Simonds Parish, Saint John County, New Brunswick
Simonds is a civil parish in Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada.
For governance purposes it is divided between the local service districts of Fairfield and the parish of Simonds.History
Simonds Parish established in 1839 from Portland Parish: named for James Simonds, the first English settler at Saint John in 1761, and for his son Charles Simonds, the speaker of the New Brunswick house of assembly.Delineation
Simonds Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act as being bounded:Communities
Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities :
- Baxters Corner
- Black River
- Cape Spencer
- Coleraine
- Fairfield
- Gardner Creek
- Garnett Settlement
- Grove Hill
- Lake View Estates
- Mispec
- Otter Lake
- Primrose
- Quaco Road
- Simonds
- Upper Golden Grove
- Upper Loch Lomond
- West Beach
- Willow Grove
Geography
The following water bodies are located within or adjacent to this parish.
Population
Population trend
| Census | Population | Change |
| 2016 | 3,843 | 0.4% |
| 2011 | 3,828 | 1.8% |
| 2006 | 3,759 | 2.2% |
| 2001 | 3,844 | 0.5% |
| 1996 | 3,823 | 5.8% |
| 1991 | 3,615 | 10.4% |
| 1986 | 3,274 | N/A |
Language
Mother tongue
| Language | Population | Pct |
| French only | 105 | 2.7% |
| English only | 3,655 | 97.3% |
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:
- Highways
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- Principal Routes
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- Secondary Routes:
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- External Routes:
- *None
