Northfield Parish, New Brunswick

Northfield is a civil parish[lower-alpha 1] in Sunbury County, New Brunswick, Canada.[2]

Northfield
Parish
Location within Sunbury County, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 46.216667°N 65.999722°W / 46.216667; -65.999722
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Sunbury
Established	1857
Area [1]
• Land	303.77 km^2 (117.29 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[1]
• Total	620
• Density	2.0/km^2 (5/sq mi)
• Pop 2011-2016	3.6%
• Dwellings	327
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)

For governance purposes it is divided between the village of Minto and the local service district of the parish of Northfield.[3]

Delineation

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

Southeast and northeast by the County lines; northwest by Maugerville Parish; and west by Sheffield Parish.

Communities

Bold indicates a municipality

Cantor Duffys Corner Hardwood Ridge Humphrey Corner Minto

New Avon New England Settlement New Zion North Forks Slope Road

Demographics

Population Population trend[4][5][1] Census Population Change (%) 2016 620 3.6% 2011 643 11.8% 2006 729 0.1 % 2001 728 9.1% 1996 801 N/A

Language Mother tongue (2016)[1] Language Population Pct (%) English only 590 94.4% French only 20 3.2% Other languages 10 1.6% Both English and French 5 0.8%

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

Notes

1. Civil parishes served a variety of government functions until 1966, when the new Municipalities Act stripped them of their responsibilities; they continue to provide convenient boundaries for government uses, especially electoral districts and local service districts. Statistics Canada uses civil parishes as census subdivisions for all parts of the province that are not within municipalities and similar entities.

References

1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Northfield, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
2. "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
3. "New Brunswick Regulation 84-168 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 84-582)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
5. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Northfield Parish, New Brunswick