Chipman Parish, New Brunswick

Chipman
Parish
Location within Queens County, New Brunswick. Location within Queens County, New Brunswick.
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Queens County
Established	1835
Area
• Land	482.81 km2 (186.41 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	962
• Density	2.0/km2 (5/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	8.9%
• Dwellings	481
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)

Chipman is a Canadian parish in Queens County, New Brunswick.

History

Chipman Parish was erected in 1835 from Brunswick Parish and Canning Parish: named for Ward Chipman Jr. (1787-1851), the chief justice of New Brunswick from 1834-1851: included the eastern part of Waterborough Parish until 1896.

Delineation

Chipman Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act as:

Communities

Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold).

• Briggs Corner
• Bronson
• Bronson Settlement
• Camp Wegesegum
• Castaway
• Chipman
• Coal Creek

• Dufferin
• Fowlers Corner
• Gaspereau Forks
• Harley Road
• Iron Bound Cove
• Kings Mines
• Leckey Road

• Midland
• Redbank
• Salmon Creek
• Salmon River
• The Ridge
• Upper Gaspereau

Bodies of water & Islands

This is a list of rivers, lakes, streams, creeks, marshes and Islands that are at least partially in this parish

• Salmon River
• Gaspereau River

Demographics

Population

Population trend

Census	Population	Change (%)
2011		N/A
2006	1056	5.0%
2001	1111	0.0%
1996		0.0%
1991		N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only		%
English only		%
Both English and French	0	0.00%
Other languages	0	0.00%

Access Routes

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

• Highways
  • Route 10

• Principal Routes
  • Route 116
  • Route 123

• Secondary Routes:
  • None

• External Routes:
  • None

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick