Bright is a geographic parish in York County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was divided between the local service districts of Keswick Ridge and the parish of Bright, both of which were members of Capital Region Service Commission (RSC11).
Origin of name The parish was named in honour of John Bright, recently appointed British President of the Board of Trade at the time.
History Bright was erected in 1869 from Douglas Parish. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
Boundaries Bright Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on maps 103, 112, 113, 125, and 126 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 307, 325, 326, 347, 348, and 369 at same site.
on the northeast and east by a line beginning on the Carleton County line about 1.5 kilometres northeasterly of Little Forks Brook, then running south 40º east to the mouth of Howard Brook, then down the Keswick River to the Saint John River; on the south and southeast by the Saint John River; on the southwest by the central line of a two-lot grant to Jonathan Williams, about 675 metres south of the mouth of Currie Brook, then running northwesterly along the Williams line and its prolongation to the Carleton County line at a point about 600 metres northeasterly of Route 104; on the northwest by Carleton County.
Communities Communities at least partly within the parish.
Barton Brewers Mills Burtts Corner Cahill Central Hainesville Greenhill Hayne Howland Ridge Jewetts Mills Keswick Ridge Lower Hainesville Mactaquac McKeens Corner Middle Hainesville Morehouse Corner Scotch Settlement Sisson Settlement Tripp Settlement Upper Keswick Zealand
Bodies of water Bodies of waterNot including brooks, ponds or coves. at least partly within the parish.
Keswick River Saint John River Glooscap Reach South Branch Becaguimec Stream Little Mactaquac Stream Mactaquac Stream Mactaquac Stream Basin Nackawic Stream Alex Creek Mill Creek Mactaquac Lake more than a dozen other officially named lakes
Other notable places Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish. East Cloverdale Protected Natural Area Mactaquac Dam Mactaquac Provincial Park Otter Brook Protected Natural Area Weyman Airpark
Demographics Revised census figures based on the 2023 local governance reforms have not been released.
Population Population trendStatistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census Census Population Change (%) 2016 3,289 7.2% 2011 3,068 2.9% 2006 3,159 6.8% 2001 2,958 0.2% 1996 2,964 4.0% 1991 2,849 N/A
Language Mother tongue (2016) Language Population Pct (%) English only 3,090 94.1% French only 130 3.9% Other languages 55 1.7% Both English and French 10 0.3%
See also List of parishes in New Brunswick
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References
External links York Rural Community Project