Cambridge is a civil parish in Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada.[2]

Cambridge
Parish
Location within Queens County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 45.84°N 64.59°W / 45.84; -64.59
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Queens County
Erected	1852
Area [1]
• Land	113.17 km2 (43.70 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	684
• Density	6.0/km2 (16/sq mi)
• Change 2016-2021	5.7%
• Dwellings	478
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Figures do not include portion within the village of Cambridge-Narrows

For governance purposes it is divided between the village of Cambridge-Narrows and the local service district of the parish of Cambridge,[3] both of which are members of Regional Service Commission 11 (RSC11).[4]

Origin of name

The parish was "said to" have been named in honour of the Duke of Cambridge,[5] who died in 1850.

History

Cambridge was erected in 1852 from Johnston, Waterborough, and Wickham Parishes.[6]

In 1856 the boundary with Johnston and Waterborough Parishes was altered.[7]

Boundaries

Cambridge Parish is bounded:[2][8][9][10]

• on the east by a line beginning at Mill Cove on Grand Lake, then running along Fowler Road, Route 715, and the public landing southwest of Fowlers Cove to Washademoak Lake;
• on the southeast by Washademoak Lake;
• on the west by Colwells Creek and the Saint John River;
• on the northwest by a line beginning on the Saint John River about 75 metres downstream of the Route 2 interchange with Route 105 and Conservation Road, then running north-northeasterly across the isthmus to Grand Lake, then up Grand Lake to Mill Cove;
• including most of Thatch Island, which is now a peninsula.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish;[8][9][10] bold indicates an incorporated municipality

Bodies of water

Bodies of water[lower-alpha 1] at least partly in the parish:[8][9][10]

Islands

Islands in the parish:[8][9][10]

• Coreys Island
• Huestis Island
• Nevers Island
• Thatch Island

Demographics

Parish population total does not include portion within Cambridge-Narrows

Population Population trend[11][12][13] Census Population Change (%) 2016 647 0.6% 2011 651 4.5% 2006 682 6.7% 2001 639

Language Mother tongue (2016)[13] Language Population Pct (%) English only 535 94.7% French only 10 1.8% Both English and French 5 0.9% Other languages 15 2.6%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[14]

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

Notes

References