Campobello is a Canadian parish including one main island and several small islands and islets in Charlotte County, New Brunswick.New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Campobello Parish
History Campobello Parish was established in 1803 from West Isles Parish. The entire parish was incorporated as the rural community of Campobello Island in 2010.
Campobello Parish In 1803, Campobello Island "with its appurtenances" was separated from West Isles Parish to establish Campo-Bello Parish. The boundary description was clarified in 1877 as "[b]eing the Island so named, and other Islands to the south and east of Head Harbour passage, but west of Grand Manan." Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
The name appeared in government acts as Campo Bello in 1850, Book was poorly proofread, resulting in title typo and reuse of page numbers 145–152. 1854, 1877, and 1896, Available as a free ebook from Google Books. finally appearing as Campobello in 1903.
The local service district of the parish of Campobello was established in 1969 to assess for community services, in this case to contract with an independent agency in Lubec, Maine, to provide ambulance conveyance from Campobello to St. Stephen Hospital. Fire protection was added later in 1969 first aid & ambulance services in 1984,New Brunswick Regulation 84-99. and recreational facilities in 1998.New Brunswick Regulation 98-46.
The entire parish was incorporated as the Rural Community of Campobello Island in November 2010 and the LSD dissolved. The geographic parish continues to exist.
Delineation Campobello Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act as:
"Being the island so named, and other islands to the south and east of Head Harbour Passage, but west of Grand Manan."
Communities Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold). North Road Otter Cove Welshpool Wilsons Beach
Bodies of water & Islands This is a list of rivers, lakes, streams, creeks, marshes and Islands that are at least partially in this parish
Campobello Island
Head Harbour Island
Demographics Population
Language Canada Census Mother Tongue - Campobello Parish, New Brunswick Census Total Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % 885 10.2% 98.88% 5 83.3% 0.56% 0 0.0% 0.00% 5 75.0% 0.56% 985 15.4% 95.17% 30 n/a% 2.90% 0 0.0% 0.00% 20 n/a% 1.93% 1,165 9.0% 100.00% 0 0.0% 0.00% 0 0.0% 0.00% 0 0.0% 0.00% 1,280 n/a 100.00% 0 n/a 0.00% 0 n/a 0.00% 0 n/a 0.00%
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 Pages 4, 12
Highways None
Principal Routes None
Secondary Routes:
External Routes: Cummings Cove to Welshpool Ferry Franklin Delano Roosevelt Bridge North Road
See also List of parishes in New Brunswick
References 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Campobello Parish, New Brunswick