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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Perth Parish, New Brunswick
Perth is a geographic parish in Victoria County, New Brunswick, Canada.

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was divided between the village of Perth-Andover, the Indian reserve of Tobique 20, and the local service district of the parish of Perth. The village and LSD were both members of the Western Valley Regional Service Commission (WVRSC).

Origin of name

Sir Archibald Campbell, then Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick, was born at Glen Lyon, Perthshire, Scotland. Another possible origin is that local Scotch settlers named it for the city of Perth, Scotland.

History

Perth was erected in 1833 in Carleton County from Kent Parish. The parish included all of modern Victoria County east of the Saint John River and south of the Grand Falls.

In 1850 Victoria County was erected from Carleton County; the new county line ran through Perth, removing part of the parish.

In 1853 all of Perth north of the Tobique Indian Reserve was included in the newly erected Grand Falls Parish.

In 1854 the county line was moved to the pre-1850 southern line of Perth.

In 1864 the eastern part of Perth was included in the newly erected Gordon Parish. Three months later the pre-1854 county line was restored.

Boundaries

Perth Parish is bounded:

  • on the north by a line running true east from the northwestern corner of the Tobique 20 Indian reserve on the Saint John River;
  • on the east by the Royal Road, starting about 14.5 kilometres inland and running southerly or south-southeasterly along a path passing west of Birch Ridge, through Red Rapids, to the Carleton County line north of Chapmanville;
  • on the south by the Carleton County line;
  • on the west by the Saint John River.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish. bold indicates an incorporated municipality or Indian reserve; italics indicate a name no longer in official use

Bodies of water

Bodies of water at least partly within the parish.

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.

  • Blind Gully Brook Protected Natural Area
  • Pokiok River Protected Natural Area
  • Porcupine Mountain Protected Natural Area
  • Tobique Narrows Dam

Demographics

Parish population total does not include Tobique 20 Indian reserve and portion within Perth-Andover

See also