Nelson is a
geographic parish in
Northumberland County,
New Brunswick
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,
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.
For governance purposes it is divided between the city of
Miramichi, the village of
Nouvelle-Arcadie, the
incorporated rural community of
Miramichi River Valley,
and the Greater Miramichi rural district.
All are members of the Greater Miramichi Regional Service Commission except Nouvelle-Arcadie, which is part of the Kent RSC.
Prior to the
2023 governance reform, the parish was divided between Miramichi and the
local service district of the parish of Nelson;
an area upstream of O'Toole Crescent was part of the LSD.
Origin of name
The parish was probably named in honour of
Admiral Nelson.
History
Nelson was erected in 1814 from
Newcastle Parish.
Nelson included parts of
Chatham and
Glenelg Parishes until 1850, most of
Derby
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and parts of
Southesk until 1859, and most of
Rogersville until 1881.
Boundaries
Nelson Parish is bounded:
[ Remainder of parish on maps 70, 78, and 79 at same site.][ Remainder of parish on mapbooks 204, 218, 219, 233, and 234 at same site.]
* on the north by the
Southwest Miramichi River and
Miramichi River;
* on the east, beginning at a cove northeasterly of the junction of Rasche Street and St. Patrick's Drive, by a line running southeasterly along the northeastern line of a grant to Thomas McCallum and its prolongation to a point from the
Kent County line;
* on the south by a line seven miles from and parallel to the Kent County line;
* on the west, beginning at a point about 2.25 kilometres west of North Lake, by a line running north 22º west through the mouth of the
Renous River;
* including Barnaby Island in the Southwest Miramichi.
Evolution of boundaries
When Nelson was erected it included a strip of Chatham and Glenelg Parishes that ran from the
Miramichi River to the modern
Kent County line, which included the Douglasfield and Chatham Head areas. The boundary with
Northesk Parish was a line running south 68º west
from modern Wilsons Point, which cuts repeatedly through the modern line between Derby and Southesk Parishes.
In 1850 the boundary with Chatham and Glenelg was moved west to its present position. The Northesk boundary was moved north to a line running west from Wilsons Point by the magnet of 1850.
In 1856 the boundary with
Northesk Parish was changed back to the pre-1850 line.
In 1859 all of Nelson north of the
Southwest Miramichi River, along with
Beaubears Island, was erected as Derby Parish.
In 1881 all of Nelson within seven miles of the Kent County line was erected as Rogersville Parish.
Communities
Communities at least partly within the parish.
bold indicates an incorporated municipality; ''italics'' indicate a name no longer in official use
*
Barnaby River
*
Chelmsford
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* Doyles Brook
*
Kirkwood
* Lower Barnaby
* McKinleyville
* Passmore
*
Renous 12
* Semiwagan Ridge
* Upper Barnaby
*
Miramichi
** Craigville
** ''Ivory Road''
**
Nelson-Miramichi
**
Nowlanville
*
Miramichi
** ''Reynolds''
** ''South Nelson''
** South Nelson Road
Bodies of water
Bodies of water
[Not including brooks, ponds or coves.] at least partly within the parish.
*
Barnaby River
*
Southwest Miramichi River
* Semiwagan Stream
** Semiwagan Deadwater
Islands
Islands at least partly within the parish.
* Barnaby Island
* Macs Lake
Other notable places
Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.
* Semiwagan Meadows Protected Natural Area
Demographics
Parish population total does not include
Renous 12 Indian reserve
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or portion in
Miramichi
Population
Population trend
[Statistics 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
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, 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)
See also
*
List of parishes in New Brunswick
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Notes
References
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Parishes of Northumberland County, New Brunswick
Local service districts of Northumberland County, New Brunswick