Place:Simonds, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada

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NameSimonds
Alt namesConnellsource: settlement in parish
Flanagan Hillsource: settlement in parish
Hunters Cornersource: settlement in parish
Simonds (village)source: settlement in parish
St. Thomassource: settlement in parish
Strong Cornersource: settlement in parish
Upper Brightonsource: settlement in parish
Wilmot (hamlet)source: settlement in parish
TypeParish
Coordinates46.328°N 67.553°W
Located inCarleton, New Brunswick, Canada     (1842 - )

NOTE: Not to be confused with Simonds Parish, Saint John County, New Brunswick.


Simonds is a parish in Carleton County, New Brunswick. The parish was established in 1842 from Wakefield Parish and named for Charles Simonds (c1783-1859), the speaker of the New Brunswick House of Assembly. Simonds Parish included Wilmot Parish until 1869. (Source:Place Names of New Brunswick)


the text in this section is based on an article in Wikipedia

The area of the parish is 75.57 km2 (29.18 sq mi) and the population in 2011 was 565, an increase of 15.5% from 2006. There were 245 dwellings counted. The population density was calculated at 7.5/km2 (19/sq mi). The population was almost 98% English-speaking.

Wikipedia lists the following settlements in Simonds parish. Florenceville-Bristol is an incorporated municipality formed in 2008. Those in italics are small and redirected here. The others have their own pages in WeRelate. Each settlement has a page in Place Names of New Brunswick.

Image:Carleton County ital3.png
BristolSimonds (village)
ConnellSt. Thomas
Flanagan HillStrong Corner
FlorencevilleUpper Brighton
Florenceville-BristolWilmot (hamlet)
Hunters Corner

The village of Carleton in the Wikipedia list leads to a community in Saint John County. According to Place Names of New Brunswick there is no Carleton in Carleton County. Because it may have been inserted in Wikipedia in error, it has been omitted here.

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