Huskisson Parish, New Brunswick
Huskisson is a civil parish in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes it is part of the local service district of the parish of Harcourt, reflecting its long inclusion with Harcourt Parish for statistical purposes, which ended after the local service district was created. The LSD is a member of the Kent Regional Service Commission (KRSC). Origin of name. The parish was named in honour of William Huskisson, President of the Board of Trade at the time of its erection and one of the plenipotentiaries of boundary negotiations with the United States in 1826 . Addington Parish was named at the same time for the other British plenipotentiary, Henry Unwin Addington. History. In 1827 Huskisson was erected from unassigned territory north of the Richibucto River, comprising a shallower area than it has today. In 1850 the southern boundary was extended to include an area annexed by the county in 1845. Boundaries. Huskisson Parish is bounded: Communities. Communities at least partly within the parish; Bodies of water. Bodies of water at least partly in the parish: Demographics. Population. Population trend Language. Mother tongue language (2006) References.