Waterborough is a geographic parish in Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it formed the local service district of the parish of Waterborough, which was a member of Capital Region Service Commission (RSC11).
Origin of name The parish was said locally to describe the terrain. The original boundaries surrounded Grand Lake.
History Waterborough was erected in 1786 as one of the county's original parishes. It completely surrounded Grand Lake and extended past the county line.
In 1827 Canning Parish was erected from Waterborough.
In 1852 part of Waterborough was included in the newly erected Cambridge Parish.
In 1855 Waterborough was expanded to the northwest, adding all of Chipman Parish southeast of Coal Creek. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
In 1856 the boundary with Cambridge was adjusted.
In 1896 Waterborough was expanded northwest to reach the county line, taking part of Chipman. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
Boundaries Waterborough Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on maps 108, 116, 117, 128, and 129 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 315, 332–334, 352–354, 373, 374, 393, and 394 at same site.
on the northeast by the Kent County line; on the southeast by a line running north 54º east from a point on the Saint John River about 1.8 kilometres southwest of the Route 715 bridge over McAlpines Brook, which then strikes the Kent County line north of Lake Stream Lake; on the southwest by Fowler Road and Mill Cove; on the west by Grand Lake; on the northwest by a line running through the Northeast Arm of Grand Bay, then up Coal Creek past the mouth of the South Branch Coal Creek to the southeastern corner of a grant to Malcolm Carmichael at a stretch called the Round Turns, then northeasterly parallelling the southeastern line of the parish to the county line; including Goat Island in Grand Lake.
Communities Communities at least partly within the parish. bold indicates an incorporated municipality; italics indicate a name no longer in official use
Cambridge-Narrows Cox Point Cumberland Bay Dixon Grant Settlement Mill Cove Pangburn Partridge Valley Pennlyn Rees The Range Union Settlement Waterborough Youngs Cove
Bodies of water Bodies of waterNot including brooks, ponds or coves. at least partly within the parish.
Cumberland Bay Stream Coal Creek Youngs Creek Barton Lake Cameron Lake McLean Lake Grand Lake Cumberland Bay Northeast Arm
Islands Islands at least partly within the parish. Goat Island
Other notable places Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish. Partridge Valley West Protected Natural Area West Branch Coy Brook Protected Natural Area
Demographics Parish population total does not include portion within Cambridge-Narrows
Population Population trendStatistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census Census Population Change (%) 2016 847 0.5% 2011 851 4.7% 2006 893 4.0% 2001 859
Language Mother tongue (2016) Language Population Pct (%) English only 805 95.8% French only 20 2.4% Both English and French 5 0.6% Other languages 10 1.2%
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
Highways none
Principal Routes
Secondary Routes:
External Routes: None
See also List of parishes in New Brunswick
Notes
References Profile: Waterborough Parish, New Brunswick 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Waterborough Parish, New Brunswick