Gagetown is a
geographic parish in
Queens County,
New Brunswick
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,
Canada
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.
Prior to the
2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was divided between
CFB Gagetown
5th Canadian Division Support Base (5 CDSB) Gagetown, formerly known as and commonly referred to as CFB Gagetown, is a large Canadian Forces Base covering an area over , located in southwestern New Brunswick. It is the biggest facility in East ...
, the village of
Gagetown and the
local service district Local service district may refer to these administrative units in Canada:
* Local service district (New Brunswick)
A local service district (LSD) was a provincial administrative unit for the provision of local services in the Canadian province o ...
of Upper Gagetown, the latter two of which were members of
Capital Region Service Commission (RSC11).
Origin of name
The original township was named in honour of
General Thomas Gage, British
Commander-in-Chief, North America
The office of Commander-in-Chief, North America was a military position of the British Army. Established in 1755 in the early years of the Seven Years' War, holders of the post were generally responsible for land-based military personnel and a ...
at the time; he was principal grantee of the township.
History
Gagetown was created in 1765 as Gage Township in
Nova Scotia
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.
In 1786 the township formed the core of Gagetown Parish when New Brunswick erected its counties and parishes. The parish added territory back to the
Charlotte County line.
In 1838 the rear of Gagetown was included in the newly erected
Petersville Parish.
Boundaries
Gagetown Parish is bounded
[ Remainder of parish on maps 138, 139, and 148 at same site.][ Remainder of parish on mapbooks 393, 411, 412, 429, and 430 at same site.]
* on the northeast by the
Saint John River;
* on the southeast by the southern line of a grant to Nathaniel Jarvis, which forms the southern boundary of the village of Gagetown, and running southwesterly to the rear of the grant, then turning left and running south 52ยบ west, crossing
Route 102 and into CFB Gagetown, about 12 kilometres to the southernmost corner of a grant to Robert Nelson at the corner of Lawfield Road and Kerr Road in the former community of Summer Hill;
* on the southwest by the southwestern line of the Nelson grant prolonged to the
Sunbury County line;
* on the northwest by the Sunbury County line;
* including Gagetown Island and Grimross Island.
Communities
Communities at least partly within the parish.
bold indicates an incorporated municipality; ''italics'' indicate a community expropriated for
CFB Gagetown
5th Canadian Division Support Base (5 CDSB) Gagetown, formerly known as and commonly referred to as CFB Gagetown, is a large Canadian Forces Base covering an area over , located in southwestern New Brunswick. It is the biggest facility in East ...
* Coytown
*
Gagetown
** Mill Road
* ''Hersey Corner''
* ''Lawfield''
* ''Summer Hill''
* Upper Gagetown
Bodies of water
Bodies of water
[Not including brooks, ponds or coves.] at least partly within the parish.
*
Saint John River
* Duck Creek
* Gagetown Creek
* Mount Creek
* Coys Lake
* Harts Lake
Islands
Islands at least partly within the parish.
* Gagetown Island
* Grimross Island
* McAllisters Island
Other notable places
Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.
*
CFB Gagetown
5th Canadian Division Support Base (5 CDSB) Gagetown, formerly known as and commonly referred to as CFB Gagetown, is a large Canadian Forces Base covering an area over , located in southwestern New Brunswick. It is the biggest facility in East ...
* Mount Ararat Wildlife Management Area
Demographics
Parish population total does not include village of
Gagetown
Population
Population trend
Language
Mother tongue language (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
**none
*Principal Routes
**
*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 Parish (administrative division), geographic parishes, units which had political significance as subdivisions of County, counties until the Municipaliti ...
Notes
References
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Parishes of Queens County, New Brunswick