Lorne is a geographic parish in Victoria County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was divided between the local service districts of Riley Brook and the parish of Lorne, both of which were members of the Western Valley Regional Service Commission (WVRSC).
Origin of name The parish was named for the Marquess of Lorne, recently married to The Princess Louise, daughter of Queen Victoria. Lorne was later Governor General of Canada.
History Lorne was erected in 1871 from Gordon Parish. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
In 1896 the northwestern boundary was altered from running north-northeast to running northeast. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
Boundaries Lorne Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on maps 37, 46, 47, 55–57, and 63–66 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 104, 125, 126, 147–149, 163–166, 179–183, and 194–198 at same site.
on the northeast by the Restigouche County line, beginning about 1.5 kilometres northwesterly of O'Dare Brook and running southeasterly; on the east by the Northumberland County line, running about 50 kilometres south-southeasterly from the meeting point of the Restigouche, Northumberland, and Victoria County lines; on the south by a line running true east and west from the foot of an unnamed island downstream of Long IslandThe actual wording is "the foot of Long Island" but both cadastral and highway maps show the boundary running south of Long Island. Long Island and the two unnamed islands south of it are all wetlands, so Long Island probably broke up after it was first used as a boundary point in 1871. in the Tobique River; on the northwest by a line running north 45º east from a point about 1.35 kilometres east of Blue Bell Lake and 750 metres north of Route 108 near Crombie Settlement to the starting point.
Communities Communities at least partly within the parish.
Blue Mountain Bend Burntland Brook Enterprise Everett Mapleview Nictau North View Oxbow Riley Brook Sisson Brook Two Brooks
Bodies of water Bodies of waterNot including brooks, ponds or coves. at least partly within the parish.
River Dee River Don Gulquac River Little Gulquac River Little Tobique River Mamozekel River Salmon River Serpentine River Tobique River Sisson Branch Trousers Lake Left Hand Leg Right Hand Leg Sisson Branch Reservoir more than thirty other officially named lakes
Islands Islands at least partly within the parish.
Balm of Gilead Island Campbell Island Diamond Island Gulquac Island Horse Island Long Island Oxbow Island
Other notable places Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish. Blue Mountain Protected Natural Area Nictau Airstrip Nictau Protected Natural Area Plaster Rock-Renous Wildlife Management Area
Demographics
Population Population trendStatistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census Census Population Change (%) 2021 313 32.5% 2016 464 10.4% 2011 518 16.0% 2006 617 0.8% 2001 622 9.5% 1996 687 2.3% 1991 703 N/A
Language Mother tongue (2016) Language Population Pct (%) English only 400 86.0% French only 60 12.9% Both English and French 0 0% Other languages 5 1.1%
See also List of parishes in New Brunswick
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