Lincoln | |
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Coordinates: 45°53′51″N 66°34′12″W / 45.8975°N 66.57°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | New Brunswick |
County | Sunbury |
Erected | 1786 |
Area | |
• Land | 159.44 km2 (61.56 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 7,519 |
• Density | 47.2/km2 (122/sq mi) |
• Change 2016-2021 | 4.8% |
• Dwellings | 3,152 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
Figures do not include portion within the city of Fredericton |
Lincoln is a civil parish in Sunbury County, New Brunswick, Canada.[2]
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was divided between the city of Fredericton and the local service districts of Rusagonis-Waasis and the parish of Lincoln,[3] all of which were members of Regional Service Commission 11 (RSC11).[4]
The parish may have been named for its proximity to York County, as the traditional English counties of Lincolnshire and Yorkshire shared a border.[5]
Another possible source is Lincoln, Massachusetts, former home of Captain Benjamin Glasier whose family settled there in March 1776 as the American War of Independence was beginning.[6]
Lincoln was erected in 1786 as one of Sunbury County's original parishes.[7] It extended to Charlotte County and included most of Gladstone Parish.
In 1835 the rear of the parish was included in the newly erected Blissville Parish.[8]
Lincoln Parish is bounded:[2][9][10]
Communities at least partly within the parish.[9][10][14] bold indicates an incorporated municipality
Bodies of water[b] at least partly within the parish.[9][10][14]
Islands at least partly within the parish.[9][10][14]
Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.[9][10][14]
Parish population does not include portion within Fredericton
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