Country Canada Established 1847 Population 968 (2011) | County Albert Time zone AST (UTC-4) Province New Brunswick | |
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Elgin is a Canadian parish in Albert County, New Brunswick.
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Delineation
Elgin Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act as being bounded:
North by Coverdale Parish and the County line; east by Hillsborough Parish; south by Harvey Parish and Alma Parish, and west by the County line.History
Albert County: established in 1847 from part of Salisbury Parish, Westmorland County and named for James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin (1811-1862), who was the Governor General of British North America from 1847-1854.
Located 4.3 km ENE of Goshen: Elgin Parish, Albert County: PO from 1852: in 1866 Elgin was a farming settlement with about 36 families: in 1871 Elgin had a population of 250: in 1898 Elgin was a station on the Elgin, Petitcodiac and Havelock Railway with 1 post office, 6 stores, 3 hotels, 1 sawmill, 1 grist mill, 1 tannery, 1 carriage shop, 1 cheese factory and 2 churches.
Communities
Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold).
Access routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits: