Sussex Parish, New Brunswick


Sussex is a civil parish in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes it is divided between the town of Sussex, the village of Sussex Corner, and the local service district of the parish of Sussex, which further includes the special service area of Apohaqui.

History

Sussex Parish established in 1786: possibly named for Sussex, New Jersey, or for Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex, son of King George III and Queen Charlotte: included parts of Hampton Parish and Norton Parish until 1795, a part of Studholm Parish until 1840, and Cardwell Parish and Waterford Parish until 1874.

Delineation

Sussex Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act as being bounded:

Communities

Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities .

Population

Population trend
CensusPopulationChange
20162,516 0.5%
20112,529 4.2%
20062,4275.2%
20012,5600.0%

Language

Mother tongue
LanguagePopulationPct
English only2,42096.2%
French only502.0%
Both English and French100.4%
Other languages351.4%

Access Routes

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