Springfield Parish, New Brunswick

Springfield is a civil parish[lower-alpha 1] in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.[2] For governance purposes it is divided between the village of Norton[3] and the local service district of the parish of Norton.[4]

This article is about the parish. For the community, see Springfield, Kings County, New Brunswick.
Springfield
Parish
Location within Kings County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 45.84°N 64.59°W / 45.84; -64.59
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyKings County
Established1786
Area
 • Land248.54 km2 (95.96 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total1,525
 • Density6.1/km2 (16/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
 7.7%
 • Dwellings
885
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)

History

Springfield Parish was established in 1786: probably named for the town of Springfield in New Jersey or for the town of Springfield in Massachusetts: included parts of Studholm Parish and Havelock Parish until 1840.

Delineation

Springfield Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act[5] as being bounded:

North by the County line and Kars Parish; west by Kars Parish and the line dividing lots number one and number eighteen, south of Belleisle Bay, and a part of the line dividing lots number fifteen and number sixteen, in the back settlement; south by a line running north sixty degrees east or parallel to the southern base line of the Belleisle Grant, and distant sixty-five chains therefrom, and extending to its intersection with a line running north from the mouth of Halfway Brook and east by a direct line from said intersection to the southeast angle of lot number eleven, granted to Henry A. Scovil in range two of Pascobac Brook lots, thence northeasterly, or in a direct line to the northeast angle of lot letter F, granted to Samuel Foster; thence northeasterly and northerly along the southeastern and eastern line of lot letter V, granted to William S. F. Wilson, to the northeastern angle thereof; thence northeasterly along the southeastern lines of the grant to John Coy and John Good, to a point intersected by the southeastern prolongation of the northeastern line of lot number one, granted to Samuel Kierstead; thence along said prolongation and line and its northwestern prolongation to Queens county line.

Communities

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

Bodies of water & Islands

This is a list of rivers, lakes, streams, creeks, marshes and Islands that are at least partially in this parish

  • None

Demographics

Population

Population trend[6][7]

Census Population Change (%)
2016 1,525 7.7%
2011 1,652 5.1%
2006 1,572 3.2%
2001 1,523 0.0%
1996 0.0%
1991 N/A

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[8]

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See also

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: Springfield, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  2. "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  3. "New Brunswick Regulation 85-6 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 85-45)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  4. "New Brunswick Regulation 84-168 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 84-582)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  5. "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  6. Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census
  7. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Springfield Parish, New Brunswick
  8. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7



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