Clarendon is a civil parish in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada,[2] located in the interior to the north of Point Lepreau and southwest of CFB Gagetown. It comprises a single local service district (LSD), which is a member of Regional Service Commission 11 (RSC11).[3]

Clarendon Parish Paroisse de Clarendon
Parish
Location within Charlotte County.
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Charlotte County
Erected	1869
Named for	George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon
Government
• Type	Local service district
Area [1]
• Land	492.11 km2 (190.00 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	66
• Density	0.1/km2 (0.3/sq mi)
• Change 2016-2021	4.8%
• Dwellings	64
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)

The Census subdivision of the same name shared the parish's boundaries.[4]

Origin of name

The parish was named for Clarendon Settlement, which in turn was named in honour of the Earl of Clarendon, British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs at the time of it being laid out.[5]

History

Clarendon was erected in 1869 from Lepreau and Pennfield Parishes.[6]

The area was first laid out for settlement in 1856,[7] with the Clarendon Settlement being largest. Much of the parish was never surveyed for settlement, most of the surveyed lots were never granted, and many granted lots were later reconveyed to the Crown.[8]

In 1868 the Clarendon District was created as a polling district taking in the northern part of Lepreau and Pennfield Parishes.[9]

Boundaries

Clarendon Parish is bounded:[2][10][11]

• on the north by the Sunbury and Queens County lines;
• on the east by Queens County;
• on the south by a due west line from the southernmost corner of Queens County;
• and on the west by the prolongation of the eastern line of grants that cross Lake Utopia.

Local service district

The local service district of the parish of Clarendon comprises the entire parish.[12]

The LSD was established in 1975 to assess for fire protection;[13] recreational and sport facilities was added in 2008.[14]

Today the LSD assesses for community & recreation services in addition to the basic LSD services of fire protection, police services, land use planning, emergency measures, and dog control.[15] The taxing authority is 507.00 Clarendon.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish.[10][11][16] italics indicate a name no longer in official use

• Back Clarendon
• Pleasington

Bodies of water

Bodies of water[lower-alpha 1] at least partly within the parish.[10][11][16]

Islands

Islands at least partly within the parish.[10][11][16]

• Bradt Island (in McDougall Lake)
• Horse Island (in South Oromocto Lake)

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.[10][11][16]

• Lepreau River Wildlife Management Area[17]
• Little Tomoowa Lake Protected Natural Area[18]

Demographics

Population

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Clarendon Parish, New Brunswick[23] 2001 & 2006 language data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons.
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		50		50	0.0%	100.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%
1996		50		50	n/a	100.00%		0	n/a	0.00%		0	n/a	0.00%		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:[24]

Notes

References