Kars Parish, New Brunswick Explained
| Kars |
| Settlement Type: | Parish |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kings County |
| Established Title: | Erected |
| Established Date: | 1860 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Land Km2: | 75.54 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 377 |
| Population Density Km2: | 5.0 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Change 2016-2021 |
| Population Blank1: | 16.0% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 291 |
| Timezone: | AST |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | ADT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Coordinates: | 45.84°N -64.59°W |
Kars is a geographic parish in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.[2]
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, it comprised the local service district of the parish of Kars,[3] which was a member of Kings Regional Service Commission (RSC8).
Origin of name
The parish was named for the Siege of Kars, last major operation of the Crimean War.[4]
History
Kars was erected in 1860 from Greenwich and Springfield Parishes.[5]
In 1877 the islands in Belleisle Bay were added to Kars.[6]
Boundaries
Kars Parish is bounded:[7] [8] [9]
- on the northwest by the Queens County line;
- on the east by the eastern line of three grants, beginning on the county line about 900 metres northeast of the ends of Bond Road and McCrea Road, then running southeasterly, with two short doglegs, past Vail Road to strike Belleisle Bay about 450 metres east of the eastern end of Coreyvale Road;
- on the south by Belleisle Bay;
- on the west by the Saint John River;
- including Hog Island and Pig Island near the mouth of Belleisle Bay and Ghost Island in the bay.
Governance
Before 2023, the entire parish formed the local service district of the parish of Kars, established in 1968 to assess for fire protection. Recreational facilities were added in 2001 and non-fire related rescue in 2012. First aid and ambulance services (1972—2001) and community services (1986—2001) were formerly included.
Communities
Communities at least partly within the parish.
Bodies of water
Bodies of water[10] at least partly in the parish.
Islands
Islands at least partly in the parish.
- Ghost Island
- Hog Island
- Pig Island
Demographics
Population
Population trend[11] [12]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|
| 2016 | 325 | 20.1% |
| 2011 | 407 | 4.0% |
| 2006 | 424 | 22.9% |
| 2001 | 345 | |
|
Language
Mother tongue (2016)[12]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|
| English only | 310 | 96.9% |
| French only | 0 | 0% |
| Both English and French | 0 | 0% |
| Other languages | 10 | 3.1% | |
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[13]
See also
References
45.6188°N -65.9611°W
Notes and References
- Web site: Census Profile . Statistics Canada . 29 October 2022 . 26 October 2022.
- Web site: Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act . Government of New Brunswick . 13 November 2020.
- Web site: New Brunswick Regulation 84-168 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 84-582) . Government of New Brunswick . 19 July 2020.
- Book: Ganong . William F. . A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick . 1896 . Royal Society of Canada . 242 . 17 March 2021.
- Book: Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in March and April 1859.. 27 March 2021. 1859. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 129–130. 22 Vic. c. 51 An Act to erect parts of the Parishes of Greenwich and Springfield, in King's County, into a separate Town or Parish..
- Book: The Consolidated Statutes of New Brunswick.. 1877. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 56–85. Chapter 2 The Division of the Province into Counties, Towns, and Parishes.. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
- Web site: No. 139 . Provincial Archives of New Brunswick . Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development . 14 June 2021. Remainder of parish on map 149 at same site.
- Web site: 430 . Transportation and Infrastructure . Government of New Brunswick . 14 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 431, 445, and 446 at same site.
- Web site: Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB) . Government of Canada . 14 June 2021.
- Not including brooks, ponds or coves.
- Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census
- Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census Kars, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick ]. Statistics Canada . September 20, 2019.
- Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas
