Northampton Parish, New Brunswick

Northampton is a civil parish in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada,[2] sitting across the Saint John River from Woodstock. It comprises two local service districts,[3] both of which are members of the Western Valley Regional Service Commission (WVRSC).[4]

This article is about the parish and the local service district. For the community, see Northampton, New Brunswick.
Northampton
Parish
Location within Carleton County, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 46.08°N 67.55°W / 46.08; -67.55
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyCarleton
Erected1786
Area
 • Land243.44 km2 (93.99 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total1,724
 • Density7.1/km2 (18/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
 5.5%
 • Dwellings
762
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)

The Census subdivision of Northampton Parish shares the civil parish's borders.[1]

Origin of name

The parish's name may have come from it being on what was then the northern edge of York County.[5]

History

Northampton was erected in 1786 as one of York County's original parishes.[6] At the time it ran from Queensbury Parish to 2.25 miles above Pine Island in the Saint John River but only extended twelve miles back from the river.

In 1831 Carleton County was separated from York County,[7] with the county line running through Northampton.

In 1833 the York County portion of Northampton was erected as Southampton Parish.[8]

In 1834 the county line was moved slightly west to run along grant lines, transferring territory to Southampton.[9]

In 1841 the northern boundary was moved south more than two miles to a line running due east from Shaws Creek.[10]

In 1862 the boundary with Brighton Parish was moved north and changed to run mainly along property lines.[11]

Boundaries

Northampton Parish is roughly triangular in shape, bounded on the west by the Saint John River, on the southeast by York County; and on the north by a line beginning north of Shaws Creek and running southeast to the southern line of the grant that includes the mouth of Shaws Creek, easterly to the boundary of the Becaguimec Game Management Area, then due east to the county line.[2]

Local service districts

Both LSDs assess for community & recreation services and the basic LSD services of fire protection, police services, land use planning, emergency measures, and dog control.[12]

Northampton Parish

The local service district of the parish of Northampton originally comprised the entire parish;[13] it now includes only the northern river grants and the interior of the parish.[3]

The parish LSD was established in 1966[13] to assess for fire protection after the abolition of county government under the new Municipalities Act. Community services were added in 1967[14] and recreational and sports facilities in 2011.[15]

The taxing authority is 210.00 Northampton.[12]

LSD advisory committee: Yes. Chair Graham Gill sits on the board of the WVRSC.[16]

Upper and Lower Northampton

Upper and Lower Northampton comprises the Saint John River grants from the southern intersection of Route 105 and Parker Road.[3]

The LSD was established in 1987 to add first aid & ambulance services and recreational facilities.[17]

The taxing authority is 231.00 Upper & Lower Northampton.[12]

LSD advisory committee: Yes. Chair Ed Stone has sat on the WVRSC board since at least 2015.[18][19][20][21][22][16] Stone was listed as the Chair of Northampton in 2015 and 2016 and as an alternate LSD board member in 2017 and 2018.

Communities

Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold):

Bodies of water

Bodies of water at least partly in the parish

  • Saint John River

Demographics

See also

References
  1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Northampton, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  2. "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  3. "New Brunswick Regulation 84-168 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 84-582)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. "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 1 February 2021
  5. Ganong, William F. (1896). A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick. Royal Society of Canada. p. 258.
  6. "26 Geo. III Chapter I. 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 1786. Saint John, New Brunswick: Government of New Brunswick. 1786. pp. 3–12.
  7. "1 Wm. IV c. 50 An Act for the Division of the County of York into Two Counties, and to provide for the Government and Representation of the new County.". Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1833. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1833. pp. 183–187.
  8. "3 Wm. IV c. 38 An Act to alter the Names of certain Parts of Three Parishes in the County of York, and to erect Two separate Parishes therein.". Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1833. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1833. pp. 181–182.
  9. "4 Wm. IV c. 28 An Act to alter the Division Line between the Counties of York and Carleton.". Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1834. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1834. pp. 71–72.
  10. "4 Vic. c. 18 An Act to establish a Division Line between the Parishes of Northampton and Brighton in the County of Carleton.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1841. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1841. p. 12.
  11. "25 Vic. c. 48 An Act to alter the Division Line between the Parishes of Northampton and Brighton, in the County of Carleton.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in March and April 1862. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1862. pp. 118–119.
  12. "2020 Local Government Statistics for New Brunswick" (PDF). Department of Environment and Local Government. p. 55. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  13. "Regulation 66–41 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 66–968)". The Royal Gazette. Fredericton. 124: 604–605. 21 December 1966.
  14. "Regulation 67–130 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 67–1196)". The Royal Gazette. Fredericton. 126: 10–11. 3 January 1968.
  15. "Regulation 2011-6 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 2011-277)" (PDF). The Royal Gazette. Fredericton. 169: 277. 9 March 2011. ISSN 1714-9428.
  16. "Board of Directors Meeting: Minutes of Meeting" (PDF). Western Valley Regional Service Commission. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  17. "Regulation 87-104 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 87-642)". 1987 New Brunswick Regulations. Fredericton. 1987. pp. 1–18. A typo was corrected by Regulation 87-161 "Regulation 87-161 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 87-1005)". 1987 New Brunswick Regulations. Fredericton. 1987. pp. 1–8.
  18. "2015 Annual Report" (PDF). Western Valley Regional Service Commission. 2016. p. 2. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  19. "2016 Annual Report" (PDF). Western Valley Regional Service Commission. 2016. p. 2. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  20. "2017 Annual Report" (PDF). Western Valley Regional Service Commission. 2016. p. 2. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  21. "2018 Annual Report" (PDF). Western Valley Regional Service Commission. 2016. p. 2. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  22. "2019 Annual Report" (PDF). Western Valley Regional Service Commission. 2016. p. 2. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  23. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  24. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Northampton Parish, New Brunswick



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