Cambridge Parish, New Brunswick

The parish was "said to" have been named in honour of the Duke of Cambridge,^[5] who died in 1850.

Cambridge was erected in 1852 from Johnston, Waterborough, and Wickham Parishes.^[6]

In 1856 the boundary with Johnston and Waterborough Parishes was altered.^[7]

Cambridge Parish is bounded:^{[2][8][9][10]}

• on the east by a line beginning at Mill Cove on Grand Lake, then running along Fowler Road, Route 715, and the public landing southwest of Fowlers Cove to Washademoak Lake;
• on the southeast by Washademoak Lake;
• on the west by Colwells Creek and the Saint John River;
• on the northwest by a line beginning on the Saint John River about 75 metres downstream of the Route 2 interchange with Route 105 and Conservation Road, then running north-northeasterly across the isthmus to Grand Lake, then up Grand Lake to Mill Cove;
• including most of Thatch Island, which is now a peninsula.

Communities at least partly within the parish;^[8][9][10] bold indicates an incorporated municipality

Bodies of water^[a] at least partly in the parish:^[8][9][10]

Islands in the parish:^[8][9][10]

• Coreys Island
• Huestis Island
• Nevers Island
• Thatch Island

Parish population total does not include portion within former incorporated village of Cambridge-Narrows. Revised census figures based on the 2023 local governance reforms have not been released.

Population Population trend[11][12][1] Census Population Change (%) 2021 684 5.7% 2016 647 0.6% 2011 651 4.5% 2006 682 6.7% 2001 639

Language Mother tongue (2021)[1] Language Population Pct (%) English only 580 95.1% French only 10 1.6% Both English and French 5 0.8% Other languages 15 2.5%

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:^[13]