Wickham | |
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Country | Canada |
Province | New Brunswick |
County | Queens County |
Erected | 1786 |
Area | |
• Land | 160.54 km2 (61.98 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[1] | |
• Total | 409 |
• Density | 2.5/km2 (6/sq mi) |
• Change 2016-2021 | 4.2% |
• Dwellings | 383 |
Time zone | UTC-4 ( AST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-3 ( ADT) |
Figures do not include portion within the village of Cambridge-Narrows |
Wickham is a geographic parish in Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada. [2]
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was divided between the village of Cambridge-Narrows and the local service district of the parish of Wickham, [3] both of which were members of Kings Regional Service Commission (RSC8). [4]
The parish may have been named for Wickham, Hampshire, [5] near the birthplace of William Spry. Among Spry's numerous pre-Loyalist grants was one of 3000 acres in the Wickham area in 1774. [6]
Wickham was erected in 1786 as one of the county's original parish. [7] The parish surrounded Washademoak Lake and extended past the county line. [8]
In 1839 the northeastern part of Wickham was erected as Johnston Parish. [9]
In 1852 part of Wickham was included in the newly erected Cambridge Parish. [10]
In 1895 the eastern half of Long Island was transferred from Hampstead Parish. [11]
Wickham Parish is bounded: [2] [12] [13] [14]
Communities at least partly within the parish; [12] [13] [14] bold indicates an incorporated municipality
Bodies of water [a] at least partly in the parish: [12] [13] [14]
Islands in the parish: [12] [13] [14]
Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places in the parish. [12] [13] [14]
Parish population total does not include portion within Cambridge-Narrows
PopulationPopulation trend [15] [16] [17]
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LanguageMother tongue (2016) [17]
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Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits: [18]
Wickham | |
---|---|
Country | Canada |
Province | New Brunswick |
County | Queens County |
Erected | 1786 |
Area | |
• Land | 160.54 km2 (61.98 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[1] | |
• Total | 409 |
• Density | 2.5/km2 (6/sq mi) |
• Change 2016-2021 | 4.2% |
• Dwellings | 383 |
Time zone | UTC-4 ( AST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-3 ( ADT) |
Figures do not include portion within the village of Cambridge-Narrows |
Wickham is a geographic parish in Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada. [2]
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was divided between the village of Cambridge-Narrows and the local service district of the parish of Wickham, [3] both of which were members of Kings Regional Service Commission (RSC8). [4]
The parish may have been named for Wickham, Hampshire, [5] near the birthplace of William Spry. Among Spry's numerous pre-Loyalist grants was one of 3000 acres in the Wickham area in 1774. [6]
Wickham was erected in 1786 as one of the county's original parish. [7] The parish surrounded Washademoak Lake and extended past the county line. [8]
In 1839 the northeastern part of Wickham was erected as Johnston Parish. [9]
In 1852 part of Wickham was included in the newly erected Cambridge Parish. [10]
In 1895 the eastern half of Long Island was transferred from Hampstead Parish. [11]
Wickham Parish is bounded: [2] [12] [13] [14]
Communities at least partly within the parish; [12] [13] [14] bold indicates an incorporated municipality
Bodies of water [a] at least partly in the parish: [12] [13] [14]
Islands in the parish: [12] [13] [14]
Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places in the parish. [12] [13] [14]
Parish population total does not include portion within Cambridge-Narrows
PopulationPopulation trend [15] [16] [17]
|
LanguageMother tongue (2016) [17]
|
Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits: [18]