Prince William is a geographic parish in York County,

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. Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it formed the

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of the parish of Prince William, which was a member of Capital Region Service Commission (RSC11).

Origin of name

The parish is named in honour of

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, patron of the King's American Dragoons who settled the area.

History

Prince William was erected in 1786 as one of the county's original parishes. It extended as far inland as the rear line of Kingsclear Parish, which was twelve miles from the Saint John River, and well as any islands in front of it in the river. In 1833 the western part of Prince William was included in the newly erected Dumfries Parish. In 1847 four islands were transferred to Queensbury Parish. Little Coac, Big Coac, and Great Bear all appear on the cadastral map of the area; Bloodworth appears as Heustis Island, which was granted to N. Bloodworth. In 1855 an interior area was included in the newly erected Manners Sutton Parish. In 1895 the rear of Prince William was included in the newly erected McAdam Parish. In 1973 all reference to islands in the Saint John River was removed. The islands were flooded by the

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Boundaries

Prince William Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on maps 135, 136, 145, and 146 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 388, 389, 406, 407, 424, and 425 at same site. * on the northeast by the Saint John River; * on the southeast by the southeastern line of a grant to Francis Horsman at Wheeler Cove and its prolongation southeasterly about 9.2 kilometres to a line running north 45º west, the prolongation of the southwestern line of a grant to James Taylor on the western side of Route 640, then along the prolongation to Lake George, then running southwesterly parallel to the

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line about 27.7 kilometres to strike the McAdam Parish line about 1 kilometre south of Route 4 and 2.9 kilometres southwest of its junction with Diffen Road; * on the southwest by the eastern lines of several large grants to the New Brunswick Railway Company and New Brunswick and Canada Railway and Land Company east of McAdam; * on the west by the prolongation of a grant line on the Saint John River about 300 metres upriver of Rosborough Settlement Road, part of a six-lot grant to St. Clement's Church in

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, then running northeasterly along the prolongation to the river, beginning at a point west of

Magaguadavic Lake Prince William is a geographic parish in York County, New Brunswick, Canada. Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it formed the local service district of the parish of Prince William, which was a member of Capital R ...

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish. * Blaney Ridge * Donnelly Settlement * Lake George * Lake Road * Lower Prince William * Magaguadavic * Magaguadavic Siding * Magundy * Pokiok Settlement * Prince William * Rosborough Settlement * Upper Prince William

Bodies of water

Bodies of waterNot including brooks, ponds or coves. at least partly within the parish. * Saint John River ** Coac Reach ** Scoodawakscook Bend * Magundy Stream * Pokiok Stream * Jewetts Creek * Joslin Creek * Dry Lake * Lake George * Magaguadavic Lake * Mink Lake * Waterloo Lake

Islands

Islands at least partly within the parish. * Bodkin Island * Butterfly Island * Cedar Islands * Long Island * Nova Scotia Island

Other notable places

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

Kings Landing Historical Settlement Kings Landing is a New Brunswick living history museum with original buildings from the period of 1820-1920. It was created around buildings that were saved and moved to make way for the headpond for the Mactaquac Dam. Although Kings Landing ...

* Kings Landing Wildlife Management Area

Demographics

Population

Population trendStatistics Canada:

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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

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