Musquash Parish, New Brunswick
Musquash is a civil parish in Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada.
For governance purposes it forms the local service district of the parish of Musquash.History
Musquash Parish was set off from Lancaster Parish in 1877. Its name was derived from the Maliseet word for "muskrat".Delineation
Musquash Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act as being bounded:Communities
Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities .
- Chance Harbour
- Dam Road
- Dipper Harbour East
- Dipper Harbour West
- Five Fathom Hole
- Gilmore Subdivision
- Gooseberry Cove
- Little Lepreau
- Musquash
- Point Lepreau
- Prince of Wales
- Sherwood Road
- South Musquash
- Thompson Subdivision
This is a list of rivers, lakes, streams, creeks, marshes and Islands that are at least partially in this parish
- Kingston Peninsula
- Kennebecasis Island
Demographics
Population
Population trend
| Census | Population | Change |
| 2016 | 1,194 | 0.5% |
| 2011 | 1,200 | 2.8% |
| 2006 | 1,235 | 3.5% |
| 2001 | 1,280 | |
Language
Mother tongue
| Language | Population | Pct |
| French only | 45 | 3.8% |
| English only | 1,125 | 94.1% |
| Both English and French | 5 | 0.4% |
| Other languages | 20 | 1.7% |
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:
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- Principal Routes
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- External Routes:
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