Nelson is a

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in Northumberland County,

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. For governance purposes it is divided between the city of Miramichi and the

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of the parish of Nelson, both of which are members of the Greater Miramichi Regional Service Commission (GMRSC).

Origin of name

The parish was probably named in honour of

Admiral Nelson Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronte (29 September 1758 – 21 October 1805) was a British flag officer in the Royal Navy. His inspirational leadership, grasp of strategy, and unconventional tactics brought abo ...

History

Nelson was erected in 1814 from Newcastle Parish. Nelson included parts of

Chatham Chatham may refer to: Places and jurisdictions Canada * Chatham Islands (British Columbia) * Chatham Sound, British Columbia * Chatham, New Brunswick, a former town, now a neighbourhood of Miramichi * Chatham (electoral district), New Brunswic ...

and Glenelg Parishes until 1850, most of

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and parts of Southesk until 1859, and most of Rogersville until 1881.

Boundaries

Nelson Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on maps 70, 78, and 79 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 204, 218, 219, 233, and 234 at same site. * on the north by the

Southwest Miramichi River The Southwest Miramichi River is a river in New Brunswick, Canada. The river has its origin in Carleton County, at Miramichi Lake in the Miramichi Highlands (a part of the Appalachian Mountains). Its two branches join near the hamlet of Junipe ...

and

Miramichi River The Miramichi River is a river located in the east-central part of New Brunswick, Canada. The river drains into Miramichi Bay in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The name may have been derived from the Montagnais words "Maissimeu Assi" (meaning Mi'km ...

; * on the east, beginning at a cove northeasterly of the junction of Rasche Street and St. Patrick's Drive, by a line running southeasterly along the northeastern line of a grant to Thomas McCallum and its prolongation to a point seven miles (11.27 kilometres) from the Kent County line; * on the south by a line seven miles from and parallel to the Kent County line; * on the west, beginning at a point about 2.25 kilometres west of North Lake, by a line running north 22º west through the mouth of the

Renous River The Renous River is a tributary of the Southwest Miramichi River in New Brunswick, Canada. The Renous River has its origins south of Holmes Lake in the Miramichi Highlands, part of the Appalachian Mountains, in the northwest corner of Northum ...

; * including Barnaby Island in the Southwest Miramichi.

Evolution of boundaries

When Nelson was erected it included a strip of Chatham and Glenelg Parishes that ran from the

to the modern Kent County line, which included the Douglasfield and Chatham Head areas. The boundary with Northesk Parish was a line running south 68º west from modern Wilsons Point, which cuts repeatedly through the modern line between Derby and Southesk Parishes. In 1850 the boundary with Chatham and Glenelg was moved west to its present position. The Northesk boundary was moved north to a line running west from Wilsons Point by the magnet of 1850. In 1856 the boundary with Northesk Parish was changed back to the pre-1850 line. In 1859 all of Nelson north of the

, along with

Beaubears Island Beaubears Island (french: Île Boishébert) is an island at the confluence of the Northwest Miramichi and Southwest Miramichi Rivers near Miramichi, New Brunswick. The island is most famous for being the site of an Acadian refugee camp during th ...

, was erected as Derby Parish. In 1881 all of Nelson within seven miles of the Kent County line was erected as Rogersville Parish.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish. bold indicates an incorporated municipality; ''italics'' indicate a name no longer in official use * Barnaby River * Chelmsford * Doyles Brook * Kirkwood * Lower Barnaby * McKinleyville * Passmore * Renous 12 * Semiwagan Ridge * Upper Barnaby * Miramichi ** Craigville ** ''Ivory Road'' ** Nelson-Miramichi ** Nowlanville * Miramichi ** ''Reynolds'' ** ''South Nelson'' ** South Nelson Road

Bodies of water

Bodies of waterNot including brooks, ponds or coves. at least partly within the parish. *

Barnaby River The Barnaby River is a tributary of the Miramichi River in New Brunswick, Canada. The Barnaby River rises in southern Northumberland County, close to the Kent County, New Brunswick boundary and flows north and west into the south side of the Sout ...

* Semiwagan Stream ** Semiwagan Deadwater

Islands

Islands at least partly within the parish. * Barnaby Island * Macs Lake

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish. * Semiwagan Meadows Protected Natural Area

Demographics

Parish population total does not include Renous 12

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or portion in Miramichi

Population

Population trendStatistics Canada:

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census

Language

Mother tongue (2016)

Notes

References

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