Maugerville (/ˈmeɪdʒərvɪl/, MAJOR-ville) is a civil parish in Sunbury County, New Brunswick, Canada.[2]

Maugerville
Parish
Location within Sunbury County, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 45.8675°N 66.4525°W / 45.8675; -66.4525
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Sunbury
Erected	1786
Area [1]
• Land	919.94 km2 (355.19 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	1,772
• Density	1.9/km2 (5/sq mi)
• Change 2016-2021	3.2%
• Dwellings	726
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)

For governance purposes it is divided between the local service districts of Noonan and the parish of Maugerville[3] (which further includes the special service area of Inner Maugerville), both of which are members of Regional Service Commission 11 (RSC11).[4]

Origin of name

The parish was named in honour of Joshua Mauger, Nova Scotia's agent in England and first name on the list of grantees in the township.[5]

History

Maugerville was first established in 1765 as a township of Nova Scotia.[6] The boundaries were significantly different, including part of Sheffield Parish but not extending as far inland.[7]

Maugerville was erected in 1786 as one of Sunbury County's original parishes.[8]

In 1850 Maugerville was extended to the county line, adding unassigned land to its rear.[9]

Boundaries

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

• on the northeast by the Northumberland County line;
• on the southeast by a line beginning about on the county line about 2.6 kilometres northwesterly of Cains River, then following the prolongation of the southeastern line of a grant to Nathaniel Underhill and D. Palmer Jr. on the Saint John River, about 225 metres upstream of the foot of Middle Island, then following the prolongation southwesterly to the Saint John;
• on the southwest by the Saint John River;
• on the northwest by the York County line;
• including Oromocto Island in the Saint John River.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish.[10][11][12] italics indicate a name no longer in official use

• Lower St. Marys
• Maugerville
• Noonan (Rear Maugerville)
• Sunbury
• Upper Maugerville

Bodies of water

Bodies of water[lower-alpha 1] at least partly within the parish.[10][11][12]

Islands

Islands at least partly within the parish.[10][11][12]

• Bear Island
• Long Island
• Oromocto Island

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.[10][11][12][13]

• Acadia Forestry Station
• Bantalor Wildlife Management Area
• Bull Pasture Bog Protected Natural Area
• Burpee Wildlife Management Area
• Burpee Lake Protected Natural Area[14]
• Gaspereau Protected Natural Area
• Grand Lake Protected Natural Area
• Little Forks Brook Protected Natural Area
• Little River Protected Natural Area
• Portobello Creek National Wildlife Area

Demographics

Population Population trend[15][16][17] Census Population Change (%) 2016 1,831 3.1% 2011 1,776 3.6% 2006 1,715 0.9% 2001 1,730 11.4% 1996 1,553 5.9% 1991 1,467 N/A

Language Mother tongue (2016)[17] Language Population Pct (%) English only 1,680 91.9% French only 100 5.5% Other languages 40 2.2% Both English and French 10 0.6%

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

Notes

References