Johnston Parish, New Brunswick


Johnston Parish is a civil parish in Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada.
For governance purposes it is divided between the village of Cambridge-Narrows and the local service district of the parish of Johnston.

History

Johnston Parish was established in 1839 from Wickham Parish, and was named for Hugh Johnston, who was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick. His father, Hugh Johnston, was also a Member of the Legislative Assembly.

Delineation

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

Communities

Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities .
This is a list of rivers, lakes, streams, creeks, marshes and Islands that are at least partially in this parish

Population

Population trend
CensusPopulationChange
2016560 15.2%
2011660 3.5%
2006684 0.4%
2001687

Language

Mother tongue
LanguagePopulationPct
English only54597.3%
French only101.8%
Both English and French00%
Other languages50.9%

Access Routes

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