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

Colborne
Parish
Location within Restigouche County. Heron Island erroneously shown as part of Durham Parish.
Coordinates: 47.8875°N 66.27°W / 47.8875; -66.27
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Restigouche
Erected	1840
Area [1]
• Land	753.38 km2 (290.88 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	266
• Density	0.4/km2 (1/sq mi)
• Change 2016-2021	17.2%
• Dwellings	162
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Figures do not include portion within the village of Charlo

For governance purposes it is divided between the village of Charlo, the Indian reserve of Moose Meadows 4, and the local service districts of Chaleur and Lorne,[3] all of which except the Indian reserve are members of the Restigouche Regional Service Commission (RRSC).[4]

Origin of name

The parish was named in honour of John Colborne, acting Governor General of the Canadas when the parish was erected.[5]

History

Colborne was erected in 1840 from Addington and Beresford Parishes.[6] Colborne comprised Restigouche County between the Benjamin and Eel Rivers.

In 1850 the boundaries were altered to run due south from starting points near the coast: the western boundary from milepost forty-eight on the great road (highway) from Bathurst to Dalhousie, the eastern boundary from the mouth of the Benjamin River.[7]

Boundaries

Colborne Parish is bounded:[2][8][9]

• on the north by Chaleur Bay;
• on the east by a line running true south from the mouth of Benjamin River to the Northumberland County line;
• on the south by the county line;
• on the west by a line running true south from a point near the northern end of the Eel River Bar Seawall to the county line
• including Heron Island and any islands in front of the parish.

Communities

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

Bodies of water

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

Islands

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

• Fleming Island
• Heron Island
• West Point Island
• Thrum Rock

Other notable places

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

• Chaleur Provincial Park
• Charlo Regional Airport
• Eel River Bar Seawall
• Key Anacon Mine

Demographics

Parish population total does not include Moose Meadows 4 Indian reserve or portion within Charlo

Population

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Colborne Parish, New Brunswick[16]
Census		Total		English				French				English & French				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		200		160	20.0%	80.00%		35	133.3%	17.50%		0	100.0%	0.00%		5	n/a%	2.50%
2006		235		200	20.0%	85.11%		15	40.0%	6.38%		20	n/a%	8.51%		0	0.0%	0.00%
2001		275		250	22.0%	90.91%		25	44.4%	9.09%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%
1996		250		205	n/a	82.00%		45	n/a	18.00%		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:[18]

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

Notes

References