Saint-Charles Parish, New Brunswick

This article is about the geographic parish, former local service district, and census subdivision. For the community, see Saint-Charles, New Brunswick.

Saint-Charles St. Charles
Parish
Location within Kent County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 46°40′N64°59′W / 46.67°N 64.98°W / 46.67; -64.98
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Kent County
Erected	1909
Area [1]
• Land	175.07 km2 (67.59 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [1]
• Total	2,024
• Density	11.6/km2 (30/sq mi)
• Change 2016-2021	1.4%
• Dwellings	1,025
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)

Saint-Charles is a geographic parish in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada. ^[4]

For governance purposes most of the parish is part of the town of Beaurivage, with a small area on the south part of the village of Five Rivers, ^[5] both of which members of the Kent Regional Service Commission. ^[6]

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, the parish was divided between the local service districts of Aldouane and the parish of Saint-Charles. ^[7]

Origin of name

The parish may take its name from the Roman Catholic ecclesiastical parish of Saint-Charles-Borromée.

History

Saint-Charles was erected in 1909 from parts of Richibucto and Saint-Louis Parishes. ^[8] The new parish included settlements along the Saint-Charles River, which formed the boundary between Richibucto and Saint-Louis.

Boundaries

Saint-Charles Parish is bounded: ^{[2] [9] [10] [11]}

• on the west and north by a line beginning where the Canadian National Railway crosses the northern line of Weldford Parish, which runs due west from the northernmost corner of the Richibucto 15 Indian reserve, and running northeasterly to the rear line of a grant on the Kouchibouguacis River, then generally easterly along the rear of grants along the river to the rear line of grants along the Saint-Charles River, near Route 134, and the prolongation of the rear line of the Saint-Charles River grants northeasterly to Saint-Louis Bay, then out through the gully near Terre-Noire Point and Kouchibouguac Bay to Northumberland Strait;
• on the east by Northumberland Strait;
• on the southeast by a line through Richibucto Harbour and up Northwest Branch to the mouth of Thomas Brook, then northwesterly to the northern line of a grant on the northern line of the town of Richibucto, then southwesterly along the grant to its westernmost corner, about midway between Route 11 and Route 134, and from there southwest to the northern line of Weldford Parish, near Aldouane Station Cross Road;
• on the south by the northern line of Weldford Parish.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish; ^{[9] [10] [11]} italics indicate a name no longer in official use

Aldouane Aldouane Station Grande-Aldouane Kent Lake Kent Lake Siding

Lower Saint-Charles Petite-Aldouane Saint-Charles Saint-Charles-Nord Saint-Ignace Siding

Bodies of water

Bodies of water ^{[lower-alpha 1]} at least partly in the parish: ^{[9] [10] [11]}

Petite rivière Aldouane Rivière aux Masquis Molus River Saint-Charles River Northwest Branch Jardine Lake Kent Lake

Le Barachois Northumberland Strait Kouchibouguac Bay Baie de Saint-Louis Richibucto Harbour Richibucto Gully

Conservation areas

Parks, historic sites, and related entities in the parish. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

• Kouchibouguac National Park

Demographics

Population Population trend [12] [13] [14] Census Population Change (%) 2016 1,997 0.8% 2011 1,982 5.3% 2006 2,093 0.1% 2001 2,095 2.2% 1996 2,142 1.9% 1991 2,102 N/A

Language Mother tongue (2016) [14] Language Population Pct (%) French only 1,630 81.5% English only 305 15.2% Both English and French 45 2.3% Other languages 20 1.0%

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

Notes

1. Not including brooks, ponds or coves.

References

1. "Census Profile". Statistics Canada. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
2. "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
3. "Chapter I-13 Interpretation Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
4. The Territorial Division Act ^[2] divides the province into 152 parishes, the cities of Saint John and Fredericton, and one town of Grand Falls. The Interpretation Act ^[3] clarifies that parishes include any local government within their borders.
5. "Kent Regional Service Commission: RSC 6". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
6. "Regions Regulation – Regional Service Delivery Act". Government of New Brunswick. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
7. "Local Service Districts Regulation - Municipalities Act". Government of New Brunswick. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
8. "8 Edward 7 c. 21 An Act to amend the Act respecting the division of the Province into Counties, Towns and Parishes, so far as relates to the County of Kent.". Acts of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Passed in the Month of May 1908. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1908. pp. 49–52.
9. "No. 80". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 11 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 88–90 at same site.
10. "236" (PDF). Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 11 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 237, 238, and 251–253 at same site.
11. "Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB)". Government of Canada. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
12. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
13. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Charles Parish, New Brunswick
14. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Saint-Charles, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 29 August 2019.

46°40′12″N64°58′48″W / 46.67000°N 64.98000°W / 46.67000; -64.98000 (Saint-Charles Parish, New Brunswick)