Saint-Charles Parish, New Brunswick

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Saint-Charles
St. Charles
Parish
Location within Kent County, New Brunswick.
Location within Kent County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 46°40′N 64°59′W / 46.67°N 64.98°W / 46.67; -64.98
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyKent County
Erected1909
Area
[1]
 • Land174.99 km2 (67.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total1,997
 • Density11.4/km2 (30/sq mi)
 • Change 2011-2016
Increase 0.8%
 • Dwellings
1,083
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)

Saint-Charles is a civil parish in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada.[2]

For governance purposes it is divided between the local service districts of Aldouane and the parish of Saint-Charles, both of which are members of the Kent Regional Service Commission (KRSC).[3]

Origin of name[]

The parish may take its name from the Roman Catholic ecclesiastical parish of Saint-Charles-Borromée.

History[]

Saint-Charles was erected in 1909 from parts of Richibucto and Saint-Louis Parishes.[4]

Boundaries[]

Saint-Charles Parish is bounded:[2][5][6][7]

  • on the west and north by a line beginning where the Canadian National Railway crosses the northern line of Weldford Parish, which runs due west from the northernmost corner of the Richibucto 15 Indian reserve, and running northeasterly to the rear line of a grant on the Kouchibouguacis River, then generally easterly along the rear of grants along the river to the rear line of grants along the Saint-Charles River, near Route 134, and the prolongation of the rear line of the Saint-Charles River grants northeasterly to Saint-Louis Bay, then out through the gully near Terre-Noire Point and Kouchibouguac Bay to Northumberland Strait;
  • on the east by Northumberland Strait;
  • on the southeast by a line through Richibucto Harbour and up Northwest Branch to the mouth of Thomas Brook, then northwesterly to the northern line of a grant on the northern line of the town of Richibucto, then southwesterly along the grant to its westernmost corner, about midway between Route 11 and Route 134, and from there southwest to the northern line of Weldford Parish, near Aldouane Station Cross Road;
  • on the south by the northern line of Weldford Parish.

Communities[]

Communities at least partly within the parish;[5][6][7] italics indicate a name no longer in official use

Bodies of water[]

Bodies of water[a] at least partly in the parish:[5][6][7]

Conservation areas[]

Parks, historic sites, and related entities in the parish.[5][6][7]

Demographics[]

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Not including brooks, ponds or coves.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Saint-Charles, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Communities in each of the 12 Regional Service Commissions (RSC) / Les communautés dans chacune des 12 Commissions de services régionaux (CSR)" (PDF), Government of New Brunswick, July 2017, retrieved 2 February 2021
  4. ^ "8 Edward 7 c. 21 An Act to amend the Act respecting the division of the Province into Counties, Towns and Parishes, so far as relates to the County of Kent.". Acts of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Passed in the Month of May 1908. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1908. pp. 49–52.
  5. ^ a b c d "No. 80". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 11 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 88–90 at same site.
  6. ^ a b c d "236" (PDF). Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 11 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 237, 238, and 251–253 at same site.
  7. ^ a b c d "Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB)". Government of Canada. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  8. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  9. ^ 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Charles Parish, New Brunswick



Coordinates: 46°40′12″N 64°58′48″W / 46.67000°N 64.98000°W / 46.67000; -64.98000 (Saint-Charles Parish, New Brunswick)

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