Moncton is a civil parish in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.[2]

Moncton
Parish
Location within Westmorland County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 46.775555°N 65.48°W / 46.775555; -65.48
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Westmorland County
Erected	1786
Area [1]
• Land	564.16 km2 (217.82 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	10,704
• Density	19.0/km2 (49/sq mi)
• Change 2016-2021	9.1%
• Dwellings	4,291
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Figures do not include portions within the city of Dieppe, the city of Moncton, and the village of Salisbury

For governance purposes it is divided between the cities of Dieppe and Moncton; the village of Salisbury; the Indian reserves of Metepenagiag 3 Urban Reserve, Metepenagiag 8 Urban Reserve, and Soegao 35; and the local service district of the parish of Moncton,[3] which further includes the special service areas of Calhoun Road, Greater Lakeburn, Irishtown, and Painsec Junction.

All governance units except the Indian reserves are members of the Southeast Regional Service Commission.[4]

Origin of name

The parish was named in honour of Robert Monckton,[5] the British commander who captured Fort Beauséjour and oversaw the Expulsion of the Acadians.

History

Moncton was established in 1765 as Monckton Township in the province of Nova Scotia.[6]

In 1786 Moncton Parish was erected as one of the province's original parishes,[7] using the same boundaries as Monckton Township. The northern corner of the parish extended past the northern line of Westmorland County.[8]

In 1835 all of Dorchester Parish north of the mouth of Fox Creek was transferred to Moncton.[9]

In 1850 the western boundary was changed to match the prolongation of the eastern line of a large grant straddling the Petitcodiac River, adding part of Salisbury Parish.[10]

In 1894 the boundary with Dorchester Parish was altered slightly, adding territory to Moncton.[11] The boundaries of the parish were made retroactive to its erection.

Boundaries

Moncton Parish is bounded:[2][12][13][14]

• on the north by the Kent County line;
• on the east beginning on the county line about 150 metres east of Route 115, at the prolongation of the northeastern line of a grant to Martin Walsh on the north side of Route 134, then southeasterly along the prolongation, along the Walsh grant, which runs along the southwestern side of Marshall Road, and along the southeasterly prolongation about 12 kilometres past Route 134 to a point about 1.3 kilometres east of the Memramcook River;
• on the south by the prolongation of a line running south 83º 45' east[lower-alpha 1] from the southern side of the mouth of Fox Creek, then by the Petitcodiac River;
• on the west by the western line of the Second Tract granted to Joshua Geldart, about 200 metres upriver of the mouth of the Little River, and the north-northwesterly prolongation of the Geldart line to Kent County.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish;[12][13][14] bold indicates an incorporated municipality or Indian reserve; italics indicate a name no longer in official use

Bodies of water

Bodies of water[lower-alpha 2] at least partly in the parish:[12][13][14]

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places in the parish.[12][13][14]

• Canaan River Wildlife Management Area[18]
• Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International Airport
• Magic Mountain
• Magnetic Hill Zoo
• Moncton/McEwen Airport

Demographics

Parish population total does not include city of Moncton, Soegao 35 Indian reserve, and portions in Dieppe and Salisbury

Access routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[23]

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

Notes

References