Carleton Parish, New Brunswick

Carleton is a civil parish in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada.[2]

This article is about the parish. For the county, see Carleton County, New Brunswick. For the former community in Saint John, see Carleton, New Brunswick.
Carleton
Parish
Location within Kent County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 46.805°N 65.065°W / 46.805; -65.065
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyKent County
Erected1814
Area
 • Land435.95 km2 (168.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total708
 • Density1.6/km2 (4/sq mi)
 • Change 2006-2011
 8.1%
 • Dwellings
404
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)

For governance purposes it is divided between Kouchibouguac National Park, which is under federal authority, and the local service districts of Pointe-Sapin and the parish of Carleton, both of which are members of the Kent Regional Service Commission (KRSC).[3]

Origin of name

The parish was named for Thomas Carleton, first Governor of New Brunswick.[4]

History

Carleton was erected in 1814 as part of Northumberland County from Newcastle Parish.[5] It included Acadieville, Richibucto, Saint-Louis, and Weldford Parishes.

In 1827 Richibucto was erected as Liverpool Parish, including modern Weldford Parish.[6]

In 1845 the boundary with Northumberland County was adjusted, adding area to Carleton.[7]

In 1855 Saint-Louis was erected as Palmerston Parish.[8]

In 1857 the boundary with Palmerston was adjusted to run along grant lines.[9]

In 1876 Acadieville was erected as its own parish.[10]

In 1888 a small area at Point Escuminac was returned to Northumberland County.[11]

Delineation

Carleton Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act[2] as being bounded:

Westerly by the eastern line of lot no. 124, granted to F.J. Richard, in block ten, range eight; its southern prolongation to the Saint-Louis Parish line; and its northern prolongation to the County line; south by Saint-Louis Parish; northwest by the County line; and east by the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, including the islands in front.

Communities

Demographics

See also

References
  1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census Carleton, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  2. "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. Ganong, William F. (1896). A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick. Royal Society of Canada. p. 225.
  5. "54 Geo. III c. 17 An Act in further addition to an Act, intituled 'An Act for the better ascertaining and confirming the boundaries of the several Counties, within this Province, and for subdividing them into Towns or Parishes.'". Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick; Passed in the Year 1814. Saint John, New Brunswick: Government of New Brunswick. 1814. pp. 16–18.
  6. "7 Geo. IV c. 31 An Act for the division of the County of Northumberland into three Counties, and to provide for the Government and Representation of the two new Counties.". Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1827. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1827. pp. 97–103.
  7. "8 Vic. c. 80 An Act to extend the Division Line between the Counties of Northumberland and Kent to the rear Line of the Counties of Queen's County and Sunbury.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1845. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1845. p. 58.
  8. "18 Vic. c. 49 An Act to divide the Parish of Carleton, in the County of Kent, into two Parishes.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Month of November, 1854, and in the Months of February, March, and April, 1855. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1855. p. 178.
  9. "20 Vic. c. 10 An Act to amend an Act to divide the Parish of Carleton, in the County of Kent, into two Parishes.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in July 1856, and March and July 1857. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1857. p. 16.
  10. "39 Vic. c. 18 An Act to erect part of the Parish of Carleton, in the County of Kent, into a separate Town or Parish.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick. Passed in the Months of March & April 1876. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1876. pp. 66–67.
  11. "51 Vic. c. 36 An Act to change a portion of the boundary line between the Counties of Northumberland and Kent, so far as relates to the Parishes of Hardwicke and Carleton.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick. Passed in the Months of March and April, 1888. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1888. pp. 76–77.
  12. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  13. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Carleton Parish, New Brunswick



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