Hammond Parish, New Brunswick
Hammond is a civil parish in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada. The local service district is a member of Regional Service Commission 8 (RSC8). Origin of name. The parish was named for the Hammond River, which in turn took its name from Sir Andrew Snape Hamond, former Governor of Nova Scotia, who received a land grant on the river in 1787. History. Hammond was erected in 1858 from the eastern part of Upham Parish. In 1875 the boundary with Sussex and Waterford Parishes was adjusted. Boundaries. Hammond Parish is bounded: Governance. The entire parish forms the  local service district of the parish of Hammond, established in 1968 to assess for fire protection. First aid and ambulance services were added to the assessment in 1972. Recreational facilities were added to the assessment in 1994, with first aid and ambulance services being removed at the same time. Communities. Communities at least partly within the parish; Bodies of water. Bodies of water at least partly in the parish: Other notable places. Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly in the parish. Demographics. Population. Population trend Language. Mother tongue (2016) Access Routes. Highways and numbered routes that  run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits: References.