Southampton is a civil parish in York County, New Brunswick, Canada.[2]

Southampton
Parish
Location within York County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 45.9675°N 67.25°W / 45.9675; -67.25
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	York
Erected	1833
Area [1]
• Land	446.85 km2 (172.53 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	1,497
• Density	3.4/km2 (9/sq mi)
• Change 2016-2021	0.9%
• Dwellings	699
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Figures do not include portions within the town of Nackawic and the village of Millville

For governance purposes it is divided between the town of Nackawic, the village of Millville, and the local service district of the parish of Southampton,[3] all of which are members of Regional Service Commission 11 (RSC11).[4]

Origin of name

When Carleton County was erected in 1832 the new county line went through Northampton Parish. The next year the part of Northampton south of the line was erected as Southampton.[5]

History

Southampton was erected in 1833 from the part of Northampton Parish that was southeast of the Carleton County line.[5]

In 1834 the county line was altered to run along grant lines, adding territory to Southampton.[6]

In 1865 the boundary with Queensbury Parish was altered, removing territory east of the East Branch Nackawic Stream.[7]

Boundaries

Southampton Parish is bounded:[2][8][9]

• on the northeast beginning on the Carleton County line about 600 metres northeasterly of Route 104, on the prolongation the central line of a two-lot grant to Jonathan Williams on the Saint John River, then running southeasterly along the prolongation to the Burnt Lake Branch;
• on the southeast by a line running down the Burnt Lake Branch and the East Branch Nackawic Stream to the northeastern line of a grant to John Morehouse, about 2.4 kilometres easterly of the junction of Caverhill Siding Road with Route 605, then southeasterly about 1.2 kilometres and southwesterly about 275 metres along the Morehouse grant to the prolongation of the southeastern line of a grant to William Dobie, then southeasterly about 675 metres along the Dobie grant to the prolongation of the southeastern line of a large grant to Captain Joseph Cunliffe, then southwesterly along the Cunliffe grant, striking the Saint John River about 150 metres downstream of the mouth of Quigg Brook, then up the Saint John;
• on the south by the Saint John River;
• on the northwest by the Carleton County line.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish.[8][9][10]

Bodies of water

Bodies of water[lower-alpha 1] at least partly within the parish.[8][9][10]

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.[8][9][10][11]

• Ayers Lake Stream Protected Natural Area
• Becaguimec Wildlife Management Area[12]
• Carr Falls Brook Protected Natural Area
• Greer Creek Protected Natural Area
• Woodman Protected Natural Area

Demographics

Parish population total does not include Millville and Nackawic

Population Population trend[13][14][15][16] Census Population Change (%) 2016 1,484 3.5% 2011 1,538 3.9% 2006 1,601 7.9% 2001 1,738 1.8% 1996 1,769 3.3% 1991 1,829 N/A

Language Mother tongue (2016)[16] Language Population Pct (%) English only 1,425 96.0% Other languages 20 1.3% French only 40 2.7% Both English and French 0 0%

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

Notes

References