Queensbury is a geographic parish in York County, New Brunswick, Canada. Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was formed the local service district of the parish of Queensbury, which was a member of Capital Region Service Commission (RSC11).

Origin of name

The area was settled by the Queen's Rangers, a Loyalist unit named in honour of Queen Charlotte.

History

Queensbury was erected in 1786 as one of the original parishes of York County. In 1824 part of Queensbury was included in the newly erected Douglas Parish. In 1835 the boundary between Queensbury and Douglas was moved upriver, removing territory from Queensbury. In 1842 the interior boundary with Douglas was altered. In 1847 four islands in the Saint John River were transferred from Prince William Parish. Big Coac, Little Coac, and Great Bear all appear on the cadastral map of the area; Bloodworth appears as Heustis Island, which was granted to N. Bloodworth. In 1865 the boundary with Southampton Parish was altered, adding the remainder of the Caverhill Settlement to Queensbury. In 1973 all mention of islands in the Saint John River was removed. The islands were flooded by the Mactaquac Dam.

Boundaries

Queensbury Parish is bounded:

Governance

The entire parish forms the local service district of the parish of Queensbury, established in 1966 to assess for fire protection. Community services were added in 1967 and first aid and ambulance services in 1978.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish.

Bodies of water

Bodies of water at least partly within the parish.

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.

Demographics

Population

Population trend

Language

Mother tongue (2016)