Dufferin is a geographic parish in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada, located east of St. Stephen.
For governance purposes, the entire parish is part of the town of the Municipal District of St. Stephen, which is a member of the Southwest New Brunswick Service Commission.
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, it comprised a single local service district (LSD), which was a member of the Southwest New Brunswick Service Commission (SNBSC).
The Census subdivision of the same name shares the parish's boundaries.
Origin of name The parish was named for the Earl of Dufferin,Often cited as the 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, a title he didn't hold until 1888. who was Governor General of Canada at time.
History Dufferin was erected in 1873 from Saint Stephen Parish. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
Boundaries Dufferin Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on map 161 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 488 and 489 at same site.
on the north by the rear line of the tier of grants fronting on the St. Croix River and Pagans Cove; on the east by the mouth of Oak Bay; on the south by the St. Croix River; on the west by the Old Bay Road and Dennis Stream.
Local service district The local service district of the parish of Dufferin comprised the entire parish.
The LSD was established in 1969 to assess for community services, in this case to provide ambulance service after local funeral homes ceased doing so. Fire protection was added in 1970.
In 2021, the LSD assesses for only the basic LSD services of fire protection, police services, land use planning, emergency measures, and dog control. The taxing authority is 509.00 Dufferin.
Communities Communities at least partly within the parish. Champlain Crocker Hill The Ledge
Bodies of water Bodies of waterNot including brooks, ponds or coves. at least partly within the parish. St. Croix River The Narrows Oak Bay
Demographics Population
Language Canada Census Mother Tongue - Dufferin Parish, New Brunswick Census Total Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % 545 3.7% 94.78% 15 33.3% 2.61% 0 0.0% 0.00% 15 n/a% 2.61% 525 1.9% 98.13% 10 60.0% 1.87% 0 0.0% 0.00% 0 100.0% 0.00% 515 16.5% 93.64% 25 20.0% 4.54% 0 0.0% 0.00% 10 n/a% 1.82% 430 n/a 95.56% 20 n/a 4.44% 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: None
External Routes: None
See also List of parishes in New Brunswick
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