Saint-Charles Parish, New Brunswick
Saint-Charles is a Canadian parish in Kent County, New Brunswick.[2]
Saint-Charles St. Charles | |
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Location within Kent County, New Brunswick. | |
Coordinates: 46.67°N 64.98°W | |
Country | |
Province | |
County | Kent County |
Established | 1908 |
Area | |
• Land | 174.78 km2 (67.48 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 1,997 |
• Density | 11.4/km2 (30/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | |
• Dwellings | 1,083 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
Its population in the 2016 Census was 1,997.
Delineation
Saint-Charles Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act[3] as being bounded:
- Beginning on the shore of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence at the southeastern angle or corner of a lot of land formerly owned by James Babin; thence following the southern line of said lot in a westerly direction to the southern line of lot 55, granted to John David, thence following the said southern line to the southwestern angle or corner of said lot 55; thence in a straight southwesterly direction till it meets the boundary line between the Weldford Parish and the Richibucto Parish, as established by the Consolidated Statutes, 1903, Chapter 2; thence in a westerly direction, following the said boundary line to a point where the Canadian National Railways line crosses the Weldford Parish line, thence in a northerly direction to the rear line running between the Saint-Charles River and the St-Louis River;[lower-alpha 1] thence in an easterly direction following the said rear line to the shore of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, including all islands in front thereof.
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See also
Footnotes
- Poor wording in the 1952 Revised Statutes was made even worse in 1973. The boundary line runs along the rear of grants on the southern side of the Kouchibouguacis River.[4]
References
- "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Saint-Charles, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
- New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Saint-Charles Parish
- "Territorial Division Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c. T-3)". Government of New Brunswick website. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- "Crown Grant Reference Map Viewer". GeoNB. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
- 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Charles Parish, New Brunswick
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