Kars | |
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Coordinates: 45°50′N64°35′W / 45.84°N 64.59°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | New Brunswick |
County | Kings County |
Erected | 1860 |
Area | |
• Land | 75.54 km2 (29.17 sq mi) |
Population (2021) [1] | |
• Total | 377 |
• Density | 5.0/km2 (13/sq mi) |
• Change 2016-2021 | 16.0% |
• Dwellings | 291 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
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). [4]
The parish was named for the Siege of Kars, last major operation of the Crimean War. [5]
Kars was erected in 1860 from Greenwich and Springfield Parishes. [6]
In 1877 the islands in Belleisle Bay were added to Kars. [7]
Kars Parish is bounded: [2] [8] [9] [10]
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 at least partly within the parish. [8] [9] [10]
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Bodies of water [lower-alpha 1] at least partly in the parish. [8] [9] [10]
Islands at least partly in the parish. [8] [9] [10]
Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits: [14]
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