Andover is a

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. For governance purposes it is divided between the villages of Aroostook and

Perth-Andover Perth-Andover (2016 population: 1,590) is a village in Victoria County, New Brunswick, Canada. Geography The village is divided by the Saint John River with Perth on the east bank and Andover on the west bank; each was a separate community u ...

and the local service district of the parish of Andover, all of which are members of the Western Valley Regional Service Commission (WVRSC).

Origin of name

Historian William F. Ganong related that the local explanation was that it was named by a Mr. Sisson, who came from

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History

Andover was erected in 1833 in

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from Kent Parish. The parish extended to above

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, taking in most of Grand Falls Parish. In 1850 the parish was extended north to where the Saint John River crosses the international boundary. In 1853 all of Andover north of the

Aroostook River The Aroostook River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed June 22, 2011 tributary of the Saint John River in the U.S. state of Maine and the Canadian province of New Bru ...

was included in the newly erected Grand Falls Parish.

Boundaries

Andover Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on map 81 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 223, 239, and 255 at same site. * on the north by the

; * on the east by the Saint John River; * on the south by the

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, which forms the

line; * on the west by the American border.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish. bold indicates an incorporated municipality * Aroostook * Bairdsville * Beaconsfield * Blue Hill * Carlingford * Dover Hill * Good Corner * Hillandale *

* River de Chute * Tinker * Turner Settlement

Bodies of water

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

* 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. * Demerchant Brook Protected Natural Area * Tinker Dam

Demographics

Parish population totals do not include Aroostook and portion within

Population

Population trendStatistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census

Language

Mother tongue (2016)

Notes

References

External links

Village of Perth-Andover

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