Simonds is a geographic parish in Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada.
For governance purposes Simonds is divided between the village of Fundy-St. Martins and the Fundy rural district, both of which are members of the Fundy Regional Service Commission.
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, the parish was divided for governance purposes between the local service districts of Fairfield and the parish of Simonds. Fairfield and most of Simonds helped form Fundy-St. Martins, while the Red Head area of the Simonds LSD was assigned to the rural district.
Contrary to the map image on this page, Simonds does not and never has included the City of Saint John within its boundaries, although Saint John did annex part of Simonds in 1967.
Origin of name The parish may have been named in honour of Charles Simonds, Speaker of the House of Assembly when the parish was erected, or his family, who were prominent in the early history of the province.
History Simonds was erected in 1839 from Portland Parish.
In 1902 an error in the boundaries of Saint John was corrected, returning part of Simonds. Available as a free ebook from Google Books. The error occurred in 1889 when Saint John was amalgamated with Portland Parish and its boundary description was rewritten, Available as a free ebook from Google Books. misstating the boundary at Drurys Cove.
In 1973 the territory annexed by Saint John in 1967 was formally removed in the revision of the Territorial Division Act. The original printed version is cited separately to distinguish it from the edited version available online.
Boundaries Simonds Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on maps 158 and 165 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 462, 474, 475, 485, 486, and 495 at same site.
on the north by the Kings County line; on the east 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; on the south by the Bay of Fundy; on the west by the City of Saint John.
Communities Communities at least partly within the parish; italics indicate a name no longer in official use
Baxters Corner Black River Cape Spencer Coleraine Fairfield Gardner Creek Garnett Settlement Grove Hill Mispec Porter Primrose Quaco Road Rowley Tynemouth Creek Upper Loch Lomond West Beach Willow Grove
Bodies of water Bodies of waterNot including brooks, ponds or coves. at least partly in the parish:
Black River Mispec River Ritchie River Emerson Creek Gardner Creek Tynemouth Creek Third Lake Thoroughfare Bay of Fundy Mispec Bay more than fifteen officially named lakes
Islands Islands in the parish: Split Rock
Other notable places Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places in the parish. Cape Spencer Light
Demographics
Population Population trendStatistics Canada: 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census Census Population Change (%) 2016 3,843 0.4% 2011 3,828 1.8% 2006 3,759 2.2% 2001 3,844 0.5% 1996 3,823 5.8% 1991 3,615 10.4% 1986 3,274 N/A
Language Mother tongue (2016)Profile: Simonds Parish, St John County, New Brunswick Language Population Pct (%) French only 105 2.7% English only 3,655 97.3%
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
Highways None
Principal Routes
Secondary Routes:
External Routes: None
See also List of parishes in New Brunswick
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References
External links Town of Rothesay