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Dundas is a civil parish in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada.[2]

Dundas
Parish
Location within Kent County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 46.27°N 64.86°W / 46.27; -64.86
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Kent
Erected	1827
Area [1]
• Land	172.32 km2 (66.53 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	4,332
• Density	25.1/km2 (65/sq mi)
• Change 2016-2021	10.7%
• Dwellings	2,569
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Figures do not include portion within the rural community of Cocagne

For governance purposes it is divided between the rural community of Cocagne and the local service districts of Grande-Digue, Shediac Bridge-Shediac River, the parish of Dundas, and (through its Saint-Grégoire special service area) the parish of Wellington. All are members of the Kent Regional Service Commission (KRSC) except Shediac Bay-Shediac River, which is a member of the Southeast Regional Service Commission (SERSC).[3]

The parish is informally called Notre-Dame after one its communities.

Origin of name

One possible honouree is Robert Saunders Dundas, First Lord of the Admiralty at the time of its erection. Another is Ann Dundas, wife of Sir Howard Douglas, Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick when the parish was erected.[4][5]

History

Dundas was erected in 1827 from Wellington Parish.[6]

In 1828 the boundary with Wellington was adjusted to run along grant lines.[7]

In 1862 the boundary with Wellington was adjusted again.[8]

Boundaries

Dundas Parish is bounded:[2][9][10][11]

• on the northwest by a line beginning on the shore of Northumberland Strait near Bar-de-Cocagne, then running south 72º 30' west[lower-alpha 1] to the western line of a grant on the western side of the junction of Gérard Road and Robichaud Cross Road, a bit north of Robichaud Cross Road, then southwesterly along the grant line to the northwestern line of a grant straddling Gérard Road, part of a tier of grants on the northwestern side of Alexandrina Road, then southwesterly along the rear line of the tier and its prolongation to Route 490;
• on the east by Northumberland Strait;
• on the south by the Westmorland County line;
• on the west by Route 490;
• including all islands in front of the parish.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish;[9][10][11] bold indicates a municipality or incorporated rural community; italics indicate a name no longer in official use

Bodies of water

Bodies of water[lower-alpha 2] at least partly in the parish:[9][10][11]

• Rivière à l'Anguille
• Cocagne River
• Northumberland Strait
• Cocagne Harbour
• La Passe

Islands

Islands at least partly in the parish:[9][10][11]

• Cocagne Island
• Surette Island

Demographics

Parish population total does not include village of Saint-Antoine and (after 2011) rural community of Cocagne

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

Notes

References

External links

• District de services locaux de Grande-Digue

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