Gagetown is a geographic parish in Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was divided between CFB Gagetown, the village of Gagetown and the local service district of Upper Gagetown, the latter two of which were members of Capital Region Service Commission (RSC11).
Origin of name The original township was named in honour of General Thomas Gage, British Commander-in-Chief, North America at the time; he was principal grantee of the township.
History Gagetown was created in 1765 as Gage Township in Nova Scotia.
In 1786 the township formed the core of Gagetown Parish when New Brunswick erected its counties and parishes. The parish added territory back to the Charlotte County line.
In 1838 the rear of Gagetown was included in the newly erected Petersville Parish.
Boundaries Gagetown Parish is bounded Remainder of parish on maps 138, 139, and 148 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 393, 411, 412, 429, and 430 at same site.
on the northeast by the Saint John River; on the southeast by the southern line of a grant to Nathaniel Jarvis, which forms the southern boundary of the village of Gagetown, and running southwesterly to the rear of the grant, then turning left and running south 52º west, crossing Route 102 and into CFB Gagetown, about 12 kilometres to the southernmost corner of a grant to Robert Nelson at the corner of Lawfield Road and Kerr Road in the former community of Summer Hill; on the southwest by the southwestern line of the Nelson grant prolonged to the Sunbury County line; on the northwest by the Sunbury County line; including Gagetown Island and Grimross Island.
Communities Communities at least partly within the parish. bold indicates an incorporated municipality; italics indicate a community expropriated for CFB Gagetown
Coytown Gagetown Mill Road Hersey Corner
Lawfield Summer Hill Upper Gagetown
Bodies of water Bodies of waterNot including brooks, ponds or coves. at least partly within the parish.
Saint John River Duck Creek Gagetown Creek
Mount Creek Coys Lake Harts Lake
Islands Islands at least partly within the parish. Gagetown Island Grimross Island McAllisters Island
Other notable places Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish. CFB Gagetown Mount Ararat Wildlife Management Area
Demographics Parish population total does not include village of Gagetown
Population Population trendStatistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census Census Population Change (%) 2016 311 1.6% 2011 316 6.4% 2006 297 5.4% 2001 314 0.0%
Language Mother tongue language (2016) Language Population Pct (%) French only 10 3.2% English only 300 96.8% Both English and French 0 0.00% Other languages 0 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
Highways none
Principal Routes
Secondary Routes: None
External Routes: None
See also List of parishes in New Brunswick
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