower-alpha 1] all of which except the Indian reserve are members of the Restigouche Regional Service Commission (RRSC).[6] As of the 2021 census, the parish has a population of 309.[1]

Origin of name

The parish may have gotten its name from Balmoral Castle, Scotland, increasingly used by Queen Victoria at the time. William F. Ganong had no idea of its origin, noting only that there was a place of that name in Scotland.[7]

History

Balmoral was erected in 1896 from Dalhousie Parish.[8]

Boundaries

Balmoral Parish is bounded:[2][9][10][11]

• on the northwest and north by a line beginning at a point about 350 metres north of Route 275 and about 900 metres westerly of the junction of Val-d'Amour Road with Route 275, then running northeasterly along the northwestern edge of the Balmoral Settlement to its northeastern corner, then turning 90º and running about 250 metres southeasterly, then turning 90º and running to Route 275, then running easterly along the southern edge of grants along Route 280 then those along Route 11 to meet a line running true south from near the northern end of the Eel River Bar Seawall;
• on the east by the line running due south from the Eel River Bar Seawall to the Northumberland County line;
• on the south by the county line;
• on the west by a line beginning on the county line about 2.9 kilometres west of the Lower West Branch Portage Brook, then running true north to the starting point.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish.[9][10][11] bold indicates an incorporated municipality or Indian reserve

Bodies of water

Bodies of water[lower-alpha 3] at least partly within the parish.[9][10][11]

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.[9][10][11][12]

• Budworm City airstrip
• Goulette Brook Protected Natural Area
• Mount Akroyd Protected Natural Area
• Portage Lakes Protected Natural Area
• White Meadows

Demographics

Parish population total does not include portions within Moose Meadows 4 or municipalities.

Population

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Balmoral Parish, New Brunswick[18]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2021		305		260	8.3%	85.2%		50	42.9%	16.4%		5	500.0%	1.64%		0	100.0%	0.00%
2016		280		240	57.9%	85.7%		35	16.7%	12.5%		0	100.0%	0%		5	500.0%	1.8%
2011		605		570	0.9%	94.21%		30	25.0%	4.96%		5	50.0%	0.83%		0	0.0%	0.00%
2006		615		565	4.6%	91.87%		40	60.0%	6.50%		10	60.0%	1.63%		0	0.0%	0.00%
2001		575		540	30.3%	93.91%		25	25.0%	4.35%		10	0.0%	1.74%		0	0.0%	0.00%
1996		805		775	n/a	96.27%		20	n/a	2.48%		10	n/a	1.24%		0	n/a	0.00%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[21]

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

Notes

References

External links

• Village of Atholville
• Village of Balmoral
• Village of Charlo
• Village of Eel River Crossing