Gladstone Parish

Gladstone is a geographic parish in Sunbury County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was divided between the villages of Fredericton Junction and Tracy and the local service district of the parish of Gladstone, all of which were members of Capital Region Service Commission.

Origin of name

The parish was named in honour of William Ewart Gladstone, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom until his defeat shortly after the House of Assembly began its 1874 session.

History

Gladstone was erected in 1874 from Blissville Parish.
In 1896 the land boundary with Blissville was changed to run along grant lines and magnetic bearing,

Boundaries

Gladstone Parish is bounded:

on the north by a line beginning at a point on the York County line about 3.3 kilometres southwesterly of Route 101, then running south 66º east to the Oromocto River;
on the east and southeast by a line running up the Oromocto River and the South Branch Oromocto River to the northern line of a grant to Nathaniel Hubbard, which also serves as the southern boundary of Fredericton Junction, then southwesterly along the line to the rear of the grant, then southerly about 2.2 kilometres along the rear line of grants, then south 67º west to the Charlotte County line;
on the south by the Charlotte County line;
on the northwest by the York County line.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish; bold indicates an incorporated municipality

BaileyFredericton Junction
Little Lake
Three Tree CreekTracy
* Klondike Settlement
Tracyville
Upper Tracy
Vespra

Bodies of water

Bodies of water at least partly in the parish:

Oromocto River
* North Branch Oromocto River
Peltoma Outlet
Piskahegan Stream
Porcupine Stream
Yoho Stream
Hardwood Creek
Shaw Creek
Shin Creek
Three Tree Creek
Peltoma Lake

Islands

Islands in the parish:

Curries Island
MacGougans Island

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places in the parish.

Russel Dam

Demographics

Parish population total does not include Fredericton Junction or Tracy

Population

Population trend

Census	Population	Change
2016	452	6.8%
2011	485	9.9%
2006	538	4.5%
2001	515

Language

Mother tongue

Language	Population	Pct
English only	430	95.6%
French only	15	3.3%
Both English and French	0	0%
Other languages	5	1.1%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:

Highways
*None
Principal Routes
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Secondary Routes:
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External Routes:
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