Saint Martins Parish, New Brunswick
Parish in New Brunswick, Canada
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Saint Martins is a geographic parish in Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada.[4]
Saint Martins
St. Martins | |
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Location within Saint John County. map erroneously shows Saint John as part of Simonds Parish | |
| Coordinates: 45.36°N 65.54°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  New Brunswick |
| County | Saint John County |
| Erected | 1786 |
| Area | |
| • Land | 629.00 km2 (242.86 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 1,177 |
| • Density | 1.9/km2 (4.9/sq mi) |
| • Change 2016-2021 |  4.0% |
| • Dwellings | 597 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Median Income* | $53,675 CDN |
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For governance purposes the bulk of the parish is divided between the village of Fundy-St. Martins[5] and the Fundy rural district,[6] both of which are members of the Fundy Regional Service Commission.[7] A minor portion on the east resides in Fundy Albert, which is a member of the Southeast Regional Service Commission.[8]
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, the parish was divided for governance purposes between the village of St. Martins and the local service district of the parish of Saint Martins,[9] both of which were members of the Fundy Regional Service Commission (FRSC).[10]
Origin of name
The Provincial Archives of New Brunswick gives only a possibility - St. Martins, Maryland,[11] which could refer to either Saint Martin or Saint Martins by the Bay,[12] both in Worcester County, Maryland.
History
Saint Martins was erected in 1786 as one of the county's original parish.[13]
In 1837 the eastern end of Saint Martins was transferred to Westmorland County.[14] The lost area is now part of Alma Parish in Albert County.
Boundaries
Saint Martins Parish is bounded:[2][15][16]
- on the north by the Kings County line;
- on the east by the Albert County line;
- on the south by the Bay of Fundy and Quaco Bay;
- on the west by a line beginning at the shore of the Bay of Fundy and running northwesterly along the eastern line of a grant to Samuel Hugh at the mouth of Tynemouth Creek and its prolongation to the Kings County line.
Communities
Communities at least partly within the parish.[15][16][17] bold indicates an incorporated municipality
- Bains Corner
- Bay View
- Burchills Flats
- Chester
- Fair View
- Grove Hill
- Hanford Brook
- Hardingville
- Little Beach
- Orange Hill
- Porter Road
- St. Martins
- Salmon River
- Shanklin
- Tynemouth Creek
- West Quaco
Bodies of water
Bodies of water[a] at least partly within the parish.[15][16][17]
- Big Salmon River
- Goose River
- Irish River
- Little Salmon River
- Mosher River
- Point Wolfe River
- Quiddy River
- South Stream
- Goose Creek
- Ten Mile Creek
- Tynemouth Creek
- Bay of Fundy
- Quaco Bay
- more than two dozen officially named lakes
Other notable places
Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.[15][16][17][18]
- Big Salmon River Protected Natural Area
- Dowdall Lake Protected Natural Area
- Fundy National Park
- Fundy Footpath
- Fundy Trail Parkway Provincial Park[19]
- Little Salmon River Protected Natural Area
- Point Wolfe River Gorge Protected Natural Area
- Saddleback Brook Protected Natural Area
Demographics
Parish population total does not include village of St. Martins
Population
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Access Routes
See also
Notes
- Not including brooks, ponds or coves.