Norton, New Brunswick

This article is about the community. For the geographic parish, former local service district, and rural census subdivision, see Norton Parish, New Brunswick.

Norton
Norton Post Office (2013)
Norton Location of Norton in New Brunswick
Coordinates: 45°38′19.3″N65°41′43.8″W / 45.638694°N 65.695500°W / 45.638694; -65.695500
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Kings
Municipality	Valley Waters
Settled	1783
Government
• MP	Bev Harrison
• Provincial Representative	Rob Moore
Area [1]
• Land	75.35 km2 (29.09 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [1]
• Total	1,410
• Density	18.7/km2 (48/sq mi)
• Change (2016–21)	2.0%
Time zone	UTC-4 (Atlantic (AST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)

Norton is a former village in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada, now part of the village of Valley Waters. It was likely named for Norton, Massachusetts. ^[2]

History

See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in Kings County, New Brunswick

On 1 January 2023, Norton annexed all or part of five local service districts to form the new village of Valley Waters. ^{[3] [4]} The community's name remains in official use. ^[5] Revised census figures have not been released.

Geography

It is situated on the Kennebecasis River 55 kilometres northeast of Saint John. The European and North American Railway began serving Norton in 1859. Norton is home to the oldest fossil forest in Canada.

Present day

Family Frolic Days used to be an annual village festival.

Country music singer Chris Cummings and rock musician, Ian Sherwood, of "Down With The Butterfly" and "Acres and Acres" are both natives of Norton.

Norton Elementary School, located at the intersection of Route 121 and Route 124, serves Norton students from kindergarten to grade five. It is a small, rural school is closely tied with the local community. French immersion is not offered at Norton Elementary but students can be bussed to Sussex Elementary if families wish to enroll students in French immersion before Middle School. Students are bussed to Sussex Middle after grade five and continue on to Sussex Regional High School afterward.

Norton is situated within the shale gas exploration area currently licensed to Corridor Resources. ^[6]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Norton had a population of 1,410 living in 547 of its 578 total private dwellings, a change of 2% from its 2016 population of 1,382. With a land area of 75.35 km² (29.09 sq mi), it had a population density of 18.7/km² (48.5/sq mi) in 2021. ^[1]

Notable people

Main article: List of people from Kings County, New Brunswick

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick
• Kings County, New Brunswick
• Belleisle, New Brunswick
• Cassidy Lake, New Brunswick

References

1. "Census Profile of Norton". Statistics Canada. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
2. Hamiton, William Baillie (1996). Place Names of Atlantic Canada (illustrated, reprint ed.). University of Toronto Press. ISBN   0802075703 . Retrieved August 31, 2017.
3. "Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act". Government of New Brunswick. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
4. "RSC 8 - Regional Service Commission 8". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
5. "Proposed entity names reflect strong ties to nature and history" (Press release). Irishtown, New Brunswick: Government of New Brunswick. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
6. "Shale gas study tour wraps up in Norton". CBC News. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2013.

Further reading

• Lillas Reid, The Road To Norton (1980)