Lincoln is a
civil parish
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in
Sunbury County
Sunbury County (2016 population 27,644) is located in central New Brunswick, Canada. A large military base (CFB Gagetown) is located in the western part of the county south of the town of Oromocto. The county also hosts forestry and mixed farm ...
,
New Brunswick
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,
Canada
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.
For governance purposes it is divided between the city of
Fredericton and the
local service districts of
Rusagonis-Waasis
Rusagonis-Waasis (2001 population: 748) was Canadian local service district in Lincoln Parish, Sunbury County, New Brunswick, which bore the name of two communities within the local service district, Rusagonis and Waasis. Early references use an ...
and the parish of Lincoln, all of which are members of
Regional Service Commission 11 (RSC11).
Origin of name
The parish may have been named for its proximity to
York County, as the
traditional English counties of
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs.) is a Counties of England, county in the East Midlands of England, with a long coastline on the North Sea to the east. It borders Norfolk to the south-east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south-we ...
and
Yorkshire
Yorkshire ( ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a historic county in northern England and by far the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its large area in comparison with other English counties, functions have ...
shared a border.
Another possible source is
Lincoln, Massachusetts
Lincoln is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The population was 7,014 according to the 2020 United States Census, including residents of Hanscom Air Force Base that live within town limits. The town, loc ...
, former home of the Glasier family who settled there.
History
Lincoln was erected in 1786 as one of Sunbury County's original parishes. It extended to
Charlotte County and included most of
Gladstone Parish.
In 1835 the rear of the parish was included in the newly erected
Blissville Parish.
Boundaries
Lincoln Parish is bounded:
[ Remainder of parish on maps 127 and 137 at same site.][ Remainder of parish on mapbooks 390, 391, 409, and 410 at same site.]
* on the northeast by the
Saint John River;
* on the southeast by the
Oromocto River
The Oromocto River is a tributary of the Saint John River in southwest New Brunswick, Canada.
The Oromocto River is formed by the combination of the North and South Branches near Fredericton Junction, and flows north-northeast for to its mout ...
;
* on the southwest by a line beginning on the Oromocto River about 1.2 kilometres downstream of the mouth of Shaw Creek and running north 66ยบ west to the
York County line;
* on the northwest by the York County line;
* including Thatch Island in the Saint John River.
Communities
Communities at least partly within the parish.
bold indicates an incorporated municipality
*
Fredericton
*
Lincoln
* Lower Lincoln
* Nevers Road
*
Rusagonis
* Rusagonis Station
* Sunpoke
*
Waasis
Bodies of water
Bodies of water
[Not including brooks, ponds or coves.] at least partly within the parish.
*
Oromocto River
The Oromocto River is a tributary of the Saint John River in southwest New Brunswick, Canada.
The Oromocto River is formed by the combination of the North and South Branches near Fredericton Junction, and flows north-northeast for to its mout ...
*
Saint John River
* Little Waasis Stream
* Rusagonis Stream
* Waasis Stream
* The Thoroughfare
* Bear Creek
* Deer Creek
* Shaw Creek
* Wilmot Creek
* Sunpoke Lake
Islands
Islands at least partly within the parish.
* Thatch Island
Other notable places
Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.
*
Fredericton International Airport
Fredericton International Airport is an airport in Lincoln, New Brunswick, Canada, southeast of Fredericton.
The airport is classified as an international airport by Transport Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA ...
* Vanier Industrial Park
Demographics
Parish population does not include portion within
Fredericton
Population
Population trend
[Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census]
Language
Mother tongue (2016)
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 inclu ...
Notes
References
External links
City of FrederictonLincoln Local Service DistrictRusagonis-Waasis LSD Information Page
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Parishes of Sunbury County, New Brunswick