Country Canada Established 1839 Median Income* $31,323 CDN Province New Brunswick | County Saint John County Time zone AST (UTC-4) Population 1,200 (2011) | |
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Musquash is a Canadian parish in Saint John County, New Brunswick.
Contents
- Map of Musquash NB Canada
- History
- Delineation
- Governance
- Communities
- Bodies of water Islands
- Access Routes
- References
Map of Musquash, NB, Canada
History
Musquash Parish set off from Lancaster Parish in 1877: name was derived from the Maliseet word for "muskrat".
Delineation
Musquash Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act as being bounded:
All that part of the County which lies west of the City of Saint John.Governance
The entire parish forms the local service district of the parish of Musquash, established in 1985 to assess for fire protection and first aid and ambulance services (removed 1995). Recreational facilities were added in 1995 and non-fire related rescue in 2012.
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: