New Maryland Parish, New Brunswick
New Maryland is a geographic parish in York County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was divided between the village of New Maryland the local service district of the parish of New Maryland, both of which were members of Capital Region Service Commission. The LSD further includes the special service areas of Howorth and Nasonworth.
Origin of name
The parish probably came from members of the Maryland Loyalists Battalion who settled in the area. Ganong states that the name came from the settlement of Maryland.History
New Maryland was erected in 1850 from Kingsclear Parish and unassigned territory.Boundaries
New Maryland Parish is bounded:- on the northeast by the city of Fredericton;
- on the southeast by the Sunbury County line;
- on the south by the Charlotte County line;
- on the northwest by a line beginning on the Charlotte County line about 3.6 kilometres west of Big Kedron Lake and about 4 kilometres east of Route 3 and running northeasterly parallel to the Sunbury County line until it reaches Fredericton.
Communities
Communities at least partly within the parish. bold indicates an incorporated municipality- Beaver Dam
- Charters Settlement
- Howorth Acres
- Nasonworth New Maryland
- Rooth
Bodies of water
Bodies of water at least partly within the parish.- North Branch Oromocto River
- Lyons Stream
- Nasonworth Millstream
- South Branch Rusagonis Stream
- Yoho Stream
- Big Kedron Lake
- Little Lake
- Little Kedron Lake
- Mud Lake
- Oromocto Lake
- * The Basin
Islands
Islands at least partly within the parish.Other notable places
Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.Demographics
Parish population total does not include village of New MarylandPopulation
Population trend| Census | Population | Change |
| 2016 | 2,606 | 5.7% |
| 2011 | 2,466 | 5.0% |
| 2006 | 2,348 | 2.7% |
| 2001 | 2,286 | 4.2% |
| 1996 | 2,193 | 18.0% |
| 1991 | 1,858 | N/A |
Language
Mother tongue| Language | Population | Pct |
| English only | 2,300 | 88.5% |
| French only | 240 | 9.2% |
| Other languages | 40 | 1.5% |
| Both English and French | 20 | 0.8% |