Richibucto
Cap-Lumière
Cap-Lumière
Location within Kent County, New Brunswick
Location within Kent County, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 46°37′03″N 64°47′24″W / 46.6175°N 64.79°W / 46.6175; -64.79
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyKent County
Erected1827
Area
 • Land249.21 km2 (96.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total2,085
 • Density8.4/km2 (22/sq mi)
 • Change 2016-2021
Increase 11.4%
 • Dwellings
1,162
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Figures do not include portions within the town of Richibucto, the village of Rexton, and the Indian Island 28 Indian reserve
Population change reflects revised 2016 figure

Richibucto (originally Liverpool) is a geographic parish in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada.[4]

For governance purposes it is divided between the towns of Beaurivage and Grand-Bouctouche, the village of Five Rivers,[5] and the Kent rural district,[6] all of are members of the Kent Regional Service Commission,[7] and the Indian Island 28 Indian reserve, which is not.

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, the parish was divided between the town of Richibucto, the village of Rexton,[8] the Indian Island 28 Indian reserve, and the local service districts of Cap-de-Richibouctou, Sainte-Anne-de-Kent, and the parish of Richibucto.[9] Richibucto and a border area west of it became part of Beaurivage, Rexton and most of the parish LSD part of Five Rivers, Sainte-Anne-de-Kent to Grand-Bouctouche, and Cap-de-Richibouctou to the rural district, with small exceptions along the various new borders.

Origin of name

The parish was named for the Richibucto River, which in turn is of Mi'kmaq origin.[10]

History

Richibucto was erected from Carleton Parish as Liverpool parish in 1827.[11] At the time it included modern Weldford Parish and all of Saint-Charles Parish south of the Saint-Charles River.

In 1832 the parish's name was changed to Richibucto.[12]

In 1835 the southwestern part of the parish was erected as Weldford Parish.[13]

In 1909 the newly erected Saint-Charles Parish included the settlements along the Kouchibouguacis River.[14]

Boundaries

Richibucto Parish is bounded:[2][15][16]

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish.[15][16][19] bold indicates an incorporated municipality or Indian reserve

Bodies of water

Bodies of water[b] at least partly within the parish.[15][16][19]

Islands

Islands at least partly within the parish.[15][16][19]

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.[15][16][19][20]

Demographics

Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities and Indian reserve

See also

Notes

  1. ^ By the magnet of 1850,[17] when declination in the area was between 21º and 22º west of north.[18]
  2. ^ Not including brooks, ponds or coves.

References

  1. ^ a b "Census Profile". Statistics Canada. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Chapter I-13 Interpretation Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 26 February 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. ^ "Kent Regional Service Commission: RSC 6". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Kent Regional Service Commission: RD 6". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Regions Regulation – Regional Service Delivery Act". Government of New Brunswick. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Municipalities Order - Municipalities Act". Governmentof New Brunswick. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Local Service Districts Regulation - Municipalities Act". Government of New Brunswick. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  10. ^ Ganong, William F. (1896). A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick. Royal Society of Canada. p. 266. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  11. ^ "7 Geo. IV c. 31 An Act for the division of the County of Northumberland into three Counties, and to provide for the Government and Representation of the two new Counties.". Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1827. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1827. pp. 97–103. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  12. ^ "2 Wm. IV, c. 10 An Act to alter the name of the Shire Town in the County of Kent from Liverpool to Richibucto.". Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick, Passed at Two Sessions of the General Assembly, in the Year 1832. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1832. pp. 42–43. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  13. ^ "5 Wm. IV c. 19 An Act to erect the South-Western part of the Parish of Richibucto into a separate and distinct Parish.". Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1835. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1835. pp. 28–29. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  14. ^ "8 Edward 7 c. 21 An Act to amend the Act respecting the division of the Province into Counties, Towns and Parishes, so far as relates to the County of Kent.". Acts of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Passed in the Month of May 1908. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1908. pp. 49–52.
  15. ^ a b c d e "No. 80". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 11 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 89 and 90 at same site.
  16. ^ a b c d e "237" (PDF). Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 11 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 238, 252–254, 269, and 270 at same site.
  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^ "Historical Magnetic Declination". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  19. ^ a b c d "Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB)". Government of Canada. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  20. ^ "New Brunswick Regulation 2017-46 under the Parks Act (O.C. 2017-293)" (PDF). The Royal Gazette. 175. Fredericton: Queen's Printer: 1496–1497. 13 December 2017. ISSN 1714-9428. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  21. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  22. ^ 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Richibucto Parish, New Brunswick
  23. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census Richibucto, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 14 September 2019.


46°37′03″N 64°47′24″W / 46.61750°N 64.79000°W / 46.61750; -64.79000 (Richibucto Parish, New Brunswick)