Canning Parish, New Brunswick

Canning is a geographic parish in Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada.^[2]

Canning
Parish
Location within Queens County, New Brunswick.
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Queens County
Erected	1827
Area [1]
• Land	173.25 km2 (66.89 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	1,028
• Density	5.9/km2 (15/sq mi)
• Change 2016-2021	11.3%
• Dwellings	850
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Figures do not include portion within the village of Minto

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was divided between the village of Minto and the local service district of the parish of Canning,^[3] both of which were members of Capital Region Service Commission (RSC11).^[4]

Origin of name

The parish was probably named in honour of George Canning, British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Leader of the House of Commons at the time.^[5] Shortly after the parish's erection Canning became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

History

Canning was erected in 1827 from Waterborough Parish.^[6]

In 1835 the northwestern part of Canning was included in the newly erected Chipman Parish.^[7]

Boundaries

Canning is bounded:^{[2][8][9][10]}

• on the northeast by a line beginning on the Sunbury County line about 400 metres north-northeasterly of Minto, then running east-southeasterly for about 1.2 km before turning to run south 45º east^[a] to Salmon Bay, then in a direct line to Indian Point, then into the Northeast Arm of Grand Lake;
• on the southeast by a line through Grand Lake, passing through Northeast Arm and west of Goat Island, then through the isthmus to the Saint John River, passing east of the Route 2 interchange with Route 105 and Conservation Road;
• on the southwest by the Saint John River;
• on the northwest by the Sunbury County line.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish.^[8][9][10] bold indicates an incorporated municipality

• Clarks Corners
• Douglas Harbour
• Flowers Cove
• Maquapit Lake
• Newcastle Centre
• Newcastle Creek
• Princess Park
• Scotchtown
• Minto
  • Newcastle Bridge
  • Rothwell
  • South Minto

Bodies of water

Bodies of water^[b] at least partly within the parish.^[8][9][10]

• Grand Lake Little River
• Saint John River
• Baltimore Stream
• Main Thoroughfare
• Newcastle Creek
• Otter Creek
• Coys Gut
• Back Lake
• Lower Timber Lake
• Maquapit Lake
• The Keyhole
• Grand Lake
  • Douglas Harbour
  • Newcastle Bay
  • Northeast Arm
  • Salmon Bay

Islands

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

• Hunters Island
• Marshalls Island
• Thatch Island
• Grand Point Bar

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.^{[8][9][10][14]}

• Grand Lake Protected Natural Area
• Pickerel Pond Nature Preserve

Demographics

Parish population total does not portion within former incorporated village of Minto. Revised census figures based on the 2023 local governance reforms have not been released.

Population Population trend[15][16][17][18] Census Population Change (%) 2016 924 2.9% 2011 952 0.2% 2006 950 2.8% 2001 924

Language Mother tongue (2016)[18] Language Population Pct (%) English only 865 94.0% French only 45 4.9% Both English and French 0 0.00% Other languages 10 1.1%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:^[19]

Highways Route 2 (TCH)

Principal Routes Route 105

Secondary Routes: Route 690

External Routes: None

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

Notes

1. By the magnet of 1835,^[11] when declination in the area was about 17º west of north.^[12] The Territorial Division Act clause referring to magnetic direction bearings was omitted in the 1952^[13] and 1973 Revised Statutes.^[2]
2. Not including brooks, ponds or coves.