Andover Parish, New Brunswick

This article is about the geographic parish, former local service district, and rural census subdivision. For the former village, see Perth-Andover.

Andover is a geographic parish in Victoria County, New Brunswick, Canada.^[2]

Andover
Parish
Location within Victoria County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 46.705°N 67.76°W / 46.705; -67.76
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Victoria
Erected	1833
Area [1]
• Land	123.42 km2 (47.65 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	879
• Density	7.1/km2 (18/sq mi)
• Change 2016-2021	1.3%
• Dwellings	387
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Figures do not include portions within the villages of Aroostook and Perth-Andover

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was divided between the villages of Aroostook and Perth-Andover^[3] and the local service district of the parish of Andover,^[4] all of which were members of the Western Valley Regional Service Commission (WVRSC).^[5]

Origin of name

Historian William F. Ganong related that the local explanation was that it was named by a Mr. Sisson, who came from Andover, England.^[6]

History

Andover was erected in 1833 in Carleton County from Kent Parish.^[7] The parish extended to above Grand Falls, New Brunswick, taking in most of Grand Falls Parish.

In 1850 the parish was extended north to where the Saint John River crosses the international boundary.^[8]

In 1853 all of Andover north of the Aroostook River was included in the newly erected Grand Falls Parish.^[9]

Boundaries

Andover Parish is bounded:^[2][10][11]

• on the north by the Aroostook River;
• on the east by the Saint John River;
• on the south by the River de Chute, which forms the Victoria County line;
• on the west by the American border.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish.^[10][11][12] bold indicates an incorporated municipality

• Aroostook
• Bairdsville
• Beaconsfield
• Blue Hill
• Carlingford
• Dover Hill
• Good Corner
• Hillandale
• Perth-Andover
• River de Chute
• Tinker
• Turner Settlement

Bodies of water

Bodies of water^[a] at least partly within the parish.^[10][11][12]

• Aroostook River
• River de Chute
• Saint John River
• Bishop Lake
• Blind Lake
• Tomlinson Lake

Other notable places

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

• Demerchant Brook Protected Natural Area
• Tinker Dam

Demographics

Parish population totals do not include the former incorporated villages of Aroostook and portion within Perth-Andover. Revised census figures based on the 2023 local governance reforms have not been released.

Population Population trend[14][15][16] Census Population Change (%) 2016 891 5.4% 2011 942 10.0% 2006 856 14.7% 2001 1,003 9.1% 1996 1,104 0.9% 1991 1,094 N/A

Language Mother tongue (2016)[16] Language Population Pct (%) English only 810 91.0% French only 35 3.9% Both English and French 0 0% Other languages 45 5.1%

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

Notes

1. Not including brooks, ponds or coves.