Burton is a
civil parish
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in
Sunbury County,
New Brunswick
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,
Canada
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.
For governance purposes it was divided between the town of
Oromocto, the
Indian reserve
In Canada, an Indian reserve (french: réserve indienne) is specified by the '' Indian Act'' as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty,
that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band."
In ...
of Oromocto 26,
CFB Gagetown, and the
local service district of the parish of Burton. The town and LSD are both members of
Regional Service Commission 11 (RSC11).
Origin of name
The parish was named in honour of
Ralph Burton, military commander-in-chief in
Montreal
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at the time of its establishment as a township.
History
Burton was first established in 1765 as a Nova Scotia township.
Burton was erected in 1786 as one of the original parishes of Sunbury County. The parish extended further inland than the township.
In 1835 the rear of the parish was included in the newly erected
Blissville Parish.
In 1896 the boundary with Blissville was altered along the Nerepis Road.
In 1949 the boundary with Blissville was changed back to its pre-1896 course.
Boundaries
Burton Parish is bounded:
[ Remainder of parish on maps 127, 137, and 138 at same site.][ Remainder of parish on mapbooks 392, 410, and 411 at same site.]
* on the north by the
Saint John River;
* on the southeast by the
Queens County line;
* on the south by a line beginning at a point on the Queens County line about 18.2 kilometres inland, then running north 66º west to the
Oromocto River at a point about 1.2 kilometres downstream of the mouth of Shaw Creek;
* on the west and northwest by the Oromocto River;
* including Gilbert, Ox, and Ram Islands in the Saint John River.
Communities
Communities at least partly within the parish;
bold indicates an incorporated municipality or
Indian reserve
In Canada, an Indian reserve (french: réserve indienne) is specified by the '' Indian Act'' as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty,
that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band."
In ...
; ''italics'' indicate a community expropriated for
CFB Gagetown
* Babbitt
* Burpees Corner
*
Burton
* French Lake
*
Geary
* Goan
* ''Greenfield Settlement''
* Haneytown
* Hersey Corner
* ''Lauvina''
* Lower Burton
* McGowans Corner
*
Oromocto
** Oromocto West
* Oromocto 26
* ''Shirley Settlement''
* Swan Creek
* ''Victoria Settlement''
*
Waterville
* Woodside
Bodies of water
Bodies of water
[Not including brooks, ponds or coves.] at least partly in the parish:
*
Oromocto River
*
Saint John River
** Ox Island Channel
** Sheffield Channel
* Rockwell Stream
* Fish Creek
* Kenney Creek
* Snake Creek
* Streets Creek
* Tapley Creek
* French Lake
* Swan Creek Lake
Islands
Islands in the parish:
* Gilbert Island
* Ox Island
* Ram Island
Other notable places
Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places in the parish.
*
CFB Gagetown
Demographics
Parish population total does not include Oromocto 26
Indian reserve
In Canada, an Indian reserve (french: réserve indienne) is specified by the '' Indian Act'' as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty,
that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band."
In ...
and area within 2021 boundaries of
Oromocto. Revised census figures based on the 2023 local governance reforms have not been released.
Population
Population trend
Language
Mother tongue (2016)
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:
[Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ]
*Highways
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**
*Principal Routes
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*Secondary Routes:
**None
*External Routes:
**None
See also
*
List of parishes in New Brunswick
The Canadian province of New Brunswick is divided by the ''Territorial Division Act'' into 152 parishes, units which had political significance as subdivisions of counties until the Municipalities Act of 1966. Parishes still exist in law and incl ...
Notes
References
External links
Burton-Greater Geary Local Service DistrictTown of Oromocto
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Parishes of Sunbury County, New Brunswick
Local service districts of Sunbury County, New Brunswick
Canada geography articles needing translation from French Wikipedia