Richmond Parish, New Brunswick

Richmond is a geographic parish in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada, located west of Woodstock.
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was comprised one local service district and parts of two others, all of which were members of the Western Valley Regional Service Commission.
The census subdivision of Richmond Parish shares the geographic parish's borders.

Origin of name

The parish may have been named in honour of the Duke of Richmond, Governor General of British North America 1818-1819, as the area was opened for settlement in 1817.
Another possibility is that some of the early settlers came from Richmond, New York.

History

Richmond was erected in 1853 from the western part of Woodstock Parish.

Boundaries

Richmond Parish is bounded:

on the west by the international border,
on the north by the Meduxnekeag River,
on the east by the second tier of land grants west of the Saint John River,
on the south by a line true east from Boundary Monument No. 1 to the Eel River, then downstream to the Woodstock Parish line.

Local service districts

All LSDs assessed for street lighting and community & recreation services in addition to the basic LSD services of fire protection, police services, land use planning, emergency measures, and dog control.

Richmond Parish

The local service district of the parish of Richmond comprised all of the parish north of Debec. It also included a small wetland area west of the mouth of Fish Creek until 2014.
The parish LSD was established in 1966 to assess for fire protection following the abolition of county government by the new Municipalities Act. Community services were added in 1967 and recreational facilities in 1995.
The taxing authority was 212.00 Richmond.
LSD advisory committee: Unknown.

Debec

The local service district of Debec Consolidated School District comprised most of Richmond Parish south of Curries Lake as well as a very irregular area along the western side of Woodstock Parish, extending as far east as the junction of Dugan and Critter Roads. The school district extended into North Lake Parish, unlike the current LSD.
Debec was established in 1966 to assess for fire protection for the whole LSD and for street lighting at Debec Junction. Community services were added in 1967, recreational facilities and first aid & ambulance service in 1972.
The taxing authorities were 213.01 Debec Inside and 2013.02 Debec Outside.
LSDAC: Yes, as of 28 May 2020. Chair Jim Kennedy served on the WVRSC board from at least 2015 until June 2018. Chair Lucas Flemming replaced Kennedy on the WVRSC board in June 2018 but was not listed as a member on the most recent board minutes.

Woodstock Parish

The local service district of the parish of Woodstock included a small area of wetlands west of the mouth of Fish Creek beginning in 2014. The taxing authority was 218.00 Woodstock.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish; italics indicate a name no longer in official use

Blowdown
Campbell Settlement
Debec
Elmwood
Elmwood Station
Green RoadHoulton Road
Irish Settlement
Kirkland
Limestone
McKenzie Corner
Monument
Oak
Oak Mountain
Plymouth
Richmond Corner
Union Corner
Watson Settlement
Wickham

Bodies of water

Bodies of water at least partly in the parish:

Eel River
Meduxnekeag River
Bull Creek
Curries Lake
Greens Lake
Henderson Lake
Morrison Lake
Saunderson Lake
Sherwood Lakes

Other notable places

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

Belleville Protected Natural Area
Hovey Hill Protected Natural Area
Meduxnekeag Valley Protected Natural Area
Oak Mountain Protected Natural Area
Smith Brook Protected Natural Area
Woodstock Road

Demographics

Population

Population trend

Census	Population	Change
2016	1,303	4.1%
2011	1,358	4.0%
2006	1,414	0.7%
2001	1,404	1.3%
1996	1,422	5.6%
1991	1,347	N/A

Language

Mother tongue

Language	Population	Pct
English only	1,265	97.3%
Other languages	20	1.5%
French only	15	1.2%
Both English and French	0	0.0%