Lincoln is a civil parish in Sunbury County, New Brunswick, Canada.[2]

Lincoln
Parish
Location within Sunbury County, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 45.8975°N 66.57°W / 45.8975; -66.57
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Sunbury
Erected	1786
Area [1]
• Land	159.44 km2 (61.56 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	7,519
• Density	47.2/km2 (122/sq mi)
• Change 2016-2021	4.8%
• Dwellings	3,152
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Figures do not include portion within the city of Fredericton

For governance purposes it is divided between the city of Fredericton and the local service districts of Rusagonis-Waasis and the parish of Lincoln,[3] all of which are members of Regional Service Commission 11 (RSC11).[4]

Origin of name

The parish may have been named for its proximity to York County, as the traditional English counties of Lincolnshire and Yorkshire shared a border.[5]

Another possible source is Lincoln, Massachusetts, former home of the Glasier family who settled there.[6]

History

Lincoln was erected in 1786 as one of Sunbury County's original parishes.[7] It extended to Charlotte County and included most of Gladstone Parish.

In 1835 the rear of the parish was included in the newly erected Blissville Parish.[8]

Boundaries

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

• on the northeast by the Saint John River;
• on the southeast by the Oromocto River;
• on the southwest by a line beginning on the Oromocto River about 1.2 kilometres downstream of the mouth of Shaw Creek and running north 66º west[lower-alpha 1] to the York County line;
• on the northwest by the York County line;
• including Thatch Island in the Saint John River.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish.[9][10][14] bold indicates an incorporated municipality

Bodies of water

Bodies of water[lower-alpha 2] at least partly within the parish.[9][10][14]

Islands

Islands at least partly within the parish.[9][10][14]

• Thatch Island

Other notable places

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

• Fredericton International Airport
• Vanier Industrial Park

Demographics

Parish population does not include portion within Fredericton

Population Population trend[15][16][17] Census Population Change (%) 2016 7,177 11.1% 2011 6,458 12.0% 2006 5,764 3.9% 2001 5,548 3.7% 1996 5,349 18.7% 1991 4,508 N/A

Language Mother tongue (2016)[17] Language Population Pct (%) English only 6,450 89.9% French only 575 8.0% Other languages 95 1.3% Both English and French 55 0.8%

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

Notes

References

External links

• City of Fredericton
• Lincoln Local Service District
• Rusagonis-Waasis LSD Information Page