Country Canada Established 1786 Population 376 (2011) | County Albert Time zone AST (UTC-4) Province New Brunswick | |
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Harvey is a Canadian parish in Albert County, New Brunswick.
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History
Harvey Parish created in 1838 from part of Hopewell Parish and a small portion of St. John County and named for Sir John Harvey (1777-1852), lieutenant-governor of New Brunswick from 1837-1841: Harvey Parish included Alma Parish until 1855.
Delineation
Harvey Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act as being bounded:
North by a line running south seventy-two degrees west from the northwest angle of Hopewell Parish; west by the western line of lot number three, granted to James Speer, east of Owls Head, and its northerly prolongation to the northern line of the parish; east by Hopewell Parish, and south by Chignecto Bay, including Grindstone Island, so called.Governance
The entire parish forms the local service district of the parish of Harvey, established in 1966 to assess for fire protection. First aid and ambulance services were added to the assessment in 1976 and recreational facilities in 1992.
Communities
Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold).
Bodies of water & Islands
This is a list of rivers, lakes, streams, creeks, marshes and Islands that are at least partially in this parish
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits: