Kars Parish, New Brunswick

Kars
Parish

Location within Kings County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 45°50′N 64°35′W / 45.84°N 64.59°W
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)

This article is about the parish. For the community, consult Kars, New Brunswick.

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 as:

Communities

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

  • Beulah
  • Earle Wharf
  • Kars
  • Lower Kars
  • Tennants Cove

Bodies of water & Islands

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

Demographics

Population

Population trend[2]

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)[3]

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:[4]

  • Highways
    • none
  • Principal Routes
    • None

  • External Routes:
    • None

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Kars Parish, New Brunswick
  2. ↑ Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census
  3. ↑ Profile: Kars Parish, New Brunswick
  4. ↑ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7



Coordinates: 45°37′08″N 65°57′40″W / 45.61881°N 65.961142°W