Dundas is a geographic parish in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada.
For governance purposes it is divided between the towns of Champdoré and Grand-Bouctouche and the rural communities of Beausoleil and Maple Hills; Maple Hills is a member of the Southeast Regional Service Commission, while the others belong to the Kent RSC.
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, the parish was divided between the village of Saint-Antoine, the rural community of Cocagne and the local service districts of Grande-Digue, Grand Saint-Antoine, Shediac Bridge-Shediac River, the parish of Dundas, and (through its Saint-Grégoire special service area) the parish of Wellington. Cocagne, Grande-Digue, and Shediac Bridge-Shediac River, and most of the Dundas Parish LSD are now part of Beausoleil, Saint-Antoine and Grand Saint-Antoine part of Champdoré, while the community of Dundas in the western end of the parish is part of Maple Hills.
The parish LSD was informally referred to as Notre-Dame after one its communities.
Origin of name One possible honouree is Robert Saunders Dundas, First Lord of the Admiralty at the time of its erection. Another is Ann Dundas, wife of Sir Howard Douglas, Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick when the parish was erected.
History Dundas was erected in 1827 from Wellington Parish.
In 1828 the boundary with Wellington was adjusted to run along grant lines near Després Road and west from there.
In 1862 the boundary with Wellington was adjusted to its modern line.
Boundaries Dundas Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on maps 109 and 110 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 301–303 and 318–320 at same site.
on the northwest by a line beginning on the shore of Northumberland Strait near Bar-de-Cocagne, then running south 72º 30' west to the western line of a grant on the western side of the junction of Gérard Road and Robichaud Cross Road, a bit north of Robichaud Cross Road, then southwesterly along the grant line to the northwestern line of a grant straddling Gérard Road, part of a tier of grants on the northwestern side of Alexandrina Road, then southwesterly along the rear line of the tier and its prolongation to Route 490; on the east by Northumberland Strait; on the south by the Westmorland County line; on the west by Route 490; including all islands in front of the parish.
Communities Communities at least partly within the parish; bold indicates a municipality or incorporated rural community; italics indicate a name no longer in official use
Alexandrina Caissie Cape Dufourville Dundas Goudalie Grande-Digue Notre-Dame Poirier Saint-Antoine Whites Settlement
rural community of Cocagne Bourgeois Breau-Village Cap-de-Cocagne Cocagne Cocagne Cove Cocagne-Nord (Gueguen, Lower Gueguen) Cocagne-Sud Cormierville Côte-d'Or Després-Village Saint-Marcel Saint-Martin-de-Kent
Bodies of water Bodies of waterNot including brooks, ponds or coves. at least partly in the parish: Rivière à l'Anguille Cocagne River Northumberland Strait Cocagne Harbour La Passe
Islands Islands at least partly in the parish: Cocagne Island Surette Island
Demographics Parish population total does not include village of Saint-Antoine and (after 2011) rural community of Cocagne
Population Population trendStatistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census Census Population Change (%) 2016 3,914 1.4% 2011 Revision 3,970 36.8% 2011 6,282 1.2% 2006 6,356 2.9% 2001 6,174 0.2% 1996 6,162 3.5% 1991 5,951 N/A
Language Mother tongue (2016) Language Population Pct (%) French only 2,960 75.2% English only 870 22.1% Both English and French 60 1.5% Other languages 45 1.2%
See also List of parishes in New Brunswick
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References
External links District de services locaux de Grande-Digue