Canning Parish, New Brunswick
Parish in New Brunswick, Canada
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Canning is a geographic parish in Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada.[2]
Canning | |
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Location within Queens County, New Brunswick. | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  New Brunswick |
| County | Queens County |
| Erected | 1827 |
| Area | |
| • Land | 173.25 km2 (66.89 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 1,028 |
| • Density | 5.9/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| • Change 2016-2021 |  11.3% |
| • Dwellings | 850 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Figures do not include portion within the village of Minto | |
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was divided between the village of Minto and the local service district of the parish of Canning,[3] both of which were members of Capital Region Service Commission (RSC11).[4]
Origin of name
The parish was probably named in honour of George Canning, British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Leader of the House of Commons at the time.[5] Shortly after the parish's erection Canning became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
History
Canning was erected in 1827 from Waterborough Parish.[6]
In 1835 the northwestern part of Canning was included in the newly erected Chipman Parish.[7]
Boundaries
Canning is bounded:[2][8][9][10]
- on the northeast by a line beginning on the Sunbury County line about 400 metres north-northeasterly of Minto, then running east-southeasterly for about 1.2 km before turning to run south 45º east[a] to Salmon Bay, then in a direct line to Indian Point, then into the Northeast Arm of Grand Lake;
- on the southeast by a line through Grand Lake, passing through Northeast Arm and west of Goat Island, then through the isthmus to the Saint John River, passing east of the Route 2 interchange with Route 105 and Conservation Road;
- on the southwest by the Saint John River;
- on the northwest by the Sunbury County line.
Communities
Bodies of water
Bodies of water[b] at least partly within the parish.[8][9][10]
- Grand Lake Little River
- Saint John River
- Baltimore Stream
- Main Thoroughfare
- Newcastle Creek
- Otter Creek
- Coys Gut
- Back Lake
- Lower Timber Lake
- Maquapit Lake
- The Keyhole
- Grand Lake
- Douglas Harbour
- Newcastle Bay
- Northeast Arm
- Salmon Bay
Islands
Other notable places
Demographics
Parish population total does not portion within former incorporated village of Minto. Revised census figures based on the 2023 local governance reforms have not been released.
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[19]
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