Rothesay Parish, New Brunswick

Rothesay
Parish
Location within Kings County, New Brunswick.
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Kings County
Established	1870
Area[1]
• Land	7.31 km^2 (2.82 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	347
• Density	47.4/km^2 (123/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	0.9%
• Dwellings	128
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)

Rothesay is a Canadian parish in Kings County, New Brunswick.^[2]

History

Rothesay Parish set off from Hampton Parish in 1870. The Name comes from Duke of Rothesay probably names after Edward VII who at the time was a duke.

Delineation

Rothesay Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act^[3] as being bounded:

Westerly and northerly by the Kennebecasis Bay and River; easterly by Hampton Parish and southerly by the County line.

Communities

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

Barsa Bradley Lake East Riverside-Kinghurst Fairvale Golden Grove

Hillhurst Hunter Lake-Upper Hunter Lake Road Kennebecasis Park Quispamsis Renforth

Rothesay Torryburn Wells

Bodies of water & Islands

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

• Hunter Lake

Demographics

Population Population trend[4] Census Population Change (%) 2011 N/A 2006 350 11.5% 2001 314 0.0% 1996 0.0% 1991 N/A

Language Mother tongue language (2006)[5] 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:^[6]

Highways Route 1

Principal Routes Route 100 Route 111

Secondary Routes: Route 860

External Routes: None

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

References

1. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Rothesay Parish, New Brunswick
2. New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Rothesay Parish
3. "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
4. Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census
5. Profile: Rothesay Parish, New Brunswick
6. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7

Coordinates: 45°22′53″N 65°58′14″W / 45.381301°N 65.970583°W