New Maryland is a geographic parish in York County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was divided between the village of New Maryland the local service district of the parish of New Maryland, both of which were members of Capital Region Service Commission (RSC11). The LSD further includes the special service areas of Howorth and Nasonworth.
Origin of name The parish probably came from members of the Maryland Loyalists Battalion who settled in the area. Ganong states that the name came from the settlement of Maryland.
History New Maryland was erected in 1850 from Kingsclear Parish and unassigned territory. Book was poorly proofread, resulting in title typo and reuse of page numbers 145–152.
Boundaries New Maryland Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on maps 136, 137, 146, and 147 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 390, 408, 409, 426, 427, 440, and 441 at same site.
on the northeast by the city of Fredericton; on the southeast by the Sunbury County line; on the south by the Charlotte County line; on the northwest by a line beginning on the Charlotte County line about 3.6 kilometres west of Big Kedron Lake and about 4 kilometres east of Route 3 and running northeasterly parallel to the Sunbury County line until it reaches Fredericton.
Communities Communities at least partly within the parish. bold indicates an incorporated municipality
Beaver Dam Charters Settlement Howorth Acres Nasonworth New Maryland Rooth
Bodies of water Bodies of waterNot including brooks, ponds or coves. at least partly within the parish.
North Branch Oromocto River Lyons Stream Nasonworth Millstream South Branch Rusagonis Stream Yoho Stream Big Kedron Lake Little Lake Little Kedron Lake Mud Lake Oromocto Lake The Basin
Islands Islands at least partly within the parish. Camp Jersey Island
Other notable places Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish. University of New Brunswick Wildlife Refuge
Demographics Parish population total does not include village of New Maryland
Population Population trendStatistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census Census Population Change (%) 2016 2,606 5.7% 2011 2,466 5.0% 2006 2,348 2.7% 2001 2,286 4.2% 1996 2,193 18.0% 1991 1,858 N/A
Language Mother tongue (2016) Language Population Pct (%) English only 2,300 88.5% French only 240 9.2% Other languages 40 1.5% Both English and French 20 0.8%
See also List of parishes in New Brunswick
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