Musquash Parish, New Brunswick

This article is about the geographic parish, former local service district, and census subdivision. For the community, see Musquash, New Brunswick.

Musquash
Parish
Location within Saint John County. map erroneously shows Saint John as part of Simonds Parish
Location within Saint John County.
map erroneously shows Saint John as part of Simonds Parish
Coordinates: 46°10′N 66°22′W / 46.17°N 66.36°W / 46.17; -66.36
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountySaint John County
Erected1877
Area
[1]
 • Land233.06 km2 (89.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total1,253
 • Density5.4/km2 (14/sq mi)
 • Change 2016-2021
Increase 4.9%
 • Dwellings
594
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Median Income*$71,680 CDN
  • Median household total income, 2015 (all households)

Musquash is a geographic parish in Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada.[4]

For governance purposes, the parish is part of the incorporated rural community of Fundy Shores,[5] which is a member of the Southwest Regional Service Commission.[6]

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, the parish formed the local service district of the parish of Musquash,[7] which was a member of the Fundy Regional Service Commission (FRSC).[8]

  1. ^ a b "Census Profile". Statistics Canada. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Chapter I-13 Interpretation Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  4. ^ The Territorial Division Act[2] divides the province into 152 parishes, the cities of Saint John and Fredericton, and one town of Grand Falls. The Interpretation Act[3] clarifies that parishes include any local government within their borders.
  5. ^ "Southwest Regional Service Commission: RSC 10". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Regions Regulation – Regional Service Delivery Act". Government of New Brunswick. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Local Service Districts Regulation - Municipalities Act". Government of New Brunswick. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Communities in each of the 12 Regional Service Commissions (RSC) / Les communautés dans chacune des 12 Commissions de services régionaux (CSR)" (PDF), Government of New Brunswick, July 2017, retrieved 2 February 2021