Hampstead is a geographic parish in Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada. Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was divided between CFB Gagetown and the local service district of Hampstead, which was a member of Capital Region Service Commission (RSC11). The Saint John River islands are not part of the local service district.

Origin of name

The parish was probably named for Hempstead, New York, source of some of the Loyalist settlers of the parish.

History

Hampstead was erected in 1786 as one of the county's original parishes. In 1838 the rear of the parish was included in the newly erected Petersville Parish. In 1895 the eastern half of Long Island was transferred to Wickham Parish. New Brunswick's last surviving African Canadian community, Elm Hill, was established here in 1806.

Boundaries

Hampstead Parish is bounded

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish; bold indicates an incorporated municipality; italics indicate a community expropriated for CFB Gagetown

Bodies of water

Bodies of water at least partly in the parish:

Islands

Islands in the parish:

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places in the parish.

Demographics

Population

Population trend, 2021

Language

Mother tongue language (2021)2021

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits: