Kars Parish, New Brunswick

This article is about the parish. For the community, see Kars, New Brunswick.
Kars
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 1859
Area[1]
  Land 75.96 km2 (29.33 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 407
  Density 5.4/km2 (14/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 4.0%
  Dwellings 346
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
  Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)

Kars Parish is a Canadian parish in Kings County, New Brunswick.

History

Kars Parish erected in 1859 from Kingston Parish: named for the 1855 Siege of Kars in eastern Turkey during the Crimean War.

Delineation

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

West by the Saint John River; east by the eastern side lines of lots number ten, granted to Richard B. Squires, number one, granted to William McDonald, and number seven, granted to James Peters; and south by Belleisle Bay, including the islands at the mouth of Belleisle Bay.

Governance

The entire parish forms 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

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

  • Beulah
  • Earle Wharf
  • Kars

  • Lower Kars
  • Tennants Cove

Downeyville, New Brunswick[3] Tooleton, New Brunswick[4] Palmer Settlement or Palmer Point[5] Jones Settlement or Jones Corner [6] Paddock[7]

Bodies of water & Islands

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

Other Islands: Pig Island, Ghost Island

Main Water Sources: Belleisle Bay, Saint John River

Coves: Tennants Cove, Jenkins Cove, Urquharts Cove, Earle Cove

Demographics

Population

Population trend[8]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 N/A
2006 424 Increase22.9%
2001 345 Increase0.0%
1996 Decrease0.0%
1991 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[9]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only %
English only %
Both English and French 0 0.00%
Other languages 0 0.00%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[10]

  • Highways
    • none

  • Principal Routes
    • None

  • External Routes:
    • None

See also

References



Coordinates: 45°37′08″N 65°57′40″W / 45.61881°N 65.961142°W / 45.61881; -65.961142 (Kars Parish, New Brunswick)

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