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

Grimmer
Former Parish
Location within Restigouche County.
Coordinates: 47.67°N 67.45°W / 47.67; -67.45
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Restigouche
Erected	1916
Area [1]
• Land	653.48 km2 (252.31 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[1]
• Total	981
• Density	1.5/km2 (4/sq mi)
• Change 2011-2016	10.5%
• Dwellings	443
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Figures do not include portion within village of Kedgwick No census data available after 2016

For governance purposes it is part of the incorporated rural community of Kedgwick[3] and the local service district of White's Brook,[4] both of which are members of the Restigouche Regional Service Commission (RRSC).[5]

Origin of name

The parish was named in honour of W.C.H. Grimmer, former Surveyor General and Attorney General of New Brunswick.[6]

History

Grimmer was erected in 1916 from Eldon Parish.[7] Grimmer included Saint-Quentin Parish.

In 1921 Saint-Quentin was erected as its own parish.[8]

Boundaries

Grimmer Parish is bounded:[2][9][10]

• on the north by the Quebec provincial border, running through the Patapedia and Restigouche Rivers;
• on the east by a line beginning at the mouth of Upper Thorn Point Brook and running south-southeasterly through the former Intercolonial Railway station at Whites Brook;
• on the south by a line running along the southern line of a grant to Paul Berube on the eastern side of Route 17, about 3 kilometres north of Chemin 36 No. 1 and its prolongations east to the Eldon Parish line and west to the Restigouche River;
• on the west by a line running due north[lower-alpha 1] to the provincial border.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish.[9][10][11] All communities except Whites Brook are part of the incorporated rural community of Kedgwick. italics indicate a name no longer in official use

Bodies of water

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

• Little Main Restigouche River
• Patapedia River
• Restigouche River
• Lac à Morin

Islands

Islands at least partly within the parish.[9][10][11]

• Downs Gulch Islands
• Half Mile Island
• Little Cross Point Islands
• Tracy Island
• Whites Brook Islands

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.[9][10][11][12]

• Blueberry Brook Protected Natural Area
• Downs Gulch Aerodrome
• Downs Gulch Protected Natural Area
• Kedgwick Wildlife Management Area[13]
• Stillwater Brook Protected Natural Area
• Upper Thorn Point Brook Protected Natural Area

Demographics

Population

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Grimmer Parish, New Brunswick[17]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		1,090		1,060	1.8%	97.25%		25	66.7%	2.29%		0	0.0%	0.00%		5	n/a%	0.46%
2006		1,095		1,080	3.6%	98.63%		15	40.0%	1.37%		0	100.0%	0.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%
2001		1,165		1,120	5.2%	96.14%		25	0.0%	2.14%		20	100.0%	1.72%		0	0.0%	0.00%
1996		1,100		1,065	n/a	96.82%		25	n/a	2.27%		10	n/a	0.91%		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
• Little Main Restigouche River

Notes

References