Shediac | |
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Coordinates: 46°11′N 64°36′W / 46.19°N 64.60°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | New Brunswick |
County | Westmorland County |
Erected | 1827 |
Area | |
• Land | 178.79 km2 (69.03 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 5,144 |
• Density | 28.8/km2 (75/sq mi) |
• Change 2016-2021 | 7.4% |
• Dwellings | 2,976 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
Figures do not include portions within the city of Dieppe, the town of Shediac, the village of Cap-Pelé, and the rural community of Beaubassin East |
Shediac is a geographic parish in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.[4]
For governance purposes it is divided between the city of Dieppe,[5] the towns of Cap-Acadie[5] and Shediac,[5] the incorporated rural communities of Beausoleil[6] and Maple Hills,[5] and the Southeast rural district.[a] Beausoleil is a members of the Kent Regional Service Commission, with the rest all belonging to the Southeast Regional Service Commission.[7]
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, the parish was divided between Dieppe,[8] Shediac,[8] the village of Cap-Pelé,[8] the rural community of Beaubassin East,[9] and the local service districts of Grande-Digue, Pointe-du-Chêne, Scoudouc, Scoudouc Road, Shediac Bridge-Shediac River, Shediac Cape, and the parish of Shediac.[10] With minor boundary changes, Grande-Digue and Shediac Bridge-Shediac River are now part of Beausoleil; Pointe-du-Chêne, Scoudouc, Scoudouc Road, and Shediac Cape were annexed by Shediac; Cap-Pelé and Beaubassin East merged to form Cap-Acadie; and the Shediac Parish LSD was divided between Beausoleil and Maple Hills.
The parish's name comes the community of Shediac, itself from a corruption of Mi'kmaq Es-ed-ei'-ik, translated by Rand as "running far back." There was a Fort Shediac mentioned in documents around 1755, on the mainland opposite Shediac Island.[11]
Shediac was erected in 1827 from Dorchester and Sackville Parishes.[12] The eastern boundary was at the mouth of the Kouchibouguac River.
In 1850 the eastern boundary was moved to run through Cap-Pelé.[13]
In 1894 the existing boundaries were declared retroactive to the parish's erection.[14]
In 1904 the boundary with Botsford Parish was clarified.[15]
Shediac Parish is bounded:[2][16][17]
Communities at least partly within the parish.[16][17][20] bold indicates an incorporated municipality or rural community; italics indicate a name no longer in official use
Bodies of water[d] at least partly within the parish.[16][17][20]
Islands at least partly within the parish.[16][17][20]
Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.[16][17][20]
Parish population total does not include the town of Shediac and portions within Dieppe, Cap-Pelé, and Beaubassin East
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Language[edit]Mother tongue (2016)[24]
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Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[25]