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

Canning
Parish
Location within Queens County, New Brunswick.
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Queens County
Erected	1827
Area [1]
• Land	173.25 km2 (66.89 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	1,028
• Density	5.9/km2 (15/sq mi)
• Change 2016-2021	11.3%
• Dwellings	850
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Figures do not include portion within the village of Minto

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

Origin of name

The parish was probably named in honour of George Canning, British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Leader of the House of Commons at the time.[5] Shortly after the parish's erection Canning became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

History

Canning was erected in 1827 from Waterborough Parish.[6]

In 1835 the northwestern part of Canning was included in the newly erected Chipman Parish.[7]

Boundaries

Canning is bounded:[2][8][9][10]

• on the northeast by a line beginning on the Sunbury County line about 400 metres north-northeasterly of Minto, then running east-southeasterly for about 1.2 km before turning to run south 45º east[lower-alpha 1] to Salmon Bay, then in a direct line to Indian Point, then into the Northeast Arm of Grand Lake;
• on the southeast by a line through Grand Lake, passing through Northeast Arm and west of Goat Island, then through the isthmus to the Saint John River, passing east of the Route 2 interchange with Route 105 and Conservation Road;
• on the southwest by the Saint John River;
• on the northwest by the Sunbury County line.

Communities

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

Bodies of water

Bodies of water[lower-alpha 2] at least partly within the parish.[8][9][10]

Islands

Islands at least partly within the parish.[8][9][10]

• Hunters Island
• Marshalls Island
• Thatch Island
• Grand Point Bar

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.[8][9][10][14]

• Grand Lake Protected Natural Area
• Pickerel Pond Nature Preserve

Demographics

Parish population total does not portion within Minto

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[19]

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

Notes

References

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