Wellington is a

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in Kent County,

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. For governance purposes it is divided between the town of

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, the incorporated rural community of Cocagne, and the local service districts of Sainte-Anne-de-Kent and the parish of Wellington, all of which except the Indian reserve are members of the Kent Regional Service Commission (KRSC). Wellington includes the special service areas of Bouctouche Cove, Desroches, Dixon Point-Route 134, and Saint-Grégoire.

Origin of name

The parish was named for the

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,Wellington was raised to Duke two months after the parish was erected. British commander in the

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History

Wellington was erected in 1814 as part of Northumberland County from Newcastle Parish. It included modern

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and Sainte-Marie Parishes plus most of Saint-Paul Parish. In 1827 Dundas was erected as its own parish. In 1828 the boundary with Dundas was adjusted. In 1862 the boundary with Dundas was adjusted again. In 1867 Sainte-Marie was erected, including Saint-Paul. In 1871 part of Sainte-Marie was returned.

Boundaries

Wellington Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on maps 90, 99, and 100 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 270, 285, 286, and 302 at same site. * on the north by the Chockpish River upstream as far as the mouth of the Rivière Chockpish-nord, then south 68º west to the Sainte-Marie Parish line slightly east of East Branch Road; * on the east by the

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; * on the southeast by a line beginning on the shore of Northumberland Strait near Bar-de-Cocagne, then running south 72º 30' west past Goudalie Road and crossing Renauds Mills Road twice before meeting the Sainte-Marie Parish line east of Saint-Antoine; * on the west by a line beginning south of Renauds Mills Road, east of Saint-Antoine, then northwesterly straight along grant lines to the Little Buctouche River, then downriver past the prolongation of Chemin Yvon-à-Fred, then northwesterly along to the rear line of a tier of grants straddling Kay Road and across a Crown reserved road that continues Chemin Alban-Légère, then northeasterly along the northwestern side of the Crown reserved road to the eastern line of a grant that runs along part of Dunlop Road, then northwesterly along the grant line to the

Buctouche River The Buctouche River (colloquially spelt Bouctouche) is a river in eastern New Brunswick, Canada which empties into the Buctouche Bay in the Northumberland Strait in the town of Bouctouche. The river's name means "Big Little Harbour" in the Mi'km ...

, then across the river and up Mill Creek to a grant line on the prolongation of Deep Gully Road, then northwesterly along the grant line to Girouardville Road, then southwesterly along Girouardville Road to the southernmost corner of a grant at the corner of Girouardville Road and Mill Creek Road, then northwesterly along the western line of the grant and its prolongation to Mill Creek, then upstream to the eastern line of a grant on the eastern side of Black River Road, then northwesterly along the grant line to Saint-Maurice Road, then southwesterly along Saint-Maurice Road to the western line of a small grant opposite the end of Black River Road, then northwesterly along the grant line and its prolongation to the rear line of grants along the Arsenault Settlement Road, then northeasterly to the western line of a grant that includes the junction of East Branch Road and Arsenault Settlement Road, then north to the northern line of the parish; * including any islands in front of the parish.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish. bold indicates an incorporated municipality or

** Boisjoli ** Buctouche-Sud ** Girouardville ** Saint-Jean-Baptiste *

* Caissie-Village * Chockpish * Cocagne ** Bar-de-Cocagne ** Ward Corner * Collette-Village * Côte-Sainte-Anne * Maria-de-Kent * McKees Mills * McNairn * Renauds Mills * Sainte-Anne-de-Kent * Saint-David * Saint-Édouard-de-Kent * Saint-François-de-Kent * Saint-Gabriel-de-Kent * Saint-Grégoire * Saint-Joseph-de-Kent * Saint-Maurice * Saint-Pierre-de-Kent * Saint-Thomas-de-Kent * Upper Saint-Maurice * Village-des-Arsenault * Village-Sainte-Croix * Village-Saint-Irénée

Bodies of water

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

* Chockpish River * Little Buctouche River * Mill Creek * Noel Creek *

* Buctouche Bay * Buctouche Harbour * Fond de la Baie

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish. * Bouctouche Aerodrome

Demographics

Parish population total does not include

, and portion within Cocagne (after 2011)

Population

Population trendStatistics Canada:

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census

Language

Mother tongue (2016)

Notes

References

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