Lincoln Parish, New Brunswick
Lincoln is a geographic parish in Sunbury County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was divided between the city of Fredericton and the local service districts of Rusagonis-Waasis and the parish of Lincoln, all of which were members of Capital Region Service Commission.
Origin of name
The parish may have been named for its proximity to York County, as the traditional English counties of Lincolnshire and Yorkshire shared a border.Another possible source is Lincoln, Massachusetts, former home of Captain Benjamin Glasier whose family settled there in March 1776 as the American War of Independence was beginning.
History
Lincoln was erected in 1786 as one of Sunbury County's original parishes. It extended to Charlotte County and included most of Gladstone Parish.In 1835 the rear of the parish was included in the newly erected Blissville Parish.
Boundaries
Lincoln Parish is bounded:- on the northeast by the Saint John River;
- on the southeast by the Oromocto River;
- on the southwest by a line beginning on the Oromocto River about 1.2 kilometres downstream of the mouth of Shaw Creek and running north 66º west to the York County line;
- on the northwest by the York County line;
- including Thatch Island in the Saint John River.
Communities
Communities at least partly within the parish. bold indicates an incorporated municipalityFrederictonBodies of water
Bodies of water at least partly within the parish.- Oromocto River
- Saint John River
- Little Waasis Stream
- Rusagonis Stream
- Waasis Stream
- The Thoroughfare
- Bear Creek
- Deer Creek
- Shaw Creek
- Wilmot Creek
- Sunpoke Lake
Islands
Islands at least partly within the parish.- Thatch Island
Other notable places
Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.Demographics
Parish population does not include portion within FrederictonPopulation
Population trend| Census | Population | Change |
| 2016 | 7,177 | 11.1% |
| 2011 | 6,458 | 12.0% |
| 2006 | 5,764 | 3.9% |
| 2001 | 5,548 | 3.7% |
| 1996 | 5,349 | 18.7% |
| 1991 | 4,508 | N/A |
Language
Mother tongue| Language | Population | Pct |
| English only | 6,450 | 89.9% |
| French only | 575 | 8.0% |
| Other languages | 95 | 1.3% |
| Both English and French | 55 | 0.8% |