Beresford is a civil parish in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada.[2]

Beresford
Parish
Location within Gloucester County, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 47.715°N 65.8875°W / 47.715; -65.8875
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Gloucester
Erected	1814
Area [1]
• Land	455.61 km2 (175.91 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	6,226
• Density	13.7/km2 (35/sq mi)
• Change 2016-2021	0.4%
• Dwellings	2,785
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Figures do not include portions within the town of Beresford and the villages of Belledune, Nigadoo, Petit-Rocher, and Pointe-Verte

For governance purposes it is divided between the town of Beresford; the villages of Belledune, Nigadoo, Petit-Rocher, and Pointe-Verte; and the local service districts of Dunlop, Laplante,[lower-alpha 1] Madran, Petit-Rocher-Nord (Devereaux), Petit-Rocher-Sud, Robertville, Tremblay, and the parish of Beresford (which in turn includes the special service areas of Alcida and Dauversière; Nicholas-Denys, Free Grant and Sainte-Rosette; Petit Rocher West[lower-alpha 2]; Saint-Laurent Nord; Sainte-Louise; Sainte-Thérèse Sud; and Sormany),[lower-alpha 3] all of which are members of the Chaleur Regional Service Commission (CRSC).[4]

Origin of name

The parish was named for Baron Beresford, Commander in Chief of the Portuguese Army during the Peninsular War.[5] Six of the parishes erected simultaneously in Northumberland County in 1814[6] were named for prominent British military figures.

History

Beresford was erected in 1814 from unassigned lands,[6] including much of modern Restigouche County.

In 1827 Addington and Eldon Parishes were erected from land west of Benjamin River.[7]

In 1838 Restigouche County was erected, with the new county line running through Beresford Parish.[8]

In 1840 the Restigouche portion of Beresford was erected into Colborne and Durham Parishes.[9]

In 1881 the county line was adjusted, adding an inland part of Durham Parish to Beresford.[10]

Boundaries

Beresford Parish is bounded:[2][11][12]

• on the west by the Restigouche County line;
• on the north by Chaleur Bay;
• on the east by Chaleur Bay and Nepisiguit Bay;
• on the south by the northern line of two grants on the northern side of Kent Lodge Road in Beresford and its prolongation southwesterly to the Restigouche County line.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish.[11][12][13] bold indicates an incorporated municipality; italics indicate a name no longer in official use

Bodies of water

Bodies of water[lower-alpha 4] at least partly within the parish.[11][12][13]

Conservation areas

Parks, historic sites, and related entities at least partly within the parish.[11][12][13][14]

• Jacquet River Gorge Protected Natural Area

Demographics

Population

Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Beresford Parish, New Brunswick[20]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		6,275		5,755	3.2%	91.71%		435	8.4%	6.93%		60	36.8%	0.96%		25	58.3%	0.40%
2006		6,205		5,575	5.9%	89.85%		475	5.0%	7.65%		95	26.7%	1.53%		60	200.0%	0.97%
2001		6,520		5,925	3.7%	90.87%		500	12.3%	7.67%		75	50.0%	1.15%		20	100.0%	0.31%
1996		6,785		6,155	n/a	90.71%		570	n/a	8.40%		50	n/a	0.74%		10	n/a	0.15%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[22]

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

Notes

References