Hanwell, New Brunswick
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Hanwell is an incorporated rural community and former local service district within Kingsclear Parish in York County, New Brunswick, Canada. It is located on Route 640 immediately southwest of Fredericton.
On 1 January 2023, Hanwell annexed the northern part the local service district of the parish of Kingsclear, including the communities of French Village, Island View, and Mazerolle Settlement;{{cite web |title=Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act |url=https://laws.gnb.ca/en/showfulldoc/cr/2022-50 |website=Government of New Brunswick |access-date=20 January 2023 |date=12 October 2022}}{{cite web |title=RSC 11 Regional Service Commission 11 |url=https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/corporate/promo/local-governance/maps/RSC11.html |website=Government of New Brunswick |access-date=17 January 2023}} the annexed communities' names remain in official use.{{cite press release |title=Proposed entity names reflect strong ties to nature and history |url=https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/news/news_release.2022.05.0267.html |location=Irishtown, New Brunswick |publisher=Government of New Brunswick |date=25 May 2022 |access-date=20 January 2023}} Revised census figures have not been released.
History
{{See also|History of New Brunswick|List of historic places in York County, New Brunswick}}
Hanwell was named by Thomas Baillie, who was born at Hanwell, West London, England. Baillie brought Irish immigrants over to settle in the area in 1825.{{cite web | url=http://archives.gnb.ca/exhibits/communities/Details.aspx?culture=en-CA&community=1649 | title=Where is Home? New Brunswick Communities Past and Present | publisher=Provincial Archives of New Brunswick | accessdate=May 30, 2015}}
Originally a local service district (LSD) and a farming community, two residential subdivisions were constructed in Hanwell in the 1970s.{{citation needed|date=May 2015}} The LSD was officially incorporated as the Rural Community of Hanwell on May 23, 2014.{{cite web | url=http://www.gnb.ca/0062/acts/BBR-2014/2014-30.pdf | title=New Brunswick Regulation 2014-30 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 2014-81) | publisher=Queen's Printer for New Brunswick | type=PDF | page=2 | date=March 28, 2014 | accessdate=May 30, 2015}} Prior to official incorporation, the rural community's first election was held May 12, 2014. The first council's oath of office and meeting following shortly after incorporation on May 27, 2014.
Geography
Communities within Hanwell include Birchwood Estates, Brookdale Gardens, Brookdale Subdivision, Cobblestone Estates, Deerwood Acres, Eagle Ridge, Eaglewood Subdivision, Greer Subdivision, Somerset Park and Starlite Village. Hanwell also encompasses Yoho Lake, which has homes on the lakefront and a Scouts Canada lodge.{{cite web |url=http://hanwell.nb.ca/our-community/neighbourhoods |title=Neighbourhoods|publisher=Hanwell Rural Community |accessdate=August 10, 2019}}
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Hanwell had a population of {{val|4743|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|1799|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|1887|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:4743-4700}}|4700|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|4700|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|152.06|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|4743|152.06|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.
Attractions
Hanwell is the location of Kingswood Park, a large entertainment centre and golf course, and the Hanwell Recreation Park.{{cite web |url=http://hanwell.nb.ca/recreation/hanwell-recreation-park |title=Hanwell Recreation Park|publisher=Hanwell Rural Community |accessdate=August 10, 2019}}
Government
In 2016, a regular municipal election was held and the following individuals were elected:{{cite web |title=Quadrennial Municipal Elections and Other Local Electoral Events - Hanwell |url=https://www.electionsnb.ca/content/dam/enb/pdf/2016-05-09-Municipal.pdf |publisher=Elections New Brunswick |accessdate=August 10, 2019 |page=D-34}}
Chris Melvin - Mayor (resigned October 20, 2018);{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/chris-melvin-hanwell-mayor-resigns-1.4871701 |title=Hanwell mayor resigns amid dispute over salary clawback |last=Ross |first=Shane |date=20 October 2018 |website=CBC News |access-date=20 October 2018}} Dave Morrison - Deputy Mayor and Ward 3 Councillor; Councillors at Large - Darren MacKenzie and Nicolle Carlin; Ward 1 Councillor - Susan Jonah; Ward 2 Councillor - Holly Hyslop; Ward 4 Councillor - Melissa Smith
As of August 2019, the Council consists of: Mayor Susan Cassidy; Councillors at Large Darren MacKenzie and Dan Fortier; and Ward Councillors Susan Jonah (Ward 1), Holly Hyslop (Ward 2), Dave Morrison (Ward 3, also Deputy Mayor), and Melissa Smith (Ward 4).{{cite web |title=Mayor and Council |url=http://hanwell.nb.ca/council/mayor-councillors/ |publisher=Hanwell Rural Community |accessdate=August 10, 2019}}
References
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Category:Communities in York County, New Brunswick
Category:Rural communities in New Brunswick
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