Hampton Parish, New Brunswick

Hampton
Parish

Location within Kings County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 45°50′N 64°35′W / 45.84°N 64.59°W / 45.84; -64.59
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Kings County
Established 1795
Area[1]
 • Land 121.39 km2 (46.87 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 2,734
 • Density 22.5/km2 (58/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 0.4%
 • Dwellings 1,120
Time zone UTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-3 (ADT)

Hampton is a Canadian parish in Kings County, New Brunswick.

History

Hampton Parish was created in 1795 from Sussex Parish and Kingston Parish: possibly named for the town of Hampton near London, England: included Upham Parish until 1835 and Rothesay Parish until 1870.

Delineation

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

Northwest by the County line; northeast by Bright Parish; southeast by Queensbury Parish; and south by the Saint John River.

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

Demographics

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Hampton Parish, New Brunswick
  2. ↑ "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  3. ↑ Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census
  4. ↑ Profile: Hampton Parish, New Brunswick
  5. ↑ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7



Coordinates: 45°28′24″N 65°49′25″W / 45.473404°N 65.823512°W / 45.473404; -65.823512 (Hampton Parish, New Brunswick)

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