Andover Parish, New Brunswick

Historian William F. Ganong related that the local explanation was that it was named by a Mr. Sisson, who came from Andover, England.^[6]

Andover was erected in 1833 in Carleton County from Kent Parish.^[7] The parish extended to above Grand Falls, New Brunswick, taking in most of Grand Falls Parish.

In 1850 the parish was extended north to where the Saint John River crosses the international boundary.^[8]

In 1853 all of Andover north of the Aroostook River was included in the newly erected Grand Falls Parish.^[9]

Andover Parish is bounded:^[2][10][11]

• on the north by the Aroostook River;
• on the east by the Saint John River;
• on the south by the River de Chute, which forms the Victoria County line;
• on the west by the American border.

Communities at least partly within the parish.^[10][11][12] bold indicates an incorporated municipality

Bodies of water^[a] at least partly within the parish.^[10][11][12]

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.^{[10][11][12][13]}

• Demerchant Brook Protected Natural Area
• Tinker Dam

Parish population totals do not include the former incorporated villages of Aroostook and portion within Perth-Andover. Revised census figures based on the 2023 local governance reforms have not been released.

Population Population trend[14][15][16] Census Population Change (%) 2016 891 5.4% 2011 942 10.0% 2006 856 14.7% 2001 1,003 9.1% 1996 1,104 0.9% 1991 1,094 N/A

Language Mother tongue (2016)[16] Language Population Pct (%) English only 810 91.0% French only 35 3.9% Both English and French 0 0% Other languages 45 5.1%

• List of parishes in New Brunswick