Dorchester, New Brunswick

Dorchester
The old Bell Inn in Dorchester, New Brunswick was an inn between 1820 and 1860.
The old Bell Inn in Dorchester, New Brunswick was an inn between 1820 and 1860.
Dorchester is located in New Brunswick
Dorchester
Dorchester
Location of Dorchester, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 45°54′5.6″N 64°30′57.9″W / 45.901556°N 64.516083°W / 45.901556; -64.516083
CountryCanada
ProvinceNew Brunswick
CountyWestmorland
ParishDorchester Parish
TownTantramar
Area
 • Land5.71 km2 (2.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total906
 • Density158.7/km2 (411/sq mi)
 • Change
2016–21
Decrease 17.3%
Time zoneUTC-4 (Atlantic)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (Atlantic)
Area codeArea code 506
Dwellings221
Websitewww.dorchester.ca

Dorchester is a community in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada. The community became part of the new town of Tantramar in the 2023 New Brunswick local governance reform.[2] Originally incorporated as a town[4] in 1911, it was converted to a village in 1966.[5] By 1825 it had been named for Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, an 18th-century Governor-General of the old Province of Quebec, but prior to that was called Botsford.[6]

It is located on the eastern side of the mouth of the lush Memramcook River valley near the river's discharge point into Shepody Bay. Dorchester is an English-speaking community but it is adjacent to French-speaking Acadian areas farther up the Memramcook River valley.

  1. ^ a b "Census Profile of Dorchester". Statistics Canada. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act". Government of New Brunswick. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  3. ^ Acts of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Passed in the Month of April, 1911. Fredericton: R. W. L. Tibbits, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty. 1911. pp. 317ff.
  4. ^ Incorporated exclusively for fire protection and street lighting,[3] it did not fall under the Towns Act.
  5. ^ Provincial Archives New Brunswick. "Dorchester". Place Name of New Brunswick: Where is home?..... GNB.
  6. ^ Provincial Archives New Brunswick. "Dorchester". Place Name of New Brunswick: Where is home?..... GNB.