Musquash | |
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Coordinates: 46°10′N 66°22′W / 46.17°N 66.36°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | New Brunswick |
County | Saint John County |
Erected | 1877 |
Area | |
• Land | 233.06 km2 (89.98 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 1,253 |
• Density | 5.4/km2 (14/sq mi) |
• Change 2016-2021 | 4.9% |
• Dwellings | 594 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
Median Income* | $71,680 CDN |
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Musquash is a civil parish in Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada.[4]
For governance purposes, the parish is part of the incorporated rural community of Fundy Shores,[5] which is a member of the Southwest Regional Service Commission.[6]
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, the parish formed the local service district of the parish of Musquash,[7] which was a member of the Fundy Regional Service Commission (FRSC).[8]
The Provincial Archives of New Brunswick gives it origin as "derived from the Maliseet word for muskrat" but does not mention that word or give a source.[9]
William F. Ganong has entries for Musquash Islands and Musquash Harbour, the former translated from the French I. aux Rats musquez, island of muskrats, the latter uncertain, both possibly related to Maliseet words.[10]
Musquash is a synonym of muskrat, possibly borrowed from Massachusett.[11]
Musquash was erected in 1877 from Lancaster Parish.[12]
Musquash Parish is bounded:[2][13][14]
Communities at least partly within the parish.[13][14][15]
Bodies of water[a] at least partly within the parish.[13][14][15]
Islands at least partly within the parish.[13][14][15]
Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.[13][14][15][16]
Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[20]