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Cornhill, New Brunswick
Cornhill, formerly spelt Corn Hill, is a community in Kings County near the villages of Havelock and Three Rivers in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The first settlers of Cornhill were settlers mainly from the United Kingdom. These settlers would work the land and make way for future generations of Cornhill families. Cornhill was originally called "The Ridge". In the mid 19th century the name was changed to Corn Ridge and by 1890 was again changed to Corn Hill. The name may have come from the Cornhill area of Northumberland, England. Cornhill is also a well known street in London upon which the Bank of England stands. The first settlers of Cornhill were given grants from the government to own land wherein they had to undertake certain objectives to retain the land. The grantee had to clear ten acres of land within 3 years and build a residence of certain dimensions. The farmers also had to make a certain amount of roadway per year. The settlers would quickly learn t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is a Provinces and Territories of Canada, province of Canada, bordering Quebec to the north, Nova Scotia to the east, the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to the northeast, the Bay of Fundy to the southeast, and the U.S. state of Maine to the west. It is part of Eastern Canada and is one of the three Maritime Canada, Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic Canada, Atlantic provinces. The province is about 83% forested and its northern half is occupied by the Appalachians. The province's climate is continental climate, continental with snowy winters and temperate summers. New Brunswick has a surface area of and 775,610 inhabitants (2021 census). Atypically for Canada, only about half of the population lives in urban areas - predominantly in Moncton, Saint John, New Brunswick, Saint John and Fredericton. In 1969, New Brunswick passed the New Brunswick Official Languages Act (1969), Official Languages Act which began recognizing French as an official language, along ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kings County, New Brunswick
Kings County is located in southern New Brunswick, Canada. Its historical shire town is Hampton and it was named as an expression of loyalty to the British Crown. Both the Saint John and Kennebecasis rivers pass through the county. Approximately half of the Kings County population of 71,184 (as of 2021) lives in suburbs of the nearby city of Saint John. Census subdivisions Communities There are seven municipalities within Kings County (listed by 2016 population): Parishes The county is subdivided into fifteen parishes (listed by 2016 population): Demographics As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Kings County had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Population trendStatistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census Mother tongue (2016) Protected areas and attractions Notable people Althou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havelock, New Brunswick
Havelock, New Brunswick is a Canadian rural community in Kings County, New Brunswick. Havelock is at the junction of Route 885 and Route 880. There is a small public airport nearby. The community is situated on a large lime deposit and its extraction has driven the local economy, beginning with a Lafarge cement plant constructed in the 1960s and current mothballed since the early 1990s. Graymont operates a lime quarry and kiln to supply eastern Canada and New England with 300 tonnes per day. History Havelock was named after Sir Henry Havelock and was previously known as Butternut Ridge. Notable people * Lily May Perry, botanist * George McCready Price, creationist See also * List of communities in New Brunswick This is a list of communities in New Brunswick, a province in Canada. For the purposes of this list, a community is defined as either an incorporated municipality, an Indian reserve, or an unincorporated community inside or outside a municipal ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Rivers, New Brunswick
Three Rivers is a village in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. It was formed through the 2023 New Brunswick local governance reforms. It encompasses the former village of Petitcodiac. The Community of Three Rivers includes Elgin, Elgin Parish, areas north of Petiticodiac and a small portion of Salisbury. History Three Rivers was incorporated on January 1, 2023. Present day The Community Centres around Route 890, Route 885, Route 905, Route 106 and Route 1. The village features a regional school, an outdoor swimming pool, an arena, a bowling alley, as well as several family-owned shops and churches servicing the surrounding area. There is also a Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron. The Westmorland County Agricultural Fair, established by William Balzer in 1967, is an agricultural fair with a horse show, a sheep show, a produce contest, crafts and baked goods, and a beauty pageant. Neighbouring municipalities *Moncton *Dieppe * Riverview * Cap-Acadie *Shediac * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces And Territories Of Canada
Canada has ten provinces and three territories that are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Constitution of Canada, Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North America—New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and the Province of Canada (which upon Confederation was divided into Ontario and Quebec)—united to form a federation, becoming a fully Independence, independent country over the next century. Over its history, Canada's international borders have changed several times as it has added territories and provinces, making it the List of countries and dependencies by area, world's second-largest country by area. The major difference between a Canadian province and a territory is that provinces receive their power and authority from the ''Constitution Act, 1867'' (formerly called the ''British North America Acts, British North America Act, 1867''), whereas territories are federal territories whose governments a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Communities In New Brunswick
This is a list of communities in New Brunswick, a province in Canada. For the purposes of this list, a community is defined as either an incorporated municipality, an Indian reserve, or an unincorporated community inside or outside a municipality. Municipalities Cities New Brunswick has eight cities: * Bathurst * Campbellton * Dieppe * Edmundston * Fredericton * Miramichi *Moncton * Saint John Towns New Brunswick has 27 towns. Villages New Brunswick has 66 villages. Regional municipalities New Brunswick has one regional municipality. Rural communities New Brunswick has seven rural communities. Indian reserves First Nations Parishes New Brunswick has 152 parishes, of which 142 are recognized as census subdivisions by Statistics Canada and six as dissolved census subdivisions. Local service districts Neighbourhoods Other communities and settlements This is a list of communities and settlements in New Brunswick. A–B ; A * A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
