This article is about the geographic parish, former local service district, and rural census subdivision. For the community, see Blackville, New Brunswick.
The parish was named in honour of William Black, Administrator of the province at the time of its erection due to the absence of Lieutenant-Governor Howard Douglas.[10] Neighbouring Blissfield Parish was named in honour of John Murray Bliss, who was Administrator of the province prior to Douglas's arrival.[10]
History
Blackville was erected in 1830 by the three-way split of Ludlow Parish,[11] Blackville being the easternmost and Blissfield in the middle.
on the north by a line beginning at a point on the York County line near McConnell Brook, then running north 72º east by an astronomic bearing to a point 537 chains (10.8 kilometres) from the Canadian National Railway line through Quarryville on a line running north 22º west[a] from the mouth of the Renous River;
on the east by a line beginning 537 chains northwesterly of the above railway and running south 22º east[a] through the mouth of Renous River to the Kent County line;
on the south by the Kent County line;
on the west by a line beginning at a point on the Kent County line about 3.1 kilometres south of Meadow Brook Lake and running north[a] through the mouth of Donnelly Brook, which is on the southern bank of the Southwest Miramichi River west of Upper Blackville Bridge, to the starting point.
Evolution of boundaries
When Blackville was erected it extended to the Westmorland County line, including much of Harcourt and Huskisson Parishes.[17] The original boundaries can be seen by prolonging the existing eastern and western boundaries of Blackville.
In 1845 the Kent County line was changed to run southwesterly instead of southeasterly, now meeting the line between Queens and Sunbury Counties. Most of Blackville's territory was transferred to Harcourt and Huskisson Parishes.[18] The parish's boundaries were essentially the same as they are today.
Changes in the wording of the boundary with Northesk Parish and later Southesk Parish in 1850,[19] 1877,[20] and 1954[21] made little if any difference in the parish line.
Communities
Communities at least partly within the parish.[12][13][22]bold indicates an incorporated municipality
Islands at least partly within the parish.[12][13][22]
Doctors Island
Morehouse Island
Washburns Island
Other notable places
Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.[12][13][22][23]
Dungarvon Whooper Spring Woodlot Protected Natural Area
Dunphy Airstrip
Shinnickburn Protected Natural Area
Demographics
Parish population total does not include former incorporated village of Blackville. Revised census figures based on the 2023 local governance reforms have not been released.
^ abcBy the magnet of 1814,[14] when declination in the area was between 16º and 17º west of north.[15] The Territorial Division Act clause referring to magnetic direction bearings was omitted in the 1952[16] and 1973 Revised Statutes.[2]
^The Territorial Division Act[2] divides the province into 152 parishes, the cities of Saint John and Fredericton, and one town of Grand Falls. The Interpretation Act[3] clarifies that parishes include any local government within their borders.
^ abcde"No. 68". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 18 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 69, 77, 78, 86, 87, 96, and 97 at same site.
^ abcde"216"(PDF). Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 18 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 217, 218, 232, 233, 248–250, 264, 265, 280, 281, 297 at same site.
^"Chapter 227 Territorial Division Act". The Revised Statutes of New Brunswick 1952 Volume III. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1952. pp. 3725–3771. Scans of this Act may be requested from the Legislative Library of New Brunswick.
^"Chapter 2 The Division of the Province into Counties, Towns, and Parishes.". The Consolidated Statutes of New Brunswick. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1877. pp. 56–85. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
^"3 Elizabeth II, 1954, c. 83 An Act to Amend the Territorial Division Act". Acts of the Legislature of New Brunswick Passed During the Session of 1954. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1954. pp. 189–191. Scans of this Act may be requested from the Legislative Library of New Brunswick.
