Alnwick is a geographic parish in Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada.^[4]

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Alnwick
Parish
Location within Northumberland County, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 47.285°N 65.1425°W / 47.285; -65.1425
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Northumberland
Erected	1786
Area [1]
• Land	668.84 km2 (258.24 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	3,615
• Density	5.4/km2 (14/sq mi)
• Change 2016 revised - 2021	0.7%
• Dwellings	1,852
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Figures do not include portions within the village of Neguac, the Esgenoôpetitj 14 and Tabusintac 9 Indian reserves, and the regional municipality of Tracadie

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For governance purposes it is divided between the village of Neguac,^[5] the Indian reserves of Esgenoôpetitj 14 and Tabusintac 9, the incorporated rural community of Alnwick,^[6] and the regional municipality of Tracadie.^[5] Neguac and Tracadie are members of the Acadian Peninsula Regional Service Commission, while Alnwick is a member of the Greater Miramichi RSC.^[7]

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, the rural community of Alnwick was divided between four local service districts: Fair Isle, Oak Point - Bartibog Bridge, Tabusintac, and the parish of Alnwick, which also included the islands that are now part of Neguac.^[8]

Alnwick and Newcastle Parishes were erected simultaneously. Alnwick and Newcastle are the county town and largest city of Northumberland County, England. This is probably the origin of the two parishes' names.^[9][10]

Alnwick was erected in 1786 as one of the original parishes of the county,^[11] with very different boundaries from today.^[12] The modern communities of Burnt Church and Bartibog were near or on the southern edge of the parish, which was nearly rectangular and ran west past the Nepisiguit River.

The 1814 reorganisation of Northumberland County's parishes gave Alnwick its modern shape,^[13] removing all territory in what's now Gloucester but adding modern Barryville, Oak Point, The Willows, Bartibog Bridge, and Winston.

Alnwick Parish is bounded:^{[2][14][15][16]}

• on the north by the Gloucester County line;
• on the east by the Gulf of Saint Lawrence;
• on the south by Miramichi Bay, Miramichi Inner Bay, and Miramichi River;
• on the west by a line beginning at the mouth of the Bartibog River, then running upriver to the Route 8 bridge, then north^{[lower-alpha 1]} to the county line;
• including Sheldrake Island, Portage Island, and all islands in front.

Communities at least partly within the parish.^[14][15][16] bold indicates an incorporated municipality, Indian reserve, or regional municipality

Bodies of water^{[lower-alpha 2]} at least partly in the parish.^[14][15][16]

Islands at least partly in the parish.^[14][15][16]

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly in the parish.^{[14][15][16][20]}

• Brantville Protected Natural Area
• North Branch Burnt Church River Protected Natural Area
• South Branch Burnt Church River Protected Natural Area
• Tabusintac Lagoon and River Estuary
• Tabusintac Protected Natural Area
• Tabusintac River Protected Natural Area
• Tracadie Military Training Area

Parish population total does not include Neguac, the Indian reserves or portion within the Regional Municipality of Tracadie. Revised census figures based on the 2023 local governance reforms have not been released.

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Population Population trend[21][22][23] Census Population Change (%) 2016 3,640 3.5% 2011 revision 3,771 36.3% 2011 5,922 3.7% 2006 6,152 6.3% 2001 6,566 4.6% 1996 6,884 1.5% 1991 6,988 N/A

Language Mother tongue (2016)[23] Language Population Pct (%) French only 2,645 73.3% English only 865 24.0% Other languages 30 0.8% Both English and French 70 1.9%

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