Weldford Parish, New Brunswick


Weldford is a civil parish in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes it is divided between Richibucto 15 Indian reserve and the local service district of the parish of Weldford.
The parish was established in 1835 with a local Agricultural Association and named for John W Weldon and John P. Ford, who were Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kent County in 1835.
A 1920s newspaper article states "The first Representative for the County of Kent was Judge Weldon who returned in 1828 and continued as sole member until representation was increased and Mr. J. P. Ford, formerly of Halifax, who built the Fords Mills in the Richibucto River returned with him. Colonel David McAlmon subsequently took Mr. Ford's place and he and Judge Weldon were returned for four years. McAlmon was later substituted for Senator Wark and he and Weldon were members until 1850."

Delineation

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

Communities

Population

Population trend
CensusPopulationChange
20161,3381.5%
20111,3187.6%
20061,4262.8%
20011,4676.0%
19961,5610.1%
19911,560N/A

Language

Mother tongue
LanguagePopulationPct
English only1,10582.5%
French only19014.2%
Other languages352.6%
Both English and French100.7%

Religion

There are several Catholic churches in Weldford Parish, all belonging to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Moncton:
Also there are four Presbyterian churches, belonging to , The Presbytery of New Brunswick, Synod of the Atlantic Provinces:
The United Church of Canada has two congregations, belonging to Rexton Pastoral Charge, Chignecto Presbytery, Maritime Conference:
And there is one Anglican church, belonging to the Parish of Kent, Archdeaconry of Moncton, Diocese of Fredericton.