Richibucto (originally Liverpool) is a civil parish in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada.[2]

Richibucto
Parish
Cap-Lumière
Location within Kent County, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 46.6175°N 64.79°W / 46.6175; -64.79
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Kent County
Erected	1827
Area [1]
• Land	249.21 km2 (96.22 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	2,085
• Density	8.4/km2 (22/sq mi)
• Change 2016-2021	11.4%
• Dwellings	1,162
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Figures do not include portions within the town of Richibucto, the village of Rexton, and the Indian Island 28 Indian reserve Population change reflects revised 2016 figure

For governance purposes it is divided between the town of Richibucto, the village of Rexton, the Indian Island 28 Indian reserve, and the local service districts of Cap-de-Richibouctou, Sainte-Anne-de-Kent, and the parish of Richibucto, all of which except the Indian reserve are members of the Kent Regional Service Commission (KRSC).[3]

Origin of name

The parish was named for the Richibucto River, which in turn is of Mi'kmaq origin.[4]

History

Richibucto was erected from Carleton Parish as Liverpool parish in 1827.[5]

In 1832 the parish's name was changed to Richibucto.[6]

In 1835 the southwestern part of the parish was erected as Weldford Parish.[7]

In 1909 the newly erected Saint-Charles Parish included part of Richibucto.[8]

Boundaries

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

• on the northwest by a line beginning on the northern line of Weldford Parish, near Aldouane Station Cross Road, then running northeasterly to a point on the northern boundary of the town of Richibucto about midway between Route 11 and Route 134, at the corner of a land grant, then northeasterly along the grant line to the rear of a grant on Northwest Branch, then southeasterly to the mouth of Thomas Brook, down Northwest Branch to Richibucto River, and out through Richibucto Harbour to Northumberland Strait;
• on the east by Northumberland Strait;
• on the south by the Chockpish River upstream as far as the mouth of the Rivière Chockpish-nord, then south 68º west[lower-alpha 1] to a point slightly west of East Branch Road;
• on the west by a line running northwesterly to the mouth of Black Brook on the East Branch St. Nicholas River, then down the East Branch St. Nicholas and the St. Nicholas River to its mouth, then up the Richibucto River to the eastern line of the Richibucto 15 Indian reserve and along the reserve to its northernmost corner, then due west to the starting point.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish.[9][10][13] bold indicates an incorporated municipality or Indian reserve

Bodies of water

Bodies of water[lower-alpha 2] at least partly within the parish.[9][10][13]

Islands

Islands at least partly within the parish.[9][10][13]

• Indian Island
• McAlmon Island

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.[9][10][13][14]

• Bonar Law Provincial Park

Demographics

Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities and Indian reserve

Population Population trend[15][16][17] Census Population Change (%) 2016 1,887 5.0% 2011 1,986 1.8% 2006 2,022 1.3% 2001 1,997 2.3% 1996 2,045 2.8% 1991 1,990 N/A

Language Mother tongue (2016)[17] Language Population Pct (%) French only 1,120 59.4% English only 665 35.3% Other languages 65 3.5% Both English and French 35 1.9%

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

Notes

References

External links

• Village of Rexton
• Town of Richibucto
• Kent Regional Service Commission