Grimmer Parish, New Brunswick

Grimmer
Former Parish
Location within Restigouche County.
Coordinates: 47.67°N 67.45°W / 47.67; -67.45
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Restigouche
Erected	1916
Area [1]
• Land	653.48 km^2 (252.31 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[1]
• Total	981
• Density	1.5/km^2 (4/sq mi)
• Change 2011-2016	10.5%
• Dwellings	443
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Figures do not include portion within village of Kedgwick No census data available after 2016

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

For governance purposes it is part of the incorporated rural community of Kedgwick,[5] which is a member of the Restigouche Regional Service Commission.[6]

Before the 2023 governance reform, the local service district (LSD) of White's Brook straddled the eastern boundary of the parish along Route 17.[7] Most of the parish formed the LSD of the parish of Grimmer until its merger with the village of Kedgwick on 1 July 2012 to form the rural community.[8]

Origin of name

The parish was named in honour of W.C.H. Grimmer, former Surveyor General and Attorney General of New Brunswick.[9]

History

Grimmer was erected in 1916 from Eldon Parish.[10] Grimmer included Saint-Quentin Parish.

In 1921 Saint-Quentin was erected as its own parish.[11]

Boundaries

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

• on the north by the Quebec provincial border, running through the Patapedia and Restigouche Rivers;
• on the east by a line beginning at the mouth of Upper Thorn Point Brook and running south-southeasterly through the former Intercolonial Railway station at Whites Brook;
• on the south by a line running along the southern line of a grant to Paul Berube on the eastern side of Route 17, about 3 kilometres north of Chemin 36 No. 1 and its prolongations east to the Eldon Parish line and west to the Restigouche River;
• on the west by a line running due north[a] to the provincial border.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish.[12][13][14] All communities except Whites Brook are part of the incorporated rural community of Kedgwick. italics indicate a name no longer in official use

• Kedgwick
• Kedgwick River
• Michaud
• Petit-Ouest
• Petite-Réserve
• Quatre-Milles
• Rang-Double-Nord
• Rang-Double-Sud
• Rang-Sept
• Red Bank
• Six-Milles
• Thibault
• Tracy Depot
• Whites Brook

Bodies of water

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

• Little Main Restigouche River
• Patapedia River
• Restigouche River
• Lac à Morin

Islands

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

• Downs Gulch Islands
• Half Mile Island
• Little Cross Point Islands
• Tracy Island
• Whites Brook Islands

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.[12][13][14][15]

• Blueberry Brook Protected Natural Area
• Downs Gulch Aerodrome
• Downs Gulch Protected Natural Area
• Kedgwick Wildlife Management Area[16]
• Stillwater Brook Protected Natural Area
• Upper Thorn Point Brook Protected Natural Area

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Grimmer Parish, New Brunswick community profile

	2011
Population	1,096 (-0.8% from 2006)
Land area	653.48 km^2 (252.31 sq mi)
Population density	1.7/km^2 (4.4/sq mi)
Median age	41.8 (M: 42.5, F: 41.3)
Private dwellings	469 (total)
Median household income	$.N/A

Notes: 2011 income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons.
References: 2011[17]

Historical Census Data - Grimmer Parish, New Brunswick[18]

Year Pop. ±% 1991 1,149 —     1996 1,138 −1.0%

Year Pop. ±% 2001 1,163 +2.2% 2006 1,105 −5.0%

Year Pop. ±% 2011 1,096 −0.8%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Grimmer Parish, New Brunswick[18]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		1,090		1,060	1.8%	97.25%		25	66.7%	2.29%		0	0.0%	0.00%		5	n/a%	0.46%
2006		1,095		1,080	3.6%	98.63%		15	40.0%	1.37%		0	100.0%	0.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%
2001		1,165		1,120	5.2%	96.14%		25	0.0%	2.14%		20	100.0%	1.72%		0	0.0%	0.00%
1996		1,100		1,065	n/a	96.82%		25	n/a	2.27%		10	n/a	0.91%		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:[19]

Highways Route 17

Principal Routes None

Secondary Routes: Route 260 Route 265

External Routes: None

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick
• Little Main Restigouche River

Notes

1. By an astronomical bearing.
2. Not including brooks, ponds or coves.

References

1. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data". statcan.gc.ca. Statistics Canada. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
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. "Northwest Regional Service Commission: RSC 1". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
6. "Regions Regulation – Regional Service Delivery Act". Government of New Brunswick. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
7. "Local Service Districts Regulation - Municipalities Act". Government of New Brunswick. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
8. "Rural Community of Kedgwick Regulation - Municipalities Act". Government of New Brunswick. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
9. "Grimmer Parish". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
10. "5 Geo. V c. 47 An Act to amend Chapter 2, Consolidated Statutes, 1903, so far as it relates to the Parish of Eldon, in the County of Restigouche.". Acts of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Passed in the Months of April and May 1915. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1915. pp. 432–434.
11. "11 Geo. V c. 18 An Act to Amend Chapter 2 of the Consolidated Statutes, 1903, respecting the division of the Province into Counties, Towns and Parishes.". Acts of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Passed in the Month of April 1921. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1921. pp. 155–166.
12. "No. 3". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 21 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 4, 11, 12, 22, and 23 at same site.
13. "010" (PDF). Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 21 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 023, 024, 042, 043, 062, 063, 082, and 083 at same site.
14. "Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB)". Government of Canada. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
15. "Explore New Brunswick's Protected Natural Areas". GeoNB. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
16. "New Brunswick Regulation 94-43 under the Fish and Wildlife Act (O.C. 94-231)". Government of New Brunswick. 5 June 2006. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
17. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
18. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
19. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 4, 12

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