Dundas is a geographic parish in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes it is divided between the towns of Champdoré and Grand-Bouctouche and the rural communities of Beausoleil and Maple Hills; Maple Hills is a member of the Southeast Regional Service Commission, while the others belong to the Kent RSC. Prior to the 2023 governance reform, the parish was divided between the village of Saint-Antoine, the rural community of Cocagne and the local service districts of Grande-Digue, Grand Saint-Antoine, Shediac Bridge-Shediac River, the parish of Dundas, and (through its Saint-Grégoire special service area) the parish of Wellington. Cocagne, Grande-Digue, and Shediac Bridge-Shediac River, and most of the Dundas Parish LSD are now part of Beausoleil, Saint-Antoine and Grand Saint-Antoine part of Champdoré, while the community of Dundas in the western end of the parish is part of Maple Hills. The parish LSD was informally referred to as Notre-Dame after one its communities.

Origin of name

One possible honouree is Robert Saunders Dundas, First Lord of the Admiralty at the time of its erection. Another is Ann Dundas, wife of Sir Howard Douglas, Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick when the parish was erected.

History

Dundas was erected in 1827 from Wellington Parish. In 1828 the boundary with Wellington was adjusted to run along grant lines near Després Road and west from there. In 1862 the boundary with Wellington was adjusted to its modern line.

Boundaries

Dundas Parish is bounded:

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish; bold indicates a municipality or incorporated rural community; italics indicate a name no longer in official use

Bodies of water

Bodies of water at least partly in the parish:

Islands

Islands at least partly in the parish:

Demographics

Parish population total does not include village of Saint-Antoine and (after 2011) rural community of Cocagne

Population

Population trend

Language

Mother tongue (2016)