Blissville is a geographic parish in Sunbury County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was divided between CFB Gagetown and the local service district of the parish of Blissville, which was a member of Capital Region Service Commission (RSC11).
Origin of name The parish was probably named in honour of John Murray Bliss, senior justice of the Supreme Court of New Brunswick at the time the Act erecting the parish was passed in 1834 but died before it became effective in January 1835.
History Blissville was erected in 1835 from Burton and Lincoln Parishes.
In 1874 Gladstone Parish was erected from the western part of Blissville. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
In 1896 the land boundary with Gladstone was completely altered, adding a large area to Blissville; the boundary with Burton was altered along the Nerepis Road. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
In 1949 the boundary with Burton was restored to its pre-1896 line.
Boundaries Blissville Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on maps 138, 147, 148, and 155 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 411, 427–429, 442, 443, 457, and 458 at same site.
on the north beginning at a point on the eastern bank of the Oromocto River about 1.2 kilometres downstream of the mouth of Shaw Creek, then running south 66º east to the Queens County line; on the southeast by the Sunbury County line; on the south by the Charlotte County; on the west by a line beginning at a point on the Charlotte County about 2.9 kilometres west of the South Oromocto Lake Road, then running north 67º east about 19.2 kilometres to the rear line of grants along the western side of the South Branch Oromocto River, then northerly about 2.2 kilometres along the rear line of grants to the northern line of a grant to Nathaniel Hubbard, which is also the southern boundary of Fredericton Junction, then easterly to the river, then down the South Branch Oromocto River and the Oromocto River to the starting point.
Communities Communities at least partly within the parish; italics indicate a community expropriated for CFB Gagetown
Blissville Central Blissville Germany Hoyt Hoyt Station Juvenile Settlement Mill Settlement Mill Settlement West Patterson Sand Brook Tweedsmuir
Bodies of water Bodies of waterNot including brooks, ponds or coves. at least partly in the parish:
Oromocto River South Branch Oromocto River Brizley Stream Piskahegan Stream Back Creek Bass Creek White Birch Lake
Islands Islands in the parish: Basley Island
Other notable places Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places in the parish. CFB Gagetown
Demographics Revised census figures based on the 2023 local governance reforms have not been released.
Population Population trendStatistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census Census Population Change (%) 2016 819 11.6% 2011 926 9.2% 2006 848 13.7% 2001 983
Language Mother tongue (2016) Language Population Pct (%) English only 790 96.3% French only 25 3.0% Both English and French 5 0.6% Other languages 0 0%
Access Routes Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas
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External Routes: None
See also List of parishes in New Brunswick
Notes
References 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Blissville Parish, New Brunswick