Lincoln is a geographic parish in

Sunbury County, New Brunswick Sunbury County (2021 population 27,864) 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 fa ...

, Canada. Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was divided between the city of

Fredericton Fredericton (; ) is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of New Brunswick. The city is situated in the west-central portion of the province along the Saint John River (Bay of Fundy), Saint John River, ...

and the local service districts of

Rusagonis-Waasis Rusagonis-Waasis (2001 population: 748) was a 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 ...

and the parish of Lincoln, all of which were members of Capital Region Service Commission (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 Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands and Yorkshire and the Humber regions of England. It is bordered by the East Riding of Yorkshire across the Humber estuary to th ...

and

Yorkshire Yorkshire ( ) is an area of Northern England which was History of Yorkshire, historically a county. Despite no longer being used for administration, Yorkshire retains a strong regional identity. The county was named after its county town, the ...

shared a border. Another possible source is

Lincoln, Massachusetts Lincoln is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,014 according to the 2020 United States census, including residents of Hanscom Air Force Base who live within town limits. The town, located in the MetroWe ...

, former home of Captain Benjamin Glasier whose family settled there in March 1776 as the American War of Independence was beginning.

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; * 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 66º 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 *

* Lincoln * Lower Lincoln * Nevers Road * Rusagonis * Rusagonis Station * Sunpoke * Waasis

Bodies of water

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

Population

Population trendStatistics Canada:

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

census

Language

Mother tongue (2016)

Notes

References

External links

City of Fredericton

Lincoln Local Service District

Rusagonis-Waasis LSD Information Page

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