Greenwich | |
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Country | Canada |
Province | New Brunswick |
County | Kings County |
Erected | 1795 |
Area | |
• Land | 114.56 km2 (44.23 sq mi) |
Population (2021) [1] | |
• Total | 1,126 |
• Density | 9.8/km2 (25/sq mi) |
• Change 2016-2021 | 6.4% |
• Dwellings | 579 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
Greenwich is a geographic parish in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada. [4]
For governance purposes, the parish is part of the Fundy rural district, [5] which is a member of the Fundy Regional Service Commission. [6]
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, it comprised a single local service district, which was a member of the Fundy Regional Service Commission (FRSC). [7]
The Census subdivision of the same name shares the parish's boundaries. [1]
The origin of the parish's name is uncertain, Greenwich being a placename in several of the Thirteen Colonies. Historian William F. Ganong listed Greenwich, England as a possible source, [8] then later added Greenwich Village in New York and Greenwich Street in Hempstead, New York. [9]
Notable is that the names of Kings County's pre-1800 parishes all occur in both New Jersey and North Carolina. [10]
Greenwich was erected in 1795 from Kingston Parish. [11]
In 1860 the mainland east of the Saint John River was included in the newly erected parish of Kars. [12]
Greenwich Parish is bounded: [2] [13] [14] [15]
The entire parish formed the local service district of the parish of Greenwich, established in 1976 to assess for fire protection and first aid and ambulance services. Recreational facilities were added to the assessment in 1995, with first aid and ambulance services removed at the same time.
Communities at least partly within the parish; [13] [14] [15] italics indicate a name no longer in official use
Bodies of water [lower-alpha 1] at least partly in the parish: [13] [14] [15]
Islands at least partly in the parish. [13] [14] [15]
Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits: [19]
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