Gordon is a geographic parish in Victoria County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was divided between the village of Plaster Rock and the local service district of the parish of Gordon, both of which were members of the Western Valley Regional Service Commission (WVRSC).
Origin of name The parish was named in honour of Arthur Hamilton-Gordon, Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick at the time.
History Gordon was erected in 1864 from Grand Falls, Perth, and Saint-Léonard Parishes. Three months later the Carleton County line was restored to its pre-1854 course, removing part of Gordon.
In 1871 all of Gordon north of a line true east and west from the southern end of Long Island in the Tobique River was erected as Lorne Parish. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
In 1896 the boundary with Lorne was altered. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
Boundaries Gordon Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on maps 64–66, 72–75, and 82 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 195–198, 209–213, 224–227, 240, and 241 at same site.
on the north by a line running true east and west from the foot of an unnamed island downstream of Long IslandThe actual wording is "the foot of Long Island" but both cadastral and highway maps show the boundary running south of Long Island. Long Island and the two unnamed islands south of it are all wetlands, so Long Island probably broke up after it was first used as a boundary point in 1871. in the Tobique River; on the northeast by the Northumberland County line; on the southeast by the York County line; on the south by the Carleton County line; on the west by the Royal Road, running a northerly or north-northwesterly course starting on the county line north of Chapmanville at a point about 20.5 kilometres inland from the Saint John River, passing west of Birch Ridge, through Red Rapids, to a point slightly east of the junction of Currie Road with Route 380; on the northwest by a line running north 45º east about 7 kilometres to meet the northern line of the parish.
Communities Communities at least partly within the parish. bold indicates an incorporated municipality; italics indicate a name no longer in official use
Anderson Road Anfield Arthurette Arbuckle Beveridge Birch Ridge Crombie Settlement Fraser Hazeldean Lampedo Licford Longley Lower Anfield Mapleview McLaughlin North View Odell Picadilly Plaster Rock Red Rapids Rowena St. Almo (Reeds Island) Sisson Ridge Summit Three Brooks Wapske Weaver
Bodies of water Bodies of waterNot including brooks, ponds or coves. at least partly within the parish.
River de Chute Gulquac River Lake Branch River Little Gulquac River Little Wapske River Odell River Odelloch River Pokoiok River North Branch Southwest Miramichi River Tobique River Tuadook River Wapske River Lampedo Branch more than 20 officially named lakes
Other notable places Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish. Indian Brook Protected Natural Area Oven Rock Brook Protected Natural Area Plaster Rock-Renous Wildlife Management Area Pokiok River Protected Natural Area
Demographics Parish population totals do not include Plaster Rock
Population Population trendStatistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2021 census Census Population Change (%) 2021 1,559 4.4% 2016 1,493 4.7% 2011 1,567 12.3% 2006 1,786 3.1% 2001 1,844 6.6% 1996 1,975 1.8% 1991 1,940 N/A
Language Mother tongue (2016) Language Population Pct (%) English only 1,355 91.2% French only 115 7.7% Other languages 10 0.7% Both English and French 5 0.3%
See also List of parishes in New Brunswick
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