Colborne Parish, New Brunswick

Colborne
Parish
Location within Restigouche County. Heron Island erroneously shown as part of Durham Parish.
Coordinates: 47.8875°N 66.27°W / 47.8875; -66.27
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Restigouche
Erected	1840
Area [1]
• Land	753.38 km^2 (290.88 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	266
• Density	0.4/km^2 (1/sq mi)
• Change 2016-2021	17.2%
• Dwellings	162
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Figures do not include portion within the village of Charlo

Colborne is a geographic parish in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada.[4]

For governance purposes it is divided between the town of Heron Bay,[5] the Moose Meadows 4 Indian reserve, and the Restigouche rural district;[6] the town and rural district are both members of the Restigouche Regional Service Commission.[7]

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, the parish was divided between the village of Charlo,[5] the Indian reserve, and the local service districts of Charleur and Lorne.[8] In the 2023 reform, Charlo merged with the town of Dalhousie to form Heron Bay, which annexed Heron Island and the communities of Benjamin River, Blackland, and New Mills from Chaleur;[5] Lorne and the remainder of Chaleur became part of the rural district.[6]

Origin of name

The parish was named in honour of John Colborne, acting Governor General of the Canadas when the parish was erected.[9]

History

Colborne was erected in 1840 from Addington and Beresford Parishes.[10] Colborne comprised Restigouche County between the Benjamin and Eel Rivers.

In 1850 the boundaries were altered to run due south from starting points near the coast: the western boundary from milepost forty-eight on the great road (highway) from Bathurst to Dalhousie, the eastern boundary from the mouth of the Benjamin River.[11]

Boundaries

Colborne Parish is bounded:[2][12][13]

• on the north by Chaleur Bay;
• on the east by a line running true south from the mouth of Benjamin River to the Northumberland County line;
• on the south by the county line;
• on the west by a line running true south from a point near the northern end of the Eel River Bar Seawall to the county line
• including Heron Island and any islands in front of the parish.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish.[12][13][14] bold indicates an incorporated municipality or Indian reserve

• Benjamin River
• Blackland
• Caribou Depot
• Lorne
• Moose Meadows 4
• New Mills
• Upper Crossing
• Charlo
  • Mountain Brook
  • River Charlo
  • Upper Charlo

Bodies of water

Bodies of water[a] at least partly within the parish.[12][13][14]

• Benjamin River
• North Branch Charlo River
• Jacquet River
• Louison River
• South Charlo River
• Southeast Upsalquitch River
• Tetagouche River
  • Harrys Bogan
• Nash Creek
• Chaleur Bay
  • Heron Channel
• Shoal Bay
• at least ten officially named lakes

Islands

Islands at least partly within the parish.[12][13][14]

• Fleming Island
• Heron Island
• West Point Island
• Thrum Rock

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.[12][13][14]

• Chaleur Provincial Park
• Charlo Regional Airport
• Eel River Bar Seawall
• Key Anacon Mine

Demographics

Parish population total does not include Moose Meadows 4 Indian reserve or the portion within the former incorporated village of Charlo. Revised census figures based on the 2023 local governance reforms have not been released.

Population

Canada census – Colborne community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	266 (+17.2% from 2016)	227 (+12.4% from 2011)	202 (-13.7% from 2006)
Land area	753.38 km^2 (290.88 sq mi)	754.96 km^2 (291.49 sq mi)	754.95 km^2 (291.49 sq mi)
Population density	0.4/km^2 (1.0/sq mi)	0.3/km^2 (0.78/sq mi)	0.3/km^2 (0.78/sq mi)
Median age	58.8 (M: 59.2, F: 58.0)	55.8 (M: 55.8, F: 55.7)	50.5 (M: 49.3, F: 53.8)
Private dwellings	162 (total)  135 (occupied)	144 (total)	102 (total)
Median household income	$48,400	$39,808	$.N/A

Notes: 2011 & 2006 income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons.
References: 2021[15] 2016[16] 2011[17]

Historical Census Data
Colborne Parish, NB

Year Pop. ±% 1991 328 —     1996 295 −10.1%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 270 −8.5% 2006 234 −13.3%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 202 −13.7% 2016 227 +12.4%
[18][19]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Colborne Parish, New Brunswick[18]
Census		Total		English				French				English & French				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		200		160	20.0%	80.00%		35	133.3%	17.50%		0	100.0%	0.00%		5	n/a%	2.50%
2006		235		200	20.0%	85.11%		15	40.0%	6.38%		20	n/a%	8.51%		0	0.0%	0.00%
2001		275		250	22.0%	90.91%		25	44.4%	9.09%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%
1996		250		205	n/a	82.00%		45	n/a	18.00%		0	n/a	0.00%		0	n/a	0.00%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[20]

Highways Route 11

Principal Routes Route 134 Route 180

Secondary Routes: None

External Routes: None

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

Notes

1. Not including brooks, ponds or coves.

References

1. "Census Profile". Statistics Canada. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
2. "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
3. "Chapter I-13 Interpretation Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
4. 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.
5. "Restigouche Regional Service Commission: RSC 2". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
6. "Restigouche Regional Service Commission: RD 2". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
7. "Regions Regulation – Regional Service Delivery Act". Government of New Brunswick. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
8. "Local Service Districts Regulation - Municipalities Act". Government of New Brunswick. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
9. Ganong, William F. (1896). A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick. Royal Society of Canada. p. 227. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
10. "2 Vic. c. 19 An Act to divide the County of Restigouche into five Towns or Parishes and to define the boundaries thereof.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1839. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1839. pp. 63–64. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
11. "13 Vic. c. 51 An Act to consolidate all the Laws now in force for the division of the Province into Counties, Towns and Parishes.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Mjaesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1850. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1850. pp. 142–152, 145–149. Retrieved 27 March 2021. Book was poorly proofread, resulting in title typo and reuse of page numbers 145–152.
12. "No. 6". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 20 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 7, 14, 15, and 26 at same site.
13. "003" (PDF). Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 20 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 004, 015, 016, 029, 030, 048, 049, 068, 069, 088, and 089 at same site.
14. "Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB)". Government of Canada. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
15. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
16. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
17. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
18. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
19. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Colborne Parish, New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
20. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 6, 14-15

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