Dalhousie Parish, New Brunswick

The parish took its name from the settlement of Dalhousie, which served as shiretown of Restigouche County from its erection. The settlement was named in honour of the Earl of Dalhousie, Governor General of British North America.^[8]

Dalhousie was erected in 1840 from Addington Parish.^[9] Dalhousie comprised all of Restigouche Parish between lines due south from Eel River on the east and Walker Brook on the west.

In 1850 the eastern boundary was altered slightly to run due south from milepost forty-eight on the eastern side of Eel River Gully.^[10]

In 1896 the southern part of Dalhousie was erected as Balmoral Parish.^[11]

Dalhousie Parish is bounded:^[2][12][13]

• on the north by the Restigouche River and Chaleur Bay;
• on the east by Chaleur Bay and a line running true south from near the northern end of the Eel River Bar Seawall;
• on the south by a line beginning on Mountain Brook, then running westerly along the rear line of grants along Route 11 then New Brunswick Route 280 to the Route 275, then along Route 275 to the southeastern corner of a grant to William Searls, at a point about 500 metres south of Welsh Road, then along the southern line of the Searls grant and its prolongation to the eastern line of the Balmoral Settlement, then running northerly to the corner of the Balmoral Settlement, then running westerly along the northern line of the Settlement to a point about 900 metres westerly of the junction of Val-d'Amour Road with Route 275;
• on the west by a line running true north to the most eastern point of the western side of the mouth of Walkers Brook, which runs through Campbellton;
• including all islands in front of the parish.

Communities at least partly within the parish.^[12][13][14] bold indicates an incorporated municipality or Indian reserve

Bodies of water^[a] at least partly within the parish.^[12][13][14]

Islands at least partly within the parish.^[12][13][14]

• Dalhousie Island
• Bonamy Rocks

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.^{[12][13][14][15]}

• Sugarloaf Provincial Park

Parish population total does not include portions within municipalities or Indian reserves

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Dalhousie Parish, New Brunswick[19]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2016		1,055		535		50.7%		465		44.1%		35		3.3%		20		1.9%
2011		2,215		1,490	0.0%	67.27%		660	15.9%	29.80%		40	60.0%	1.80%		25	16.7%	1.13%
2006		2,330		1,490	6.0%	63.95%		785	3.1%	33.69%		25	72.2%	1.07%		30	20.0%	1.29%
2001		2,510		1,585	11.5%	63.15%		810	19.0%	32.27%		90	63.6%	3.59%		25	150.0%	1.00%
1996		2,855		1,790	n/a	62.70%		1,000	n/a	35.03%		55	n/a	1.92%		10	n/a	0.35%

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:^[21]

• List of parishes in New Brunswick