Dorchester Parish, New Brunswick

Dorchester
Parish
Location within Westmorland County, New Brunswick. Location within Westmorland County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates:
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Westmorland County
Established	1787
Area
• Land	90.89 km2 (35.09 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	477
• Density	5.2/km2 (13/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	3.7%
• Dwellings	231
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)

Dorchester is a Canadian parish in Westmorland County, New Brunswick.

History

The parish was established in 1787 and named for Sir Guy Carleton, 1st Baron of Dorchester (1724-1808) and the governor-in-chief of British North America: included most of Shediac Parish until 1827.

Communities

Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold):

• Calhoun
• Cherry Burton
• Dorchester
• Dorchester Cape
• Fort Folly 1

• Memramcook
• Middleton
• Taylor Village
• Upper Dorchester

Demographics

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1991	532	—
1996	555	+4.3%
2001	468	−15.7%
2006	460	−1.7%
2011	477	+3.7%

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only		N/A%
English only		N/A%
Both English and French	0	0.00%
Other languages	0	0.00%

Access routes

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

• Highways
  • Route 2 (TCH)

• Principal Routes
  • Route 106

• Secondary Routes:
  • Route 925
  • Route 935

• External Routes:
  • None

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick